McLaren Greater Lansing Physician Blog

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MCLaren Greater Lansing hosting its annual employee health & wellness fair  Tuesday, November 19 from 3 to 6 p.m.  Located on the 3rd Floor of Karmanos Cancer Institute (Across from the Breast Imaging Center)                                                        To learn more about the program, click here . To download the flyer, click here .  &n...

  ION Robotic Bronchoscopy Launch  Congratulations to Dr. Salah Aboubakr and the McLaren Greater Lansing team today on successfully conducting the first procedure using the Ion Robotic Bronchoscopy platform, a technology that provides a comprehensive solution for diagnosing and staging lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., accounting for about one in five cancer deaths. With the addition of the Ion Robotic Bronchoscopy, a platform for minimally invasive per...

McLaren Greater Lansing Employee Health and Wellness Program  McLaren Greater Lansing offers an employee wellness program that is free to all staff, including anyone who has an MGL badge.  To learn more about the program, click here . To download the flyer, click here .       

McLaren Health Care Restores Network, Fully Operational Following Cyberattack McLaren Health Care is pleased to share that its information technology platforms are restored, and the health system’s clinical and administrative operations are fully functional across Michigan following a cyberattack earlier this month. The restoration process, which was expected to last until the end of the month, was completed ahead of schedule. With this return to normal operations, all temporary procedures enacted durin...

Learn more about Physician stress and burnout from an article in the American Journal of Medicine, by Scott W. Yates, MD, MBA, MS, FACP  Included in this article:  Abstract  Scope and Impact of Physician Burnout  Causes and Solutions  Time Information Technology  Other Specific Interventions  Barriers to Change  This document was given by McLaren Greater Lansing's Medical Library. Click here to download the full article. 

McLaren Health Care Operational Update - August 12 McLaren continues its efforts to fully restore its operations following last week’s criminal cyber attack. We continue to work with cyber security experts to determine if any patient or employee data was impacted. This is critical to our community and our teams, and it is a priority for us. Our hospitals and clinics have been largely operational, but we would like to update our patients and community about the status of the limited clinical services tha...

McLaren Health Care can now confirm the disruption to our information technology and phone systems that was reported yesterday was the result of a criminal cyber attack. Our information technology team continues to work with external cyber security experts to analyze the nature of the attack and mitigate the impacts of the threat actors. At this time, we have not determined if any patient or employee data was compromised. Impact on Operations Immediately after becoming aware of the attack, our hospitals...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, accounting for about one in five cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society . Screening and early treatment offer the best chance for survival, and McLaren Greater Lansing just made a large investment into new technology that will enhance lung cancer screening.  With the addition of the Ion Robotic Bronchoscopy , a platform for minimally invasive peripheral lung biopsy, physicians can view deeper into the lungs and ...

The McLaren Greater Lansing Foundation is hosting its House Staff Appreciation Golf Outing on September 26, 2024! Want to learn more on how you can register or sponsor? Visit mclarenloveslansing.org/residents for more information.  When: Thursday, September 26, 2024 Where : Forest Akers East Golf Course       2231 S. Harrison Road      East Lansing  When: 9 a.m. registration with 10 a.m. shotgun start  House Staff golf is covered by generous sponsorships...