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Castle Connolly’s 2025 Top Doctors list has been announced, with 18 Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute physicians listed. There are about 1 million practicing physicians in the U.S. Castle Connolly’s list includes over 70,000 physicians, the top 7% of physicians across the country, all board-certified in 85 medical specialties. Selection for the Top Doctors list is based on peer nominations (over 39,000 nominations were submitted in 2024), professional achievements, and excellence in patient care. A ...

Michigan Chronicle has named 50 trailblazing women to its annual Women of Excellence List . This includes the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute ’s vice president of Marketing and Business Development, Tamara Collins. In an article, the Michigan Chronicle stated Collins, “uses her platform to promote awareness and early detection, crucial steps in combating cancer within our communities.” She stepped into her VP role at Karmanos in 2023 and has delivered transformative brand strategy, strategic plann...

NRG Oncology has named the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University among the “Top 10 Accruing Lead Academic Participating Sites” for oncology trials. In January, the organization announced the leading sites at its annual Winter Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Being acknowledged on this list means that Karmanos enrolled a high number of participants in therapeutic clinical trials between Jan. 1 and December 31, 2024. The clinical trials are National Clinical Trial Network (NCTN) and...

McLaren Health Care has presented its annual President’s Trophy to McLaren Thumb Region, recognizing the hospital with the statewide health care system’s most prestigious honor as its top-performing subsidiary. The Bad Axe hospital earned this celebrated recognition through its team’s performance in vital clinical quality and patient safety metrics, while also accounting for patient experience and satisfaction, operational excellence, and financial stewardship. “Earning the President’s Trophy is a treme...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has been named one of America’s 2025 Best Hospitals for Cancer Care, Mammogram Imaging, Minimally Invasive Surgery, and Patient Experience by the Women’s Choice Award ® , America’s trusted referral source for the best in health care. This is the 12 th consecutive year Karmanos has been recognized by the Women’s Choice Award® since the inception of the national list. “It is an honor to be awarded the Women’s Choice Award. This recognition reflects the except...

Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Greater Lansing has received the Michigan Oncology Quality Consortium (MOQC) Excellence in Quality Certification (MEQC) for 2024. This certification provides medical oncology practices the opportunity to be recognized for high-quality patient care. Certification is contingent upon demonstrated commitment to quality, value, and collaboration. The certification metrics are associated with substantial decreases in variation of care and costs of care. To learn more about...

McLaren Greater Lansing receives verification and designation extension as a level III trauma facility from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the leading regional health care provider, has again expanded its Graduate Medical Education department with the additional of a Transitional Year program upon accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. A one-year program, residents in the Transitional Year will be provided with experience in a range of clinical specialties to aid a resident in committing to a clinical discipline or serving a prerequisite pri...

McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the only nationally verified trauma center in St. Clair County, has earned reverification as a Level III Trauma Center. Requiring reverification every three years, this credential is earned following a thorough onsite evaluation of the hospital’s processes, staff credentials, patient outcomes, and compliance to trauma standards by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. McLaren Port Huron has maintained its trauma verification u...

McLaren Caro Region, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the leading health care provider in Tuscola County, has earned a 2024 Performance Leadership Award from The Chartis Center for Rural Health, a national health care advisory firm. Inclusion on the list places McLaren Caro Region among the top 25 percent of rural health care providers in quality of care and patient outcomes. “We’ve always had enormous pride and confidence in the level of care provided by our organization, and the compassion wi...