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            sport for their districts. Candidates   satisfaction. The hospitals received   diesel repair, welding, and digital
            must also be actively involved in     the honors from Professional         media programs.
            school and community activities       Research Consultants, Inc. The PRC
            and produce an essay on the           Excellence in Healthcare Awards      Needham Solutions, LLC has been
            importance of sportsmanship in        are nationally recognized honors     awarded the 2021 Global Excellence
            educational athletics.                presented to organizations and       Award by LUXlife.  Needham
                                                  individuals who have achieved        Solutions was honored as the Most
            Edge Partnerships, a marketing        excellence in patient satisfaction   Innovative Marketing Agency-USA.
            communications agency, recently       scores in the previous year.         Needham Solutions, LLC is a full-
            won gold and bronze at the            Overall, Sparrow Health System       service marketing, design, and
            American Advertising (ADDY)           received five awards. For the fourth   promotions company that aids solo,
            Awards - Lansing. The recognized      consecutive year, Mary Free Bed at   micro, and small businesses with all
            projects include the Barry Eaton      Sparrow received special distinction   their marketing and creative needs,
            District Health Department Anti-      as the Top Performer in "Overall     along with promotional products
            Vaping campaign (Gold), Future        Quality of Care" for inpatient       and printing services.
            Proud Michigan Education Launch       rehabilitation units. Five-star awards
            logo (Bronze), and County Roads       were awarded to Sparrow Specialty
            Association Michigan Highway          Hospital for "Overall Quality of Care"
            Conference Program (Bronze).          and Sparrow Clinton Hospital's
                                                  Outpatient Surgery Services for
                                                  "Overall Hospital Rating." Four-star
                                                  awards were awarded to Sparrow
                                                  Carson Hospital's Emergency
                                                  Department for "Overall Quality of   LAFCU has been recognized by
                                                  Care" and Sparrow Carson Inpatient   Credit Union National Association,
                                                  Services for "Overall Hospital       a national credit union trade
                                                  Rating."                             association, for three programs
                                                                                       that won five awards — including
                                                  Sparrow Carson, Eaton, and Ionia     Best of Show, Best of Category,
                                                  hospitals have been recognized       and an Excellence Award — in the
                                                  by a national organization for       association's annual marketing
            Michael Markey, M.D., a Sparrow       outstanding performance and          competition. The LAFCU programs
            Hospital physician and chief          quality, reflecting their leading-   and awards earned are Act with
            medical examiner for five counties    edge medicine and highly skilled     Love & Equality Art Initiative,
            in Michigan, is one of 17 individuals,   physicians and caregivers. Sparrow   Diamond Best of Show, the
            four partner organizations, and       Carson received the 2021 Quality     contest's highest honor, Best of
            one hospital to receive a 2022        Top Quartile Award from The          Category and Diamond Award;
            Donation Champion Award from          Chartis Center of Rural Health and   Internal communications campaign
            Gift of Life Michigan, recognizing    the National Organization of State   for the credit union's DEI program.,
            his extraordinary efforts to help     Offices of Rural Health. Sparrow     Excellence in Marketing & Business
            fulfill the wishes of donor families.   Eaton and Ionia received the 2021   Development Award; and Listen &
            Dr. Markey, who leads the Forensic    Outcomes Top Quartile Award.         Learn Program, Diamond Award.
            Pathology Department at Sparrow,
            serves as the chief medical           Eleven students from the Eaton       DISTINCTIONS
            examiner for Eaton, Ingham, Ionia,    RESA Career Preparation Center
            Isabella, and Shiawassee counties.    competed in the regional SkillsUSA   Sparrow caregivers are healthcare
            He was nominated for the award for    competition and earned the honor     heroes and now their work during
            implementing best practices that      of advancing to the state event.     the pandemic has been recognized
            ensure Gift of Life staff is notified   SkillsUSA is a national career and   on the floor of the U.S. Congress.
            as soon as possible to ensure         technical student organization       Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin,
            donations can occur.                  (CTSO) that provides opportunities   who represents the Lansing area,
                                                  for students who are preparing       recently submitted remarks into
            Sparrow, its Carson City and Clinton   for careers in trade, technical     the Congressional Record to
            community hospitals, and Sparrow      and skilled occupations. Eaton       acknowledge the heroic work of
            Specialty Hospital have also been     RESA Career Preparation Center       Sparrow caregivers, along with the
            honored with numerous awards          was represented at the regional      Department of Defense medical
            from a national organization          competitions by students from        team that spent a month at
            that tracks top scores for patient    automotive technology, heavy         Sparrow Hospital.

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