This page contains links to news items about St. John Health, our facilities and our people. To see past references, view our In the News archives.

March-May 2008

NEJM Migraine Medications study

Washington Post.com, May 14, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/14/AR2008051402827.html

Summary: Providence Hospital neurologist, Dr. Bruce Silverman, is featured in this Washington Post.com story regarding a NEJM study that found a commonly used migraine medication may cause so-called serotonin syndrome in rare cases.

7 ways to avoid first-aid errors

Detroit News, Carolyn Clifford, May 13, 2008
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/LIFESTYLE03/805130399/1040/rss34

Summary: We've all been there, a health emergency pops up and you have no idea what to do first. Well we interviewed an emergency room physician at Providence Hospital in Southfield to get some critical tips on how to handle the seven most common injuries that require first-aid treatment before you arrive at the emergency room.

Hospitals bank on pizzazz

Detroit News, Christina Rogers , May 12, 2008
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080512/BIZ/805120330/1040

Summary: The countdown is on for St. John Health as it puts the finishing touches on a new $224 million hospital, scheduled to open this fall as the final addition to a sprawling 200-acre medical campus taking shape on Oakland County's western edge. A billboard along eastbound Interstate 96 near Novi is literally counting the days until the September opening of Providence Park Hospital -- a pivotal moment for the health system as it unwraps a facility it says will deliver the latest medical innovations to its patients and workers.

Pointers to be honored at St. John's Guild dinner

Grosse Pointe News, May 8, 2008
http://features.grossepointenews.com/Articles-i-2008-05-08-219070.112112_Pointers_to_be_honoredat_St_Johns_Guild_dinner.html

Summary: Anthony Soave of Grosse Pointe Farms, Dr. Joseph Beals and Donald Mattes both of Grosse Pointe Shores, will be honored Wednesday, June 4, by the St. John Hospital and Medical Center Guild at its 48th Annual Guild Dinner at Penna's of Sterling in Sterling Heights. The St. John Hospital and Medical Center Guild was founded in 1948. Its main purpose was to raise funds for St. John Hospital.

First aid

WXYZ-TV, May 5, 2008

Summary: Common first aid mistakes are reviewed. Martin Harris, Providence Emergency Department, gives tips on treating burns, cut fingers, sprained ankles, nose bleeds and poisoning.

Risk factors for stroke continue to increase

Southfield Eccentric, May 4, 2008
http://www.hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080504/NEWS20/805040385/1037

Summary: Right now, stroke ranks as the No. 3 cause of death in the United States, just behind heart disease and cancer. In 2004, that meant stroke accounted for one of every 16 deaths. The good news is that the death rate for stroke has been steadily declining since 1999; the bad news is that the risk factors that are under our control (modifiable) are still too high and, in some cases, rising. Dr. Bruce Silverman is on staff at Providence Hospital in Southfield.

Grosse Pointe News, April 3, 2008
http://www.intra.providence-hospital.org/medialibrary/pgmediaclips.aspx?unit=SJH

Summary: Grosse Pointe News story on SJH&MC being named as one of the nation’s top 15 teaching hospitals.

St. John Health ranked in top 100 hospitals nationally

Model D (Full article ran in Crain’s Detroit Business 03.24), April 1, 2008
http://www.modeldmedia.com/inthenews/stjohn13708.aspx

Summary: St. John Hospital and Medical Center has been ranked in the top 100 hospitals across the country in a study conducted by Thomson Healthcare. A spokesperson for St. John said the Thomson study showed that Providence and St. John Hospital treated sicker patients yet had better patient outcomes and lower costs than most hospitals.

 Elliot Joseph hired as CEO of Hartford Hospital

Crain’s Detroit Business, Jay Greene, April 1, 2008
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080401/REG/844180690/-1/-/-/elliot-joseph-hired-as-ceo-of-hartford-hospital

Summary: Former St. John Health CEO Elliot Joseph has landed a new job at Hartford (Conn.) Hospital as its president and CEO. He starts Monday. Joseph left the Warren-based hospital system in December to take a senior management position at St. John’s parent corporation, Ascension Health, in St. Louis, a St. John spokesman said. He was there approximately two months before accepting the Hartford Hospital post.

