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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE FOCUS MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2023
include hospital gowns, blades, hospital system to offer the Lifestyle the Michigan Flyer fleet, which
office tables, and chairs. Medicine Residency Curriculum. currently provides nine daily
roundtrips between East Lansing,
MSU Federal Credit Union will The Capital Area Transportation Brighton, Ann Arbor, and Detroit
help make a difference for families Authority values customer input Metro Airport. The other two new
and children through a $500,000 and wants to make it easier buses are being deployed in the
donation to the Child and Family for its riders to be heard. The Indian Trails charter service, which
Charities’ (CFC) Be the Light capital Listening Bus, a new program that transports groups of all kinds from
campaign. The donation, made gives passengers a voice while anywhere in Michigan, Ohio, and
through the credit union’s Desk commuting, launched Jan. 30, Indiana to whatever destinations
Drawer Fund, is allocated over the 2023 aboard select CATA buses they choose in the continental U.S.
next five years to boost behavioral staffed by CATA representatives. or Canada.
health, child abuse prevention, and Riders have the opportunity to
children’s welfare services. conveniently share constructive E.W. Sparrow Hospital and
feedback about their experiences Sparrow Specialty Hospital are
To mark its 15-year anniversary, with CATA services as they travel to easing their inpatient visitor policy
EDGE recently donated $20,000 to their destinations. For a detailed list and lessening restrictions on seeing
Child and Family Charities’ Be the of departure times and locations patients. Visitors during regular
Light campaign. The campaign will and for more information about visiting hours (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
create a comprehensive services Listening Bus, visit cata.org/ are no longer required to check
campus and expand Child and listeningbus. in at the registration desk in the
Family Charities (CFC) programs hospital lobby. Only two visitors will
to reach more families, children Sparrow and its four UAW continue to be allowed in a patient
and teens locally and throughout bargaining units have approved room at any given time. Visitors
Michigan. Throughout the years, new contracts that extend to Nov. must be 12 or older on all units,
EDGE has worked hand-in-hand 30, 2025, and include a clause for and those ages 12 to 17 must be
with CFC on strategic marketing, an additional one-year extension. accompanied by an adult. Covid-
public relations, and branding. The contracts impact about 2,200 positive patients are now allowed
The partnership between the two caregivers, including those in unlimited visitors a day, but with a
organizations has spanned the past Support Operations; Food and maximum of one at a time. l
decade. Nutrition Services; Facilities;
technicians who work directly with
patients in Respiratory Therapy, Don't Miss These 2023
Radiology, Physical Therapy, and
Pharmacy; and many caregivers Signature Events!
who support Sparrow Specialty
Hospital. The previous contracts
expired on Nov. 30, 2022. March 2
Legislative
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featuring
former U.S.
Rep. Mike
Lifestyle medicine is based on six Rogers
pillars that affect health. These are
nutrition, physical activity, stress May 10
management, restorative sleep, Lansing Rogers
social connection, and avoiding Regional
risky substances such as tobacco, Chamber
drugs, or excessive use of alcohol. of Commerce Annual Dinner
While the concept of lifestyle Indian Trails, Inc., has just added at the Kellogg Hotel &
medicine isn’t new, up-and-coming five new Prevost 56-passenger Conference Center
doctors are just starting to learn motorcoaches to its fleet for the
how much lifestyle medicine can comfort and safety of passengers August 15
impact chronic diseases in their at a cost of nearly $3 million or Lansing Open at Eagle Eye
patients during their residency $600,000 per bus. Three of the Golf Course
education. McLaren is the largest new coaches are designated for
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