Pertussis Please review vaccination status and offer age-appropriate vaccine to your patients, including adults. We need your help to encourage parents to keep up to date on vaccinating their children against preventable illnesses. Please talk to every patient, every visit, every time about immunizations. Help us keep one another healthy. Testing Recommendations for Pertussis: Using your clinical suspicion and test recommendations below, consider testing even if the individual has been vaccinated. A cough of any duration in a person who has been notified of a close exposure to pertussis, A

Recredentialing Resources Life Support Requirements MHC Life Certification Requirements for Privileged Providers Guides For details on certification requirements, including Training Center contacts, refer to the appropriate guide below: ACLS Guide updated June 2025 BLS Guide updated June 2025 NRP Guide updated March 2025 PALS Guide updated June 2025 Training For BLS renewal, follow the BLS Guide. For ACLS, NRP, and PALS, the 2025 course schedule options are now available at Munson Life Support Training.

Street Medicine: Committed to Healthcare for All Homelessness Happens Here Homelessness continues to climb nationally. In Michigan, homelessness rates have increased for nearly a decade. In our ten-county region, it is estimated that 350 individuals are experiencing homelessness, with 260 of those in Grand Traverse. The Connection Between Health and Housing Unhoused individuals face disproportionately high rates of chronic conditions like diabetes, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, and mental health issues. The harsh realities of living without stable shelter or access to clean water and hygiene

High-Risk Breast Cancer Clinic Munson Healthcare’s High-Risk Breast Cancer Clinic is designed to identify your risk of developing breast cancer and help your care team create the best plan for your screening and care throughout your lifetime. Coordinated Care Munson’s mammography screening software enables your care team to estimate your individual lifetime risk. At the High-Risk Breast Cancer Clinic, your team will provide a personalized care plan, education, testing guidance, and support. Your personalized plan may include additional imaging or testing, genetic counseling, and surgical or

Blood Lead Testing Requirements for Children Michigan law ( MCL 333.5457d) now requires all children to be tested for lead in the blood at 12 months and 24 months of age and at other intervals based on their risk of lead exposure (a.k.a., universal blood lead testing). Key Points Providers are responsible to test or order the test. Children must be tested at 12 months and 24 months of age or by 72 months of age (age 6) if there is no record of a previous test. Children must also be tested as follows: Between 48 months and 60 months of age (age 4) if they live in high-risk city/township. At

Oracle Health Update: Education Resources | May 28, 2025 Oracle Health 2025 Upgrade Education Request Form June 11, 2025 When downloading a report within Discern Analytics or the Reporting Portal, click the Export report icon to open the Downloads dialog box, then click Save as. Select the correct folder, name the report, and click Save. May 29, 2025 Order Tracking Worklist May 28, 2025 Cardiac Monitor Update When documenting results from a cardiac monitor, the data will populate in Interactive View at the time that matches when the vitals were taken on the monitor. Additional Cardiac Monitor

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Cowell Family Cancer Center Survivorship Symposium June 28, 2025 | Cowell Family Cancer Center Join cancer survivors, loved ones, and Munson Healthcare staff on Saturday, June 28, for a celebration of survivorship. The symposium will feature food, music, education on movement and nutrition, activities, and more! This event is being held in honor of National Cancer Survivors Month, which is recognized annually in June. Please note: there is no cost to register for this event, but attendance is limited! Reserve your spot today by completing the registration form at the bottom of this page. Event

Child Psychiatry Consults Available in MHC Emergency Departments In collaboration with Michigan Medicine, Munson Healthcare now offers child psychiatry consultations at all 8 MHC emergency departments through the MC3 Program. For patients under 21 years of age, MC3 psychiatrists are available by phone to support MHC ED providers with: Diagnostic evaluations Appropriate behavioral interventions Medication recommendations Suicide risk assessments and safety planning Communication strategies Community resources How It Works ED provider requests a consult using a secure online form. MC3