Fifty-Seven Portage Employees Recognized at Service Awards Ceremony
April 13, 2016
UP Health System – Portage recognized 57 employees for their years of services at a ceremony held in the hospital café on Wednesday (April 13).
April 13, 2016
UP Health System – Portage recognized 57 employees for their years of services at a ceremony held in the hospital café on Wednesday (April 13).
April 6, 2016
The Family Birthing Center and PortagePointe at UP Health System – Portage lifted their recent visitor restrictions on Wednesday (April 6).
March 8, 2016
UP Health System – Portage is donating $100,000 to the Michigan Technological University Athletic Department over a four-year span to enhance student-athlete health and wellness.
March 7, 2016
UP Health System – Portage CEO Jeff Lang has announced that Dr. Stephen Lipson, a board certified urologist, is now seeing patients at Portage.
March 7, 2016
A record 657 skiers flooded the Swedetown ski trails in Calumet for the 36th running of the UP Health System Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon on Saturday.
March 1, 2016
The elders at PortagePointe are holding a community event to showcase their Creative Expressions on Thursday, March 3 from 2:30 – 4 p.m.
February 24, 2016
The Family Birthing Center and PortagePointe at UP Health System – Portage are temporarily closed to visiting children, including siblings, due to the high numbers of respiratory illness and influenza in the community.
February 18, 2016
The Keller Family Community Foundation has granted the Portage Health Foundation $2,000 to purchase gas-only gift cards for the continuation of a medical transportation program at UP Health System-Portage.
February 18, 2016
Nephrology is the branch of medicine that deals with the normal working of the kidneys as well as its diseases.
February 3, 2016
UP Health System will begin site preparation activity at its planned new UP Health System Calumet clinic in late February. Construction of the new clinic facility will begin in the spring.
February 1, 2016
When a heart attack strikes, every minute matters. In fact, the first few minutes are critical in determining the short-term and long-term outcome for the patient.
January 25, 2016
A free public presentation by Dr. Rudy Evonich on “Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention” is slated for 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 8 at the Shelden Grill.
January 15, 2016
Dr. Jennifer Bow will present a free public lecture titled, “Lower Extremity Pain and Treatment Options for the Hip, Knee, Foot and Ankle”, on January 28 at the Shelden Grill/Franklin Square Inn in Houghton.
January 10, 2016
Michigan Tech hosted the premier Nordic skiing event in the country last week, the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships. The event is run by a large group of volunteers and UP Health System – Portage supplied the medical team with six of its employees.
December 15, 2015
UP Health System – Portage is proud to welcome Debbie Lorenz, NP to its internal medicine staff in Hancock. Lorenz is partnering with Dr. Katriina Hopper and began seeing patients in late November.