Events of Thursday, August 13, 2020
Back to School Bash Resource Fair Drive Thru. 6 PM to 8 PM. First United Methodist Church, 275 West Michigan Avenue. This year's event will be drive thru only. Each child who is present in the car will receive a backpack filled with school supplies. The line will move fast so there is no need to line up early. All children must be present to receive supplies. Thank you to our sponsors this year Henry Ford Allegiance Health, American 1 Credit Union, CP Federal Credit Union, County National Bank, JTV, Dawn Foods, Meijer, Aeroquip Credit Union, Center for Family Health, and Consumers Energy. Also thanks to those that have donated school supplies including BlueOx Credit Union, YMCA Of Jackson, Jackson District Library, Molina Healthcare, Jackson Symphony Orchestra, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The Green Market at Henry Ford Allegiance Health. 9 AM to 2 PM. Corner of East Michigan Avenue and Waterloo Street, across from the hospital. Please respect social distancing, wear face masks and observe safety procedures. All food and products sold at The Green Market at Allegiance Health are grown and produced in Michigan using little or no pesticides, herbicides, inorganic fertilizers, or antibiotics. This…
Thursday, August 13, 2020
JTV News presents The Morning Show. Andy and Bart’s guests: Dr. Donna O'Neill, Infectious Disease Specialist, The PIIC Center. Dr. George Santos, General Psychiatrist. The Chamber Connection, Pat O'Dowd, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce & Mark Schissler, Schissler Certified Payments. Live at 9 AM and replay at 11 AM. Thursday on The Bart Hawley Show guests include: Stephanie Kristovic, Principal, Lumen Christi Catholic Schools; Dr. Kelli Bogue, Community Hearing Center; Tish Baltimore, RN, Nursing Director, Women's & Children's Services, Henry Ford Allegiance Health; @Home Jackson; Ric Walton, The Walton Insurance Group. Live at 1 PM, replays at 5, 8, and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM Friday..
Paragon Academy Drive-Thru Backpack Giveaway 8-11-20 | Photo Gallery
Paragon Academy Drive-Thru Backpack Giveaway, August 11, 2020. Photos by Brooke Morse, JTV. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="735" display="pro_blog_gallery"] Paragon Academy Drive-Thru Backpack Giveaway, August 11, 2020. Photos by Brooke Morse, JTV. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Henry Ford Allegiance Health Adds Advanced Practice Providers to Medical Staff
(August 12, 2020 5:14 PM) Henry Ford Allegiance Health has announced that advanced practice providers are now members of its medical staff. With a graduate degree or higher, advanced practice providers include physician assistants, nurse practitioners and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Like doctors, advanced practice providers are qualified to work in a hospital setting, outpatient clinics, doctor’s offices, medical specialty practices, emergency departments and urgent care centers. “The advanced practice providers at Henry Ford Allegiance Health are essential and esteemed members of our patient care team,” says Henry Ford Allegiance Health Chief of Staff Brian Kim, MD. “Their education, experience and expertise make them more than qualified to be members of our medical staff.” Advanced practice providers have six to eight years of education, depending on their specialty. Board certified by national organizations and licensed by the State of Michigan, all advanced practice providers complete continuing education requirements and regularly undergo a re-certification process. Because of their degree of higher-level education, advanced practice providers can do a lot of the same things a physician can do, including: Prescribe medications (applies to nurse practitioners and physician assistants). Record patient histories. Conduct physical exams. Order lab work, x-rays and other tests. Diagnose…
Michigan Reports 517 Coronavirus Cases Today, State Total Now 89,271
(August 12, 2020 4:28 PM) Michigan reported 517 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 89,271. The State of Michigan is reporting 9 COVID-19-related deaths today, with the state total at at 6,273. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 8/7/2020): 63,636. This information is updated daily at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.
