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Ascension Michigan to pay $2.8M to feds over hysterectomies
Read full article: Ascension Michigan to pay $2.8M to feds over hysterectomiesA Michigan health care provider has agreed to pay $2.8 million to the federal government to settle allegations that a doctor performed unnecessary hysterectomies and other services.
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Michigan residents 16+ can schedule COVID vaccine at Ascension clinics in Southfield
Read full article: Michigan residents 16+ can schedule COVID vaccine at Ascension clinics in SouthfieldAscension Michigan is expanding COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Southfield, with appointments available to all Michigan residents 16 and older.
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Ascension Michigan to close vaccination clinic Tuesday at Macomb Community College
Read full article: Ascension Michigan to close vaccination clinic Tuesday at Macomb Community CollegeFILE - In this Dec. 23, 2020, file photo, a nurse administers the first of the two Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations in Chicago. Governors and health officials have been reluctant to sign on to a Biden administration plan to open 100 federally supported vaccination sites by the end of February. With vaccine supplies running tight, they want assurances that the doses will come from a separate federal supply and not their own. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
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Ascension Michigan installs temporary visitor restrictions amid climbing COVID cases
Read full article: Ascension Michigan installs temporary visitor restrictions amid climbing COVID casesAll rights reserved)WARREN, Mich. – Ascension Michigan has issued temporary visitation restrictions to help prevent the spread of coronavirus as cases surge throughout the state. One visitor is allowed for outpatient surgery and must stay in the waiting room. The above restrictions do not apply at Ascension Michigan physician practice sites. A number of other medical centers have also recently ramped up visitation restrictions as COVID-19 cases climb throughout Michigan. The total number of coronavirus cases in Michigan has risen to 277,806, including 8,190 deaths, as of Wednesday.
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Detroit event to offer free vaccinations, flu shots for children on Sept. 12
Read full article: Detroit event to offer free vaccinations, flu shots for children on Sept. 12All rights reserved)DETROIT – Ascension Michigan is partnering with the Detroit Health Department to offer free immunization and flu shots to children this weekend. Officials say vaccinations among children in Detroit have declined from 82% to 47% since March, according to a report from the Wayne County Health Department. To combat this decline, the health system will host a Back to School Community Immunization Fair on September 12 at Martin Luther King Jr. High School. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., children 6 months old and older can receive free immunization and flu shots. Officials say individuals are welcome whether they are insured or not.