McLaren Greater Lansing Physician Blog

McLaren Health Care, the statewide health care provider with 15 hospital-based and freestanding emergency departments, has established the position of Chief Medical Director of Emergency Services with Crystal L. Arthur, MD, FACEP, joining the system to assume the newly created role. Through her leadership, Dr. Arthur will collaborate with emergency providers and leaders of McLaren’s emergency departments to advance the care and experience of patients, focusing initiatives to bolster and enhance patients...

  Date: December 13, 2024  Re: Appointment of Director of Corporate OB Women's Health Service Line    We are pleased to share that our systemwide initiative to enhance and champion the quality and safe care of our hospital-based women’s health services has expanded with the establishment of the position of Director of Corporate OB Women’s Health Service Line. Laura Taylor, DNP, CNM, PMHNP-BC, has joined McLaren to assume this new role, which will report to the system Chief Nursing Of...

LAB LOCATION OPENING AT THE HEALTH & WELLNESS PAVILION  We excited to announce the reopening of our laboratory location in the Health and Wellness Pavilion, adjacent from the main hospital on the McLaren health care campus. This provides our patients with greater convenience to get their blood draw tests completed with easy accessibility and parking.  McLaren Greater Lansing now provides 10 lab locations throughout the greater Lansing region. We also provide online scheduling so your patie...

Welcome to One Call - McLaren Greater Lansing's direct admit physician-to-physician service. Simply call (517) 975-BEDS (2337) and follow these steps to direct admit your patient: Patient name Date of admission, e.g. today or future date Office contact name Current location of patient Date of birth Referring physician  Diagnosis Patient status: confused/isolation/open wounds Bed type: inpatient/observation/outpatient *Facesheet with demographics can be faxed to (517) 975-6210. M...

McLaren Greater Lansing celebrates its 200th TAVR Implant Procedure  On Thursday, December 5, 2024, McLaren Greater Lansing's Structural Heart and Valve Disease team celebrated a milestone with their 200th implantation of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).  TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure to treat common heart valve diseases such as aortic stenosis. Unlike conventional procedures, TAVR is done through a small incision allowing patients to have a faster recovery with mini...

Happy Retirement, Dr. Beth Layhe  Join us in celebrating Dr. Beth Layhe, medical oncologist at Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Greater Lansing, on her retirement.  When: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Time: 3 to 5 p.m.  Where: KCI Community Room, First Floor Room 1-201, 3520 Forest Road, Lansing, MI 48910    Click here to view the flyer. 

Welcome Peter Rossi, MD  Dr. Peter Ross is a cardiovascular surgeon who has joined McLaren Greater Lansing. Dr. Rossi comes from Blanchard Valley Health System in Findlay, Ohio, where he was the program director and chief surgeon. Dr. Rossi received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his cardiothoracic residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and then at Wayne State University in Detroit. His medical interests include off pump coronary artery bypass, endosc...

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Meet McLaren: Vascular Services Our vascular program at McLaren Greater Lansing believes in building strong relationships with patients. Each patient requires careful consideration with an individualized treatment plan. Our doctors will work with your patients in terms of risk factor modification and vascular rehabilitation. Our team will find the best approach based on each patient’s condition and risk factors. With state-of-the-art diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of blood vessel, artery, an...

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...