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
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. Several sponsors presented checks at the press conference, including Halo Burger, Dr. Wax Orthodontics, Wade Pyles with Berkshire Hathaway on behalf of Puzzlers
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. The Mott
Fallon Kapatais, MD, Lyndsi Davenport, DO and Steven Brooks, DO are now seeing patients in your neighborhood! Fallon Kapatais, MD, is now a faculty physician and is seeing patients at the Genesys Family Health Center located at the East Flint campus in Burton. She provides complete medical care for family members of all ages. She
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
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. “Chris’ long experience within Ascension will be an incredible asset in
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.
“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
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
Dear Readers, How ‘bout this cover! Grand Blanc High School senior, Alicia Woollcott, got quite a bit of attention this fall (even on national TV) for crushing it on the gridiron as a Bobcat AND representing the school as a knockout homecoming queen. But, I’ll bet she didn’t see herself on the cover of Flint’s
Dear Readers, With this issue, we begin Volume 3 of My City Wellness. If you’re an MCM subscriber, you received this quarterly issue along with your October My City Magazine. Producing these issues presents our team with an additional challenge – but, I’m always impressed by how they rise to that challenge and create a
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. The Community Foundation of Greater Flint authorized a grant of $50,000 to the Hurley Foundation
