2018 Wellness Awards

Assisted Living Facility: Brookdale, Grand Blanc
Chiropractor: Khaled El-Ganainy, DC Renaissance Chiropractic
Dentist: Bobby Grossi, DDS Grossi Dental & Wellness
Dietician/Nutritionist: Cathy Fischer Hurley Diabetes Center
Emergency Facility: Hurley Medical Center
Emergency Medical Service: Elite EMS
Family Physician: Alexander Rodriguez, MD
Health Center: Hamilton Community Health Network
Home Health Care Service: The Care Team
Hospital: Hurley Medical Center
Massage Therapist: Andrea J. Munsell, LMT
Mental Health Professional: Veronica Williams, DSW, PhD, ACSW,
BCD, LCSW
Hamilton Community Health Network
Nurse: Patricia LaBrecque, RN
Hurley Medical Center
Nurse-Midwife: Lyric Walsh, CNM
Ophthalmologist: John A. Waters, MD
Complete Eye Care
Optometrist: Sarah Lee, OD Pearle Vision
Pediatrician (TIE): Athar Baig, MD
Hamilton Community Health Network
Pediatrician (TIE): Maria Bernabe MD
Hamilton Community Health Network
Personal Trainer: Bernadine McCracklin
Fit Body Boot Camp, Grand Blanc
Pharmacist: Cynthia Howard, RPH
Hamilton Community Health Network
Physical Therapist: Alycia Schlosser, DPT
Cardiologist: Mohammad L. Alkotob, MD
Oncologist: Khalil Katato, MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology: Nita Kulkarni, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology: Nkechi Onwuzurike, MD
Nephrologist: Gul Raj Sachwani-Daswani, DO, FACOS
Critical Care/Trauma
Hurley Medical Center

Longevity

October 1, 2026

Your heart’s next chapterWhat you do after a heart disease diagnosis can make a difference in the years ahead

By Stacy Sawyer Director of Communications at Hamilton Community Health Network The hospital stay may end, but the work of taking care of your heart is just beginning. For patients recovering from a heart attack or stroke, the road ahead can come with a lot of questions. What medications do I need? How active

Musings

October 1, 2026

You Don’t Have to Be a Victim to Stand Up to a Bully

Ask most people, and they can remember a bully from their childhood. Bullying is unfortunately part of the landscape in many school settings. We have come a long way toward building awareness and working on prevention. October, for example, is National Bullying Prevention Month. But the bullies are still out there. A million years ago,

October 1, 2026

Community to the CoreFor generations, Almar Orchards has grown more than apples — it has grown family traditions, community connections and memories

Everyone has roots. Traditions, communities and families connect us to time, place and one another. They stabilize us and offer comfort. Autumn reminds us of this every year through sweet treats, warm drinks and looking inward toward one another as the world seems to slow down. Almar Orchards is much the same. From its organic