This will mean less missed school because of quarantine, she said, fewer missed sports practices and games, a return to birthday parties, sleepovers and, most importantly, our kids will have a much lower risk of getting ill from this terrible virus.
Children, Khaldun said, aren t immune to COVID-19. We have seen many outbreaks among schools and school sports, and over 150 children in Michigan have gotten a very serious inflammatory syndrome from COVID-19 called MIS-C (multisystem inflammatory syndrome children). And unfortunately, many of these children have ended up in the intensive care unit, and some have even lost their lives.
“So I m asking all parents today to take this virus seriously and take your child to get vaccinated. Think about it: not having to wear a mask, not needing to quarantine if exposed to the virus. This is really a big deal.
Medstar Ambulance emergency workers load a patient for an inter-facility transfer.
Ambulance companies rely on growth in volume of reimbursable transports to cover expenses and even turn a profit.
But since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, Michigan companies have been facing more severe staffing shortages, they have seen volume decline by as much as 40% as people choose not to call 911 to avoid potential coronavirus exposure at hospitals and inter-facility transfers have slowed.
Across Michigan, ambulance companies and EMS responders revenue fell, but their expenses didn t.
Last year, 13 ambulance providers went out of business or merged with another company, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Six providers closed and five merged with other operators. Closures were in the counties of Saginaw, Cheboygan, Kalkaska, Delta and Alger.
Ambulance companies rethink business plan as volumes, revenue decline
Ambulance companies rethink business plan as volumes, revenue decline
Medstar Ambulance emergency workers load a patient for an inter-facility transfer.
Ambulance companies rely on growth in volume of reimbursable transports to cover expenses and even turn a profit.
But since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, Michigan companies have been facing more severe staffing shortages, they have seen volume decline by as much as 40 percent as people choose not to call 911 to avoid potential coronavirus exposure at hospitals and inter-facility transfers have slowed.
Across Michigan, ambulance companies and EMS responders revenue fell, but their expenses didn t.
Departing McLaren leader will miss Upper Thumb
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McLaren Thumb Region President and CEO Michael Johnston will be leaving the company and state at the end of April and said he will miss the Upper Thumb.Scott Nunn/Huron Daily Tribune
For a little more than three years Michael Johnston was the president and CEO of McLaren Thumb Region, but now he bids adieu to a community he has grown to love.
Johnston said his decision to leave the Upper Thumb and head to his new position in Minneapolis, Minnesota wasn’t an easy one.
“It is bittersweet,” Johnston said. “I wasn’t looking to leave.”