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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Wendy Blight
February 21, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the lab administrative coordinator at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I was inspired to work at the hospital as my sister is an RN and seeing the importance of work made me realize I needed...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Adam Khosravi
February 14, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Environmental Service Director at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I had some good mentors who recruited me into the industry What's a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? The nice thing...
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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Radiation Oncology Specialist Emilee Syrjala, MSN, NP-C
February 11, 2025
MARQUETTE, Mich. | February 11, 2025 — UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) is pleased to welcome Emilee Syrjala, MSN, NP-C, to its Cancer Center team. She specializes in supportive care for cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, focusing on monitoring side effects, providing patient education, coordinating care and...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Michelle Heffron, CPhT
February 7, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the pharmacy inventory coordinator at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I just kind of fell into it, actually. I was working in restaurant management and was desperate to do literally anything else. A pharmacist friend asked if...
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Building Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
February 3, 2025
The heart is an amazing organ. Each day, your heart pumps over 2,000 gallons of blood, circulating oxygen through the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. With so much riding on the muscle, it’s no surprise that heart diseases are the #1 cause of death in America—if your...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | James, RN
January 31, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a Registered Nurse (RN) in Behavioral Health at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I wanted to help people going through difficult times. What's a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? Busy....
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Julie Nordberg
January 24, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Director of Quality and Patient Safety Officer at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I have always had a desire to help people, and I was drawn to healthcare because there are so many different ways and...
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Jodi McCollum, PA
January 17, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Trauma Program Manager and a physician assistant at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My parents were my inspiration to be in the healthcare. My mom is a nurse and my dad was a fireman/EMT. What's a typical...
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Nicole Lancour
January 10, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a registered radiologic technologist and mammographer in the Imaging Department. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My dad worked in the maintenance department at Marquette General Hospital. He encouraged me to apply to the radiology program. What’s a typical day like for...
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Ashley Childs and Shumete Sam
January 3, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? Ashley Childs: I am a Medical Assistant with UP Health System – Marquette Sleep Medicine. Shumete Sam: I am a Certified Medical Assistant with UP Health System – Marquette Sleep Medicine. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Ashley Childs: Growing up, I always had the urgency to...
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