To Your Health: Is Bariatric Surgery Right For You?

Understanding Epilepsy, Support Hospice Services With A Virtual Heart and More

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Thankful For Her Team Of Experts and Pain-Free Shoulders

Sara Maxam is an active, retired speech therapist who moved to Midland to be near her daughter and grandchildren. Shortly after she moved, she began to have shoulder pain, to the point where even household chores caused discomfort, she was having trouble sleeping and her shoulders began aching during her daily walk.

She underwent a reverse shoulder replacement, performed by Orthopedic Surgeon Denise Stadelmaier, D.O., and is back to enjoying her hobbies like drawing and watercolor painting, pain free.

Read Sara's story

Is Bariatric Surgery Right For You?

Being overweight can make it difficult to exercise and can lead to a range of potentially dangerous health conditions such as diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure and depression. For those who have a history of struggling to lose weight, bariatric surgery may be an option to get back on a heathy track and allow you to live an active life.

Learn more about bariatric surgery or take our free online assessment to see if bariatric surgery may be right for you

Introducing Non-Surgical Sports Medicine Specialist Richard Giannotti, D.O.

Richard Giannotti, D.O., is a family medicine physician with specialized training in non-surgical sports medicine. He provides both nonsurgical musculoskeletal care and sports injury evaluation and treatment through MyMichigan's WellSport Program.

Get more information about Dr. Giannotti

Support Hospice Services with a Virtual Heart

During the month of February, we invite you to show your support for hospice services in the regions we serve. Your gift of any size provides support to patients served by MyMichigan Hospice and will help terminally ill individuals by providing comfort and care during the final months of life.

At MyMichigan, we offer both home hospice care and care at Woodland Hospice House, an alternative to home hospice care when individuals are no longer able or desire to remain in their own homes. 

We invite you to join us in supporting hospice services for our patients. One hundred percent of your gift will be used to directly offset the cost of hospice care for patients seeking hospice services who otherwise cannot afford it.

Learn more and make a donation

Understanding Epilepsy

Neurohospitalist Paul Lavin, M.D., joined us in the studio for the first podcast of 2023, talking to us all about epilepsy.

Did you know we have more than 150 episodes of Health Dose? Listen or subscribe by searching 'Health Dose' wherever you listen to podcasts.

Personal Training Services Now Offered at Fitness Center

Ready to begin an exercise regimen, but not sure where to start? The Fitness Center at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland has partnered with two personal trainers, who are offering their services to members of the gym.

Get to know the personal trainers

Now Hiring: Imaging Staff

MyMichigan Health is hiring for a variety of positions within its Imaging Department, including X-ray and CT technicians.

MyMichigan offers competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, paid vacation and holidays, professional development opportunities and more.

Apply here

MyMichigan Health, a non-profit health system headquartered in Midland, Michigan, is a leader in providing award-winning, high-quality care to the 25-county region it serves. With Medical Centers in Alma, Alpena, Clare, Gladwin, Midland, Mt. Pleasant, Sault Ste. Marie and West Branch, MyMichigan also has affiliations with Medical Centers in St. Ignace and Mackinac Island. MyMichigan Health provides a full continuum of care across a wide array of settings, including urgent care centers, home health, virtual care, as well as medical offices in more than 30 specialties and subspecialties including cardiology, family medicine, hematology/oncology, neurosciences, orthopedics, pediatrics, vascular surgery and more. MyMichigan Health demonstrates its commitment to the future of medicine by partnering with leading institutions to offer medical education programs that train medical students, physicians, nurse practitioner and physician assistant students, nursing students and other clinical experts for our region. Its more than 10,180 employees, volunteers, health care providers and other personnel work together to create healthy communities through solutions designed to meet the ever-changing needs of the 981,000 residents in the health system’s 25-county service area. In fiscal year 2022, MyMichigan Health provided $132 million in community benefits, as well as supported its patients and families with new equipment, services and programs with funds raised by the MyMichigan Health Foundation.