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Help Make the Holidays Brighter for Covenant Kids
Credit Unions Impact Saginaw and Alpha Media are partnering to share some joy this holiday season with Covenant Kids during “The Lights Before Christmas”. This event is an opportunity to shine a little light into the lives of little ones who have to spend time in the hospital. From now through December 8, donate a new, unwrapped toy at one of the below drop-off locations or bring it with you to the Lights Before Christmas events the week of December 4. Drop-off boxes can be found at the following credit...
Medical Moments: Celebrating Physician Assistants
Video Credit to WNEM TV 5 Featuring: Marc Thompson, PA, and Frank Schinco, MD, FACS, Neurosurgeon Covenant HealthCare In the spirit of #PhysicianAssistantWeek, Covenant HealthCare is educating the community about what physician assistants (PAs) do and the enhancements they provide to patient care. Watch as Marc Thompson, PA, and Frank Schinco, MD, FACS, Neurosurgeon, commend the work of our extraordinary team of advanced practice providers at Covenant.
Medical Moments: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
Video Credit to WNEM TV 5 Featuring: Ashley Wellman, American Cancer Society and Christin Tenbusch, Covenant HealthCare Join us in the fight against breast cancer this Saturday, October 7 at the Making Strides of Great Lakes Bay Breast Cancer Walk at Krossroads Park in Saginaw! For details, visit: https://secure.acsevents.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=strides_msabc Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a celebration of courage and hope, a movement uniting communities to end breast cancer as we know it...
Medical Moments: Nutrition for the Next Generation
Video Credit to WNEM TV 5 Featuring: Rebecca Srebinski, Registered Dietician Nutritionist, Covenant HealthCare Learn how to make food choices that will positively impact generations to come and how you can incorporate good nutrition habits into family life from Rebecca Srebinski, Registered Dietician Nutritionist!
CRTN Cancer Care Center hosting public open house 9/20 in Marlette at new Covenant cancer care center in the Thumb
Huron, Saginaw, Sanilac & Tuscola Counties, MI – September 12, 2023 CRTN Health (formerly known as Covenant Regional Thumb Network), is a collaborative of five independent Thumb hospitals and Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw. In February, the group announced the expansion of Covenant Medical Center's Cancer Care services through the opening of a new Covenant HealthCare cancer center on the campus of Marlette Regional Hospital called the  CRTN Cancer Care Center . With Covenant extending cancer ca...
Covenant HealthCare Announces Covenant Children’s Hospital
Covenant HealthCare recently announced Covenant Children’s Hospital, marking a milestone for the health care system and its commitment to pediatric care. Dr. Michael Fiore, Pediatric Intensivist and Medical Director of the Covenant Pediatric Intensive Care Unit states, “This marks a significant moment for our region, a moment that underscores our collective commitment to the well-being of the most vital resource for the future of the Great Lakes Bay Region – our children.” Covenant has been providing and...
Medical Moments: Lower Sodium – Keep the Flavor
Video Credit to WNEM TV 5 Featuring: Rebecca Srebinski, Covenant Diabetes & Nutrition Education Rebecca Srebinski is a Registered Dietician Nutritionist with the Covenant HealthCare Diabetes Education Team. She wants to educate the community on the importance of making good nutrition part of life for you and your family. Today, she will share ways to keep your sodium intake in check while also keeping your food flavorful!
Medical Moments: Covenant Foundation Red Carpet
Video Credit to WNEM TV 5 Featuring: Ryan Ratynski, Covenant Foundation It's Covenant Foundation Red Carpet week! There are still tickets available for the Red Carpet Premiere on Thursday, August 10 at Apple Mountain. Enjoy games, door prizes, a fleet of food trucks, live entertainment, and more! Proceeds from this year's Red Carpet events will benefit the Covenant Breast Health Center, Covenant Hospice and Covenant Cardiology. Call 989.583.7600 for more information!
25th Anniversary Covenant HealthCare Employee Picnic
Celebrating a quarter century of extraordinary care! Earlier this month, we held our 25th Annual Covenant HealthCare Employee Picnic in Bliss Park. At this year’s event, we paid special homage to the 25-year anniversary of the merger between our founding hospitals, Saginaw General and St. Luke's with a group drone photo and special cake-cutting ceremony. Here’s to many more years of working together and caring for our community!
Saginaw Valley State University Athletics Inks 10-Year Partnership with Covenant HealthCare
Saginaw Valley State University Athletics arrived at a mutually beneficial multi-year partnership with Covenant HealthCare to be recognized as the exclusive sports medicine provider for SVSU. "This is an exciting day for Cardinal Athletics," said Interim Director of Athletics Angela Pohl. "We pride ourselves on delivering the highest level of healthcare to more than 500 student-athletes at Saginaw Valley State University. Formalizing a transformational partnership with Covenant HealthCare and its world-...