Chapels provide sacred space for healing mind and spirit

Catholic Health World, Julie Minda, April 1, 2008
http://208.115.47.52/sjhs/article_images/CatholicHealthWorld_SJHS040108.pdf

Summary: Catholic health care recognizes that treatment of the body alone is insufficient at times of emotional upheaval, and it recognizes that others suffer and celebrate with patients. When their minds and spirits require a quiet place away from the public bustle to process significant events, patients, their loved ones and their caregivers may take refuge in a hospital chapel. Chapels are a sacred space where patients, families and staff can find solace in prayer, meditation and in connection with God, said Rev. James von Drehle, interim director of spiritual care, St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital Oakland Center, Madison Heights, Mich.

Extended stay hotel joins health care campus

Novi News, Kelly Murad, March 27, 2008
http://hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/BUSINESS/803270604/1080/NEWS13

Summary: A new kind of stay was introduced to the St. John Health Providence Park campus last month. With 135 locations throughout the United States, Novi is home to Michigan's fifth Staybridge Suites. As the 200-acre property transforms into a state-of-the-art health care destination, patients and their families will have the opportunity to stay on the Providence Park campus.

Singular and suicide

WXYZ-TV, March 27, 2008
http://www.wxyz.com/content/news/health/story.aspx?content_id=4cd1dc48-8c89-4fb4-b5a6-72259618c184

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the popular asthma drug Singular because of a possibly link to suicide. St. John Hospital Allergist, Dr. Anne White is featured in the segment discussing some of the known side effects including irritability, mood change, behavioral change and aggression, but dismisses the drug causing suicidal thoughts.

Providence named among top teaching hospitals in U.S.

C & G Newspapers, Jennie Miller, March 26, 2008
http://www.candgnews.com/Homepage-Articles/2008/3-26-08/VF-PROVIDENCE.asp

Summary: Providence Hospital has been nationally recognized as among the top 100 hospitals in the country in a recent study that honored the St. John Health member for its educational efforts. The facility was named one of the top 15 major teaching hospitals by Thomson Healthcare, a Connecticut organization dedicated to helping improve the healthcare industry. The study listed the top 100 hospitals in the country, and then listed top hospitals in categories, such as teaching.

Providence Named to Top 100 list

Oakland Press, March 19, 2008
(no link available)

Summary: Providence Hospital being nationally recognized as among the top 100 hospitals in the country in listed in Business Brief section.

14 Michigan hospitals among nation's Top 100

Mlive.com, March 18, 2008
http://blog.mlive.com/wmbr/2008/03/14_michigan_hospitals_among_na.html

Summary: Fourteen Michigan hospitals are listed in the annual Thomson Healthcare Top 100 Hospitals, formerly the Solucient 100. SJH hospitals included.

ER Adrenaline Junkies

FOX 2 News, March 20, 2008

Summary: Story highlighting a study led by St. John Macomb Oakland Hospital ER doctor, Elizabeth Bascom, M.D. The study is titled. "Are Emergency Medicine Residents Adrenaline Junkies... A Comparison of Risk Taking Traits and Behaviors between Emergency Medicine and Family Practice Residents.

Holistic healing

Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, March 20, 2008
http://hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080320/NEWS13/803200654/1030

Summary: When the Assarian Cancer Center opened its doors almost nine years ago, it was with the intention of treating people, not cancer. According to Elena Weissman, manager at the Providence Center for the Healing Arts, it was the driving force of Dr. Patrick McLaughlin, chair of radiation and oncology, for patients to receive state-of-the-art medical care, while addressing the needs of their whole self at the same time.

One-stop shop for seniors

C & G Newspapers, March 19, 2008
http://www.candgnews.com/Homepage-Articles/2008/03-19-07/XF-SENIOREXPO.asp

Summary: The Clinton Township Senior Center and the Macomb Intermediate School District are hosting the fifth annual Macomb County Senior Wellness Expo, which is free and open to everyone. This year it’s being held at a new location, the MISD conference center on Garfield Road, south of Hall Road, in Clinton Township. St. John Health, a sponsor of the expo, will host two lectures during the event and offer free health screenings.

Urology group adds practice

Crain’s Detroit Business, March 17, 2008
http://crainsdetroit.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080317/SUB/803170324/1069
 

Summary: Michigan Institute of Urology, a 27-member single specialty group based in St. Clair Shores, has agreed in principle to assume the three-physician Preferred Urology Consultants in Southfield in a noncash transaction. MIU doctors practice at 16 hospitals, including William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and several affiliated with Warren-based St. John Health and Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System.