On Monday, the community got a better idea of what will happen to the facility.
Munson Healthcare announced that Cadillac Hospital and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital have entered into a joint operating agreement to bring state of the art rehabilitation services to Cadillac.
The agreement means Mary Free Bed will manage the outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy services in Cadillac; however, local physical therapists you already know are keeping their jobs. The entire Cadillac-based rehab staff transitioned to Mary Free Bed, and it was an incredibly smooth and very positive experience,â said Peter Marinoff, Cadillac Hospital community president. âIn addition to our core rehab services, we will work with Mary Free Bed to develop the Pine Grove building into an outpatient facility with enhanced programs to support community health and wellness.â
A 10-year-old boy in Michigan has undergone four amputations of his hands and legs after a rare bout of a serious coronavirus-related inflammatory condition.
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Varnum LLP welcomed Patrick J. Reid to serve as its executive director.
He is tasked with leading the firm’s administrative staff while working with the firm’s policy and executive committees.
“We’re very pleased to welcome Patrick to the firm,” said Ron DeWaard, Varnum chair. “His experience overseeing the growth and innovation of multiple organizations combined with his strong fiscal background will serve us well as he leads our firm’s strategic projects.”
Prior to joining the law firm, Reid served in numerous senior executive roles in different Grand Rapids organizations for more than 25 years, including at Mission Point Healthcare Services, Reid Healthcare Consulting, Alliance Physical Therapy Partners, Agility Health, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital and Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan, among others.
COVID-19, other health scares can’t keep hospital volunteer from wanting to help patients again
Updated Feb 14, 2021;
Posted Feb 14, 2021
Bobbie Patton, 56, gets some love from Mary Free Bed staff. Patton said he hopes to be able to return to the rehabilitation hospital as a volunteer. (Contributed photo from Mary Free Bed)
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It felt eerily familiar to have a tracheostomy tube down his throat.
Despite an 11-day fight in the intensive care unit battling COVID-19 and pneumonia, Patton wants nothing more than to regain his strength and get back to the hospital as a volunteer rather than a patient.
LONG HAULER: 31-year-old battles fatigue, breathing problems, mental struggles, 10 months after COVID-19 diagnosis
He first felt sick last April, admitted to hospital in May, and a month later, woke up on a ventilator. Now, after rehab and therapy, he is still not back to work. Author: Alana Holland (WZZM13) Updated: 6:09 PM EST February 11, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Angel Solis from Holland started to feel sick around the end of April, 2020. He had body aches, chills, and was fatigued.
He first went to a local Holland clinic, where he was told to go home and take Tylenol. A few days after that, he grew more fatigued and had trouble breathing. His mother had to take him to Holland Hospital, where he tested positive for COVID-19. He passed out a few hours after being admitted, the last thing he remembers for the next month.