After earning master’s degrees in counseling and art therapy, Gail M. Singer, MA, LPC, ATR wasn’t sure what her focus would be. She explains, “I was at the end of my schooling and about to start my final internship practicum … when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My children were 5, 11 and 13 and I went through surgeries, chemo and radiation. During treatment, my social worker at the treatment facility asked me to do my internship there. And long story short, I’ve been working with cancer patients ever since.”
FLINT – The Hurley Foundation and Financial Plus Credit Union announced, during an October 2017 press conference, that the 2017 Pink Night Palooza event raised $130,784.14 for Hurley’s Breast Health Navigation Fund.
FLINT – Mott Children’s Health Center and Genesee Health System (GHS) are pleased to announce that they are collaborating to co-locate portions of Genesee Health System’s Child & Family Services program within the Mott Children’s Health Center building to enhance the delivery of behavioral health care to children in the Genesee County area.
Fallon Kapatais, MD, Lyndsi Davenport, DO and Steven Brooks, DO are now seeing patients in your neighborhood!
WARREN, MI – Gwen MacKenzie, Senior Vice President, Ascension Healthcare and Ministry Market Executive, Ascension Michigan, has named Chris Palazzolo President and CEO of Ascension Crittenton and Genesys Health System. Palazzolo has served as President and CEO of Ascension Michigan’s Mid-Michigan ministries since 2016.
For many people, the thought of having surgery is terrifying. So, My City Wellness has “scrubbed in” with talented local surgeons as they performed a variety of procedures – a peek behind the curtain, if you will. Our sincere thanks to doctors Michael Kia, MD and Jamal Farhan, MD for their gracious cooperation in creating this ongoing special section.
On December 2, Wellness Services, Inc. celebrated their community art project “Peace by Piece” at the Greater Flint Arts Council with refreshments and music, and showcased a compilation of tiles painted by the community. Also at the event was a speaker who was HIV positive, to share his experiences, inspire the attendees, and raise awareness.
FLINT – Binesh Patel, MD, Chief Medical Officer at McLaren Flint, is pleased to announce the appointments of Parul Sud, MD as Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at McLaren Flint, and Kavitha Kesari, MD as Associate Program Director, effective October 1, 2017. The Internal Medicine Residency Program is affiliated with the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.
“Seeing floaters” is one of the most common complaints that I hear from patients. While the majority of us will experience at least one floater at some point in our lifetimes, it is very important to have a dilated eye exam if you begin to see new floaters in your field of vision, especially if they are associated with other symptoms, such as flashes of light.
On August 1, local media was on hand for the grand opening and a tour of Hurley Medical Center Food Pharmacy, which is located in Flint at Hurley’s Eastside campus, within the Diabetes Center, at 2700 Robert T. Longway Blvd.
