Inside View VOL. 2 | ISSUE 2

Next Issue: March/April 2007
University of Michigan Health System

 

TURNING LEMONS INTO LEMONADE

Working it out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last year's Med Inn closures result in better service for all!

High occupancy at the Health System is no secret. But how do you add beds in existing space without compromising customer service? Just ask those involved in creating the Patient and Visitor Accommodations Program..Full article

 

PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR:Programs of the Year

 


 


INSIDE THE MICHIGAN DIFFERENCE

Link to the Michigan Difference

 

 

 

 

Where do our patients come from?Where Do Our Patients Come From?

Take a look at how many of our patients are local and how many come from the rest of Michigan and beyond for our care and services.

A New ManA New Man

Materiel Services employee Eric Marsh had a lot to celebrate when he turned 30 in December. Mostly, he was thankful for his life and the UMHS disease management program that helped save it.

4 days, 5 nights, 750 patientsFour Days, Five Nights, 750 Patients

U-M Medical students bring care and compassion to families in the Dominican Republic ... and, of course, learn a thing or two in the process.

Managing aggressionManaging Aggression

Marilyn Hollier, director of Security and Entrance Services, and associate director of Public Safety and Security, offers tips all employees should note on how to make sure our workplace is as safe as possible.

enhanced volunteer servicesUMHS+Volunteer Match = Enhanced Volunteer Services

Volunteering within the Health System - or in your home community - just got a whole lot easier with a new partnership between UMHS Volunteer Services and VolunteerMatch.

Around UMHSAround UMHS

  • Postal service changes
  • Grants from Community Health Services
  • Volunteering for clinical research studies
  • Sign up for Active U 2007!
  • Take 5 for Safety Podcast  

 

Hall of stewardsHall of Stewards

Find out - and tell us - which of your colleagues are doing their part to ease traffic and parking congestion, and reduce, reuse and recycle to support our environment.