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Specialized unit for older hospital patients opens under University of Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy partnership

An exclusive geriatric inpatient unit developed jointly by the University of Michigan Health System and St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor will open Tuesday at St. Joe in Superior Township.

The Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit marks a full-scale collaboration between the two hospital systems and introduces southeast Michigan to an integrative model of care that is making inroads nationwide and appears to improve patient outcomes. There are about 25 such units across the country.

obituary: U-M physician killed in weekend crash drew praise from colleagues, patients

The Ann Arbor internal medicine practitioner who died in an automobile crash on I-94 Saturday was a highly decorated doctor and educator known among his University of Michigan colleagues as a "physician's physician" for his devotion to both the craft and teaching of medicine. Dr. Steven E. Gradwohl was 51.

U-M Health System has some of the highest charges in the state, but patients rarely face them

The University of Michigan Health System has some of the highest hospital charges in the state, according to a set of new data released by the federal government this week.

The University of Michigan Health System's campus in Ann Arbor.

Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com file photo

Crain's Detroit Business: University of Michigan lining up donors for new outpatient cancer center

A new outpatient cancer treatment center, including a hotel and conference center, will be a reality at the University of Michigan’s North Campus Research Complex if Max Wicha gets his way, Crain’s Detroit Business reported.

Editorial: University of Michigan owes public full disclosure in child pornography case

When the news broke in January 2012 that six months had passed between the discovery of child pornography on a University of Michigan Hospitals computer and the reporting of that discovery to police, many in the university community were shocked.

GLAMOUR: University of Michigan study finds cash incentives work to motivate weight loss

Though weight loss programs in the workplace may seem excessive, a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System found that under certain conditions they can be successful, Glamour reported.

U-M Health System to move some services off main campus due to space constraints

A cluster of services housed at the University of Michigan Health System’s main medical campus in Ann Arbor will be moved to an off-site clinic location to alleviate space constraints after a $3.6 million renovation, officials recently announced.

Additionally, UMHS will be investing $2.34 million to create a new wound care clinic at its leased Domino’s Farms Office Park space on Frank Lloyd Wright Drive in Ann Arbor Township.

Local agencies, institutions grappling to plan for cuts in federal funding due to sequestration

As the federal government continues to deliberate the extent and timing of forced budget cuts known as sequestration, local agencies and organizations are grappling with the possibility of extensive cuts to their funding.

University of Michigan opens contract at request of nurses union to draft 5-year agreement

At the request of the Michigan Nurses Association, the University of Michigan has opened its nurses union contract more than a year before it was set to expire and the two parties have reached a tentative agreement.

U-M health system doubling its bed capacity at Chelsea Community Hospital

The University of Michigan Health System is continuing its efforts to localize health care with an expansion of bed capacity for its patients that choose Chelsea Community Hospital, officials announced this week.

University of Michigan Health System creates new administrator role to address equality issues in health care

To address gender and racial equality issues in the health care it provides and in its workforce, the University of Michigan Health System has created a new administrator role.

CEO of U-M Health System moves office from medical to research campus

A move initiated by office space renovations turned into a full-time relocation for Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, chief executive officer of the University of Michigan Health System.

2,000: Number of employees now at University of Michigan NCRC

The University of Michigan is celebrating the addition of the 2,000th employee to move into its North Campus Research Complex .

Parents magazine names C.S. Mott Children's Hospital among top 10 in U.S.

The University of Michigan Health System opened the new C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in December 2011.

Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com file photo

U-M health system anticipates 715 visits per day at new 60-physician facility in Northville

An artist's rendering of the proposed Northville Park Place development at the corner of Seven Mile and Haggerty on the border of Northville and Livonia. The two-story brick building in the background is the University of Michigan Health System's new Northville Health Center and will be the anchor for the development.

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U-M Health System may expand West Ann Arbor Health Center

The University of Michigan Health System is considering expanding its West Ann Arbor Health Center at 4900 Jackson Road in Scio Township as part of an effort to ease congestion at its main hospital campus.

UPDATED: Michigan-based Priority Health adds University of Michigan Health System to its network

Editor's note: This story was updated at 10:50 a.m. with additional information from Tom Daly of the University of Michigan Health System.
The Michigan-based health insurance provider Priority Health is adding the University of Michigan Health System to its list of providers, officials announced Thursday.

PHOTO GALLERY: Detroit high school students try being doctors for a day in U-M's mentor program

About 20 ninth-grade students from Cass Technical High School in Detroit tried their hand at a variety of medical and surgical procedures Thursday as a part of the "Doctors of Tomorrow" program at the University of Michigan.

Family struggling with woman's numbing, rare Guillain-Barre syndrome

Editor's note: This story has been edited to indicate Heather Gales had not received a flu shot, and with additional information from the GBS|CIDP Foundation.

Jackson resident Dagan Gales, 28, watches as his wife Heather, 26, uses a computer to help her communicate as University of Michigan hospital RN Jon Stasevtich administers medicine into her IV Dec. 13 at the hospital. Gales has been in and out of the hospital since mid-November after being diagnosed with a rare form of Guillan-Barre syndrome.

Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

Heather Gales, 26, had been slowly losing feeling in her body since mid-November, beginning with her feet, then her legs and moving upward.

Searching for answers in and out of area hospitals, Heather was diagnosed with a rare form of Guillain-Barre syndrome: A disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nervous system, causing muscle weakness and respiratory problems.

Ones to watch 2013 : Dr. Ora Pescovitz will lead U-M hospitals through a challenging 2013

All signs point to a challenging year ahead for the University of Michigan Health System as its CEO, Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, prepares for her fourth year on the job.