A man whose pickup truck got trapped in rushing floodwaters unleashed by rains from Hurricane Francine was saved by a Good Samaritan who also happened to be an emergency room nurse.

The Ann Arbor Animal Hospital will cease operations in its ER on Tuesday morning.

Michigan Medicine is experiencing staff shortages due to the latest COVID surge.

A 16-month-old boy is being treated in the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital emergency room after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head.

Two emergency physicians at U-M share when patients should seek out emergency care as ERs fill up.

Michigan Medicine announced on Monday morning new restrictions to visitors as COVID cases climb.

Emergency room physicians at Michigan Medicine sound the alarm over increasing COVID cases.

DETROIT There are people with serious health issues who are avoiding emergency rooms amid the COVID-19 pandemic because they fear contracting the virus at the hospital. Doctors say this is not the right perception of emergency rooms right now, including in Metro Detroit. Were seeing people stay at home with serious issues like heart attacks, strokes, appendicitis, things like that. More people dying at homeIn April 2019, 39 people died at home due to health issues in Oakland County. In April 2020, there were 110 people who died due to health issues at home in Oakland County.

WAYNE, Mich. – Beaumont announced Tuesday it is seeing a decrease in the surge of COVID-19 patients at its Michigan hospitals and is adjusting care plans accordingly with this new trend. “While the number of COVID-19 patients has decreased recently, we don’t know what the future holds in this pandemic and there could still be a surge of COVID-19 patients,” he said. “Beaumont-Wayne will serve as a reserve COVID-19 hospital in anticipation of those potential needs as a part of the Beaumont surge plan. We will continue to redeploy staff as needed to address the fluctuating needs at all sites.”Beaumont closed its Wayne emergency center March 26 to dedicate it to the influx of COVID-19 patients it was receiving. Related: Beaumont says it will test workers’ blood in study on COVID-19 antibodies

PONTIAC, Mich. – Police are investigating a double shooting that happened Sunday and claimed the life of a young man. Officers spoke to a second victim who was at the hospital. The first victim, a 23-year-old Pontiac resident, was unresponsive as he was rushed into the emergency room. The second victim told deputies that he had driven them both to the hospital. They include a 28-year-old Pontiac resident and 24-year-old Pontiac resident.