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Dr. Nicolas J. Mouawad, a vascular surgeon with McLaren Bay Region and the hospital’s chief of vascular & endovascular surgery and vice chair of its department of surgery, has been recognized for his exceptional care, earning inclusion on Newsweek’s America’s Best Vascular Surgeons 2024 list.

In its first-ever listing, the magazine evaluated publicly available clinical data and quality metrics and surveyed medical experts to develop this inaugural list featuring its top 200 vascular surgeons nationwide.

“This is an incredible honor, and I am deeply grateful and humbled, but the real privilege is to be in this position and make an impact in the communities of the Great Lakes Bay Region,” Dr. Mouawad said. “This is shared with the entire surgical team, whose dedication and commitment to the care of our patients is what made this recognition possible.”

With more than 100,000 cases in the United States last year, vascular surgeons perform specialized procedures to relieve the quality-of-life-limiting symptoms of common, potentially life-threatening conditions, such as repairing damaged blood vessels, creating blood vessel access for dialysis patients, and treating blood clots and aneurysms, a potentially lifesaving procedure.

“We are incredibly proud of Dr. Mouawad and the level of care he can provide the patients of McLaren Bay Region,” said Dr. Binesh Patel, McLaren Medical Group President and CEO. “This achievement is a true testament to his exceptional surgical practice, commitment to every patient, and passion to advance the care he can offer his patients.”

Dr. Mouawad, MD, MPH, MBA, DFSVS, FRCS, FACS, RPVI, in his evaluation by Newsweek, was rated as being high-performing in procedures that improve blood flow in carotid arteries and to the legs and treatments that treat peripheral vascular disease and varicose veins.

A longtime member of the McLaren Bay Region medical staff and a favorite among his patients, Dr. Mouawad has routinely introduced advanced procedures to the community, as with his T-CAR stroke-prevention procedure, while also administering timely, emergency care, such as his treatment of pulmonary embolisms, deep vein thrombosis, and aortic aneurysms.

Congratulations, Dr. Mouawad!

The McLaren West Branch Outpatient Rehabilitation location provides Occupational and Physical Therapy services. The clinic has extended hours to meet patient needs:

Monday – Thursday: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

McLaren West Branch Outpatient Rehabilitation

2110 M-76, Suite 2

West Branch, MI 48661

Our skilled professionals can treat various diagnoses that range from general weakness to balance issues or orthopedic injuries. We also provide specialty services, including lymphedema, vestibular rehab, Hand Therapy, Women’s health, Functional Capacity Evaluation, Work conditioning, pediatrics, LSVT BIG, seating, and positioning evaluations.

Sarah Coleman, PT  

 Staci Saunders, OT 

Laura Duby, PT

Please call with any questions or to schedule an appointment at (989) 667-6600 and (989) 516-5078 or fax to (989) 667-6610.

Effective June 30, 2024, the Midland Physical Therapy clinic will be closing permanently.

While we no longer have a location in Midland, the outpatient therapy department is committed to doing what is best for your patient’s and will continue to provide outpatient rehabilitation services at four other locations.

Memo from the desk of Donna Wiltfong-Wilson, Director Patient Care Services for Surgical Services, OB & Trauma and Kenneth Parsons MD, Chief Medical Officer.

To: All Surgeons

From: D. Wiltfong-Wilson & Dr. K. Parsons, CMO

Re: Weekend Surgical Cases

Cc: R. Bowman & Y. Bradley

Date: June 20, 2024

We are happy to share that after many months of searching / training – McLaren Bay Region has secured a WEEKEND ONLY Surgical Team. This has lessened the burden of regular OR staff needing to come in on call to cover any weekend cases. This team has been used to cover inpatient or fracture cases that need to be done on weekends.

Starting July 6th, we will make this team available for elective cases (same day admit or outpatient) with an expected surgical in room time < 90 minutes.

This will be a first come first serve block, as this team may still need to assist with any inpatient surgeries.

Please contact the OR scheduling office with any weekend request – (989) 894-3052.

Soon you will notice that the Microsoft 365 login page looks different. You will now see helpful phishing reminders in an effort to keep our network safe. If you do not see the smiling doctor when logging in, have no fear, you are on the right page.

Benjamin Mize, MD, a fellowship-trained and board-certified gynecologic oncologist at Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Bay Region, will be moving his Bay City clinic to the KCI building on West Campus:

Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Bay Region

Oncology Specialty Clinic

3140 West Campus Drive

Bay City, MI 48706

Phone: 989-667-2325

Fax: 989-671-1353

PerfectServe Care Team iOS 2.13.0 was released on June 20, 2024. 

Fixed the following reported issue

Resolved an issue where a user’s assigned patients would not appear in a subsequent search, when using the directory search functionality.

Changes also include

Enhanced call notifications to show missed call notifications in the foreground. This process previously required users to bring the app into focus, in the foreground, to see the notification.​​​​​

End of support for Care Team iOS 2.11.0

Care Team iOS 2.11.0 will not be supported from July 25, 2024. Please update to app version 2.13.0 or 2.12.0 to ensure continued usage with our latest functionality and security requirements.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Brought to you by Laura Love

July 9: Hernia Screening Clinic; 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at Lincoln Center, 80 S Lincoln Street, Bay City, 48708; registration required by calling toll-free 1-877-411-2762; learn more HERE

July 10: Bay Area Stroke Education Series "Community Health Services & Resources"; 3:00 p.m. at Center for Rehabilitation, 3190 E. Midland Road, Bay City 48706; register online at www.mclaren.org/BayClasses or call toll-free at 1-877-411-2762; learn more HERE

July 24: Virtual Breastfeeding Class; 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.; call (989) 894-3020 or baychildbirth@mclaren.org for questions; to register, click HERE

For more information on upcoming community health events, click HERE.

MEDICAL STAFF RULES – REMINDER

Leaving on vacation?

Out of Town CME?

Notify Medial Staff Services, (989) 894-3806, either verbally or in writing, the beginning and ending dates of your vacation and who is covering your patients.

In addition, the Health Information Services Department uses this information when completing their list for suspensions. Any provider going on vacation will not be suspended for records that have been discharged 48 hours before their vacation; and they will then have 48 hours after returning to complete these records.

Please contact Medical Staff Services at (989) 894-3806 or medstaffservbay@mclaren.org with any questions regarding Medical Staff Bylaws.

Questions regarding suspension can be directed to HIM at (989) 894-9541 or teresa.ricupati@mclaren.org or heather.humphrey@mclaren.org.

We are asking all of our healthcare partners to inform us of any changes within your office, including provider status, address, phone number, fax number or other pertinent information. This is key to ensuring that offices are getting all necessary communications regarding patient care and hospital updates.

Please send any changes to Sheri Kelley, Patient Access Supervisor, at sheralee.kelley@mclaren.org or call (810) 600-7915.

For hospital credentialed provider offices, please ALSO send changes to Janet Matuszewski, Regional Manager of Medical Staff, at janet.matuszewski@mclaren.org.

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