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After three years of caring for patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many of Michigan’s major health systems are making masking optional in most areas over the next week.

Factors influencing the Michigan health systems to work together to make this decision include:

• The number of COVID-19 inpatients has drastically declined across the state.
• There are multiple effective ways to combat the virus, including vaccines and medical treatment.
• The desire to restore the powerful human connection when patients, caregivers and loved ones can see each other’s faces.

Southfield and Grand Rapids, Mich., March 2, 2023 – Corewell Health is one of 42 health systems nationwide that has been selected to investigate strategies that will cut the time it takes for published and proven research results to be made available in the clinical setting.

The work is part of a pioneering initiative developed by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI, an independent, non-profit organization that funds research that may help patients, caregivers and clinicians make better-informed health decisions for improved patient outcomes.

Each year, Press Ganey recognizes a handful of standout organizations and individuals who put the human experience at the heart of health care and set a high bar for patient experience, safety and quality.

“Kristina understands the immense importance and impact that public policy has on providing the best care and coverage for our communities,” said Corewell Health President & CEO Tina Freese Decker. “Her expertise and experience will be instrumental as we transform health care to better serve our patients and health plan members. We are thrilled to welcome her.”

The surgery using Zoom RDL was successfully performed by Justin Singer, MD, director of vascular neurosurgery, Corewell Health West. It was the first of its kind in the U.S.

Southfield, Mich., Jan. 12, 2023 – With COVID, flu and RSV creating what many are calling a tripledemic, new research is shedding light on the effect the different COVID-19 variants have had on the youngest of patients throughout the pandemic and the role co-infections have played on pediatric outcomes.

Results of the 18-month study, published in Lancet Regional Health - Americas and led by Amit Bahl, M.D., M.P.H., emergency medicine with Corewell Health East, formerly Beaumont Health, showed that while omicron cases had the highest hospital admission rates among children ages 0 to 17, serious, even deadly, cases of illness were less likely during omicron than during the delta and alpha variants. In fact, the odds of severe disease were 65% lower during omicron compared to alpha.

GRAND RAPIDS and SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 13, 2022 – Corewell Health™, formerly Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health, has been named one of the Best Places to Work in IT for 2023 by Foundry’s Computerworld. Corewell Health ranked No. 15 among the 56 large organizations on the list.

The award recognizes the top organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing great benefits and compensation. Organizations will be included in coverage on Computerworld.com along with results from the 2023 Best Places to Work in IT survey.

The complete ranking can be found in the December 5 issue of MH magazine, and profiles of all the honorees are available online at ModernHealthcare.com/100MostInfluential. This prestigious recognition program acknowledges and honors individuals who are deemed by their peers and the senior editors of Modern Healthcare to be the most influential figures in the industry in terms of leadership and impact.

In January, Dr. Lyons will join Corewell Health (formerly Beaumont Health) from Adventist Health St. Helena, a 151-bed regional hospital in northern California where he has served as chief medical officer since 2017. He previously served as chief of staff at St. Helena and has served as medical director of Anesthesia since 2002.

“At our core, we are here to help people be well so they can live their healthiest life possible,” said Tina Freese Decker, President & CEO, Corewell Health. “We recognize the amazing outcomes and history from Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health. Now together, known as Corewell Health, we move forward unified, focused on health and wellness for all. The name selection is especially inspiring as it was influenced by thousands of ideas from our team members who put health and wellness at the core of everything we do.”

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• Tina Freese Decker, President & CEO, Corewell Health JPEG
• Loren Hamel, MD, President, Corewell Health South JPEG
• Darryl Elmouchi, MD, Chief Operating Officer, Corewell Health, Interim President, Corewell Health East JPEG
• Praveen Thadani, President, Priority Health JPEG
• Alejandro Quiroga, MD, MBA, President, Corewell Health West JPEG