Articles tagged:University of Michigan Hospitals

Posted: Wed Sep 8 8:38 p.m. by Heather Lockwood
Paralyzed patient marries long-time girlfriend at University of Michigan Hospital

After her long-time boyfriend was severely injured in a construction accident in June, Vicki Wood vowed she would marry him if he survived. On Wednesday, Wood kept that promise as her father escorted her into a small chapel at the University of Michigan Hospitals where Mark Dèsy, dressed in a ...

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Posted: Sun Aug 22 6:39 a.m. by Guest Column

Ms. Benita Kaimowitz wrote to AnnArbor.com recently asking a very reasonable question: Why would the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, always ranked highly by US News and World Report’s hospital ranking system, have received a low ranking in its new patient safety segment? This is a question that ...

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Posted: Wed Jul 21 11:33 a.m. by Tina Reed

The University of Michigan Health System is planning a massive overhaul in the way it stores and shares medical records with a new electronic medical records system. U-M recently signed a contract with the company Epic Systems Corp. to "replace and unify" a number of electronic systems already in use ...

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Posted: Sun Jul 11 2:42 p.m. by Pamela Gossiaux Freelance reporter
Passionate and caring, Chad Abbott is University of Michigan Hospital Transplant Center's employee of the year

At the University of Michigan Hospital's Transplant Center, Chad Abbott is known as a go-to guy. "Chad is very passionate about taking care of patients," said Dianne Sodt-Davitt, operations manager at the Transplant Center. And Abbott, a registered nurse and transplant coordinator, is the first person to step up and ...

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