Monthly Archives: March 2017

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) and Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, today announced their plans to establish a joint venture for the 133-bed St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea (SJMC) hospital, located in Chelsea. The two parties have signed a letter of intent launching a due diligence period during which final details of the joint venture will be determined. “Michigan Medicine wants to partner with health care organizations that deliver high quality and high value," said David Spahlinger, M.D., president of the University of Michigan Health System, the clinical care unit of Michigan Medicine. "Saint Joseph Mercy Health System has a long-standing, positive reputation for delivering high-quality care to their communities. We look forward to working together on improving health care access and quality for the local community and the entire state." With the signing of the letter of intent, the two parties will begin working out the terms of a definitive agreement under which both SJMHS and Michigan Medicine will have an interest in St Joseph Mercy Chelsea. SJMHS will maintain control and will manage hospital operations, including appointing its leaders. 2 This joint venture allows two strong health systems with excellent care delivery…

The March 7-8 wind storm cut power to more than 1.1 million Michigan residents – an all-time combined record – and was one of Consumers Energy’s most devastating storms in its 130-year history. Consumers Energy employees worked around the clock to turn power back on to over 360,000 homes affected by the historic wind event.  It was the largest weather related power problem in Michigan’s history. Wednesday’s outage affected more people than all major 2016 outages combined.  A total of 662,881 customers lost power in all of 2016, compared to 1,190,000 (combined Consumers Energy and DTE Energy) in last week’s storm alone. While Consumers Energy has completed restoration efforts, DTE Energy still has several thousand customers without power.  At a morning press conference, DTE Energy reported 7,000 customers remain without service.  DTE Energy had hoped to have all restoration completed by Monday night, but extensive damage to equipment and lines has presented a greater challenge. “From the wire guard, to the line clearing crew, to the call center representative, to the line worker laboring high off the ground, many employees involved in this restoration have positive stories to tell about interactions with many kind residents affected by the storm,” said Patti…