HANCOCK — It is hard to think of the Copper Country without thinking about the Quincy Mine. It’s a sign of the area’s rich cultural legacy visible from most of Houghton County. However, not enough people think of it as a destination for holiday shopping. It’s true, the Quincy Mine ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally ran Nov. 29 with an incorrect headline. HANCOCK, Mich. — Johannes and Hilkka Juntunen, recent immigrants from Finland who’d been scratching out a living in the western U.P., walked into a Copper Country bank in 1962 with $50 in their pockets, ...
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. However, it would be hard not to be aware of lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in the U.S. Each year, 230,000 people are diagnosed and 140,000 die of lung cancer. In the three-county area served by UP Health System – ...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While most people are aware of breast cancer, not everyone is aware of how it is diagnosed and treated. Fewer people still are aware of what breast cancer means for residents of Houghton County. Dealing with breast cancer begins with the tests that ...
If you or someone close to you have ever needed to stay at a hospital longer than an overnight, you have probably experienced an inpatient unit. UP Health System – Portage maintains an inpatient unit consisting of a 25-bed medical/surgical unit and a three-bed intensive care unit. Rooms in ...
The Portage location in Hancock is only one of the several UP Health System locations across the Upper Peninsula. All of the facilities work together to ensure that the people of the U.P. get the best care possible as close to home. One example of this is the relationship between UPHS - Portage ...
Dr. Michael Carter, one of two board certified orthopedic surgeons at UPHS – Portage, is a sports medicine specialist. Dr. Carter sees patients with a wide variety of conditions, but his specialty is the rotator cuff. “Like the hip, the shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint, but in the hip, ...
Urology is a surgical specialty that not many people think about until they need urologic treatment. Most people will require some sort of urologic treatment at some point in their lives. Urology involves evaluation and treatment of problems involving the genitourinary tract which includes ...
The Gas Lite General Store has been a favorite part of Copper Harbor for decades. The store is now under new ownership, but the new owner, Stacy Gibson, has been a part of the Gas Lite family for years. She is interested in maintaining the traditions and practices that make the Gaslight so ...
Mother’s Day is May 12 this year. But, did you know that the week following Mother’s Day is International Women’s Health Week? Hopefully readers have already found ways to celebrate Mother’s Day but if they haven’t found a way to celebrate Women’s Health Week, UP Health Systems – ...
It could be said that the first step to fixing a problem is identifying it. In order for your doctor to solve a problem they need to know what they are looking at. But how does your doctor know what they are looking at if they cannot see it? That is where diagnostic imaging comes in. ...
Today people want flexibility and on-demand services in all aspects of their lives. Business people alike are seeking to streamline their operations in efforts to maximize their time and profitability. The GrandBridge Business Centre is a much needed response to these changing business trends ...
Dr. Theresa Holladay is a gynecologist for UP Health System - Portage with a new office in Internal Medicine. Her specialization in gynecology, as well as her position within the internal medicine suite, allows her the ability to give specialized attention to the residence of the Copper ...
UP Health Systems – Portage (UPHS-Portage) and Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) collaborate efforts to ensure comprehensive women’s health care services are available to everyone. UGL provides high quality, out-patient services including patient education, family planning, ...
A hospital's Emergency Department (ED) has to be a well-oiled machine and, as the Emergency Department Coordinator at UP Health System-Portage (UPHS-Portage), Alecyn Sintkowski is the one who oils it. “I started at Portage as a Nursing Supervisor in 2010,” said Sintkowski. As a ...
Orthopedics is a branch of medicine concerning the skeletal system and related structures including the tendons and ligaments. Many people seek orthopedic surgery after an injury but many more seek it as they age and their joints begin to naturally deteriorate. Because of the range of issues ...
Suppose that you've been doing some lifting at work or in the garden and your back is giving you some trouble. Or perhaps you accidentally hooked yourself while fishing. It's not serious enough to go to the emergency room, but you also can't see it getting better on its own. UP Health System ...
On May 20, seven Lighthouse Learners were touted at a Graduation Party in MTU’s Ballroom A at the MUB. The Party was held especially to honor them and their graduation from Calumet High School and to present them with their scholarships. Over 100 parents, family, friends and community members ...
When most people hear “occupational therapy,” they might think of some kind of program meant to help people get jobs. In the world of medicine, it has a different definition. “The occupational professional works on activities that you might take for granted every day: can you manage at ...
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