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“You never know the power of the words ‘My name is Lisa, and I’ll be your nurse today.’” Lisa Zajac, now the Director of Clinical Informatics for McLaren Health Care had earlier in her career served as a bedside nurse on the bone marrow transplant unit at Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, which at the time cared for pediatric patients. It was there she first met the Jackson family. Nearly 23 years later, the bond created at their first meeting was strengthened through the immediate emotional journey...

In just over five years since opening, the McLaren Proton Therapy Center in Flint, part of the Karmanos Cancer Network, has demonstrated its ability to deliver care proficiently and effectively by reaching the milestone of treating its 1,000th cancer patient. Treating its first patient in late 2018, the Center, one of only two in the state, celebrated the completion of its 1,000th patient’s treatment — a mid-Michigan woman receiving care for recurring breast cancer — in January 2024. And as the McLaren ...

Dr. Elias Zeine McLaren Central Michigan, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, first brought the world-renown care of the Karmanos Cancer Institute to Mount Pleasant, providing an award-winning level of cancer care through the hospital’s Morey Cancer Center. In keeping to its commitment of increasing the community’s access to cancer care, the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Central Michigan has added medical oncologist Dr. Elias Zeine. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Zeine, an exceptional hematol...

When frequent urination started to interrupt his life, James Lintz made a trip to his urologist. “The doctor gave me a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test,” James said. “My PSA had gone up and the doctor wanted to know if anyone had ever talked to me about prostate cancer.” A biopsy revealed James had an aggressive form of prostate cancer. The oncologist presented an array of treatment options, including surgery to remove the prostate (prostatectomy) and radiation. Ultimately, it was up to James to dec...

McLaren and Karmanos leaders share knowledge and experience with other statewide industry leaders. With the ever-changing landscape of health care in Michigan and around the country, Crain’s Detroit Business brought together leading minds in local health care at its annual Health Care Leadership Summit. Participating on panels, sharing their insights and experience on a range of topics were representatives from McLaren Health Care and the Karmanos Cancer Institute. Andrea Phillips Director of Care Coord...

Three McLaren Health Care system hospitals were recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review , a leading health care industry news outlet, for their physicians’ proficiency in effectively communicating with their patients . Compiled from publicly reported data measured by the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), three McLaren Health Care hospitals earned five stars in physician communication, the highest achievable ratin...

The Karmanos Cancer Institute , the world renowned cancer center based in Detroit, for the first time since joining McLaren Health Care in 2014 has become the preferred cancer treatment provider in Michigan. A subsidiary of McLaren, the three-state, 14-hospital health system, the Karmanos Cancer Network of treatment facilities stretches across the state, from Petoskey to Detroit, and recently expanded into Ohio. In a poll conducted by NRC Health, 11.4 percent of statewide respondents named Karmanos and ...

Prostate, lung, colorectal and skin cancers are the most common cancers diagnosed among men, and one of the best weapons in fighting cancer is prevention through screening — a service that men can access at McLaren Greater Lansing. “The best way to prevent cancer is to catch it early before it causes symptoms,” said Tomasz Stankiewicz, DO, physician at McLaren Greater Lansing Southside Medical Center . “I do this during wellness visits, which is the time when I get to know my patient, including their me...

McLaren Northern Michigan was awarded an ‘A’ safety rating from The Leapfrog Group for the fall 2021 Hospital Safety Grade. McLaren Northern Michigan earned an ‘A’ grade five consecutive grading terms in The Leapfrog Group’s bi-annual safety grades from 2019-2021. The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to driving quality, safety and transparency in the nation’s health care system. Using 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data, The Leapfrog Group assigns grades of A, B,...

Last March, John Raithel of Grosse Ile completed a group mountain climb across treacherous paths and jagged rocks to reach Mount Everest base camp, elevation 17,500 feet. The achievement is more remarkable considering that just 15 months earlier, John was recovering after receiving a bone marrow transplant at the Karmanos Cancer Center for multiple myeloma. John says his personal achievement of climbing Everest—which raised funds for multiple myeloma research—is secondary to the peaks he scaled while ba...