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A nurse talks to a patient on a stretcher in the hallway of the Emergency Department at Sparrow Hospital.

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Stateside Podcast: As COVID cases rise, hospital beds dwindle

April Van Buren

There's a steady uptick in COVID-19 cases in Michigan. And while we aren't seeing the dramatic spikes like we did earlier in the pandemic, a slow autumn surge of cases is pushing Michigan healthcare systems to their limits.

Valenstein hopes the project will help those in need of social services connect with agencies that are better suited to help them.

Health

Project aims to reduce emergency room "frequent fliers" by tackling underlying social issues

The Next Idea Take funding from the Affordable Care Act, add a $70 million state innovation model grant to the state Department of Health and Human…

Health

Report: Preventable dental problems costing Michigan ERs

Steve Carmody

A new report says preventable dental treatment is taking a bite out of Michigan hospital emergency room budgets.The Anderson Economic Group study says in…

Health

According to a new report, Michigan is failing in access to emergency care

Stateside Staff

How are we doing as a state and as a nation, when it comes to our emergency rooms and access to emergency health care?According to a report card recently…

Politics & Government

Emergency Room staffers might get protection from malpractice lawsuits in Michigan

Steve Carmody

State lawmakers will discuss making it more difficult to sue emergency room doctors, nurses and technicians for malpractice on Thursday.Livonia state…

The receiving area of Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids.

Health

New clinic hopes to save patients money and provide better health care

Lindsey Smith

Spectrum Health is launching a new clinic in Grand Rapids to target people who visit its emergency rooms more than 10 times a year.Doctor Corey Waller…