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Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
UM Health-Sparrow honors longtime volunteer with 2025 Founders' Award
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The University of Michigan Health-Sparrow honored community volunteer Deborah Ginsburg with the 2025 Founders' Award for her contribution to the mid-Michigan community. Sparrow reports that Ginsburg has supported the hospital for decades. She began her work as a part-time team member in 1979. She was a longtime member of the Sparrow Hospital Guild, where she served as Chair, and joined the Sparrow Women's Board of Managers in 2016, leading the board as Chair from 2021 to 2022. Ginsburg also served two-year terms on the Sparrow Foundation Board and the Sparrow Hospital Board. She and her husband, Ira Ginsburg, the former senior vice president of operations and the 2012 Founders' Award recipient, are members of the Sparrow Foundation's Philanthropist League. 'We often encounter people in what is often a stressful time in their lives. To me, volunteering and supporting the many selfless people who help our patients and their families is what influences me, and I hope, in some small way, influences others too,' said Deborah Ginsburg in a news release sent to 6 News. Sparrow says Ginsburg currently serves on the Ele's Place Board of Directors, supporting children and young adults as they navigate grief in a safe and compassionate environment. 'The Founders' Award is presented by the Sparrow Women's Board of Managers to a volunteer, community member, retired team member or physician who has made a positive impact on the health of the Mid-Michigan region through their involvement with University of Michigan Health-Sparrow,' said Sparrow in a news release sent to 6 News. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Hospitalizations from the flu on the rise
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — This year, the is tracking a flu outbreak that has led to more than 13,000 deaths and 300,000 hospitalizations—a strain that Mid-Michigan doctors say has made its way to the region. 'We have seen so many more cases of flu than we've seen in a very long time,' says Marry Roelofs, a family physician with Holt Family Practice. 'It's kind of going through whole houses as well, where if one person gets it for them from school, it tends to go through the whole house and it's been spreading very, very quickly.' Doctors say people have let their guard down since the COVID-19 pandemic, but now it is time to get back to basic prevention methods. 'So flu shots, washing hands,' says Roelofs. 'And if you do feel sick or if someone near you is feeling sick, please wear a mask because it does help prevent transmission, not only of flu but of other viruses and other things that we don't want to spread.' If you do get sick, keep an eye on how you're feeling—and know when you need extra help. Officials with the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow say that flu symptoms have been the most commonly reported problem at emergency rooms in recent months, but so far, they haven't been overwhelmed. 'It's going to depend on the person,' says Roelofs. 'If it's someone who's having any problems, difficulty breathing if they're having chest pain if they haven't been able to keep water down or anything of that sort, that that's something is going to be more of an urgent care setting.' If you aren't sure if you need to go to the hospital or not, Sparrow offers that will let you check your symptoms against a list of car options—from a trip to urgent care, virtual appointment, to even a flu shot. You can book those on the same webpage. Doctors say getting the vaccine is the best thing you can do to keep yourself out of the hospital for the rest of the flu season, however long that lasts. 'We're hoping the beginning of spring or early May, this should hopefully calm down,' says Roelofs. 'But we can't guarantee there don't really seem to be any rules anymore. ' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
