Santa and Ms. Claus returned to University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital this week to visit the hospital’s littlest patients.

New Zealanders this week have been debating a thorny health care issue — whether ethnicity should be a factor in determining when patients get surgery.

Look out above: Drones will soon be delivering prescription medications to households across Washtenaw County.

The U-M Board of Regents approved the relocation and expansion of U-M Health's Ypsilanti Health Center on Dec. 8, 2022.

Michigan Medicine will name its new hospital after longtime philanthropists.

Young patients are celebrating Halloween early at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.

Michigan Medicine is notifying some of its patients about a potential data breach.

Metro Detroit residents will now be able to access advanced pediatric specialty care at Trinity Health Oakland hospital.

ChildKind International is an organization that focuses on pediatric pain prevention and treatment by awarding certification to hospitals across the world that excel in the field.

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital will be able to triple its current musical therapy services for its patients through the brand-new Sophie's Place studio.

Michigan Medicine's financial results for fiscal year 2022 were presented during U-M's June 16 Board of Regents meeting.

Superhero window washers gave patients hospitalized at Mott Children's Hospital a show on Thursday.

Michigan Medicine was recently ranked a top medical institution for LGBTQ+ equity by the Human Rights Campaign.

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

Staff at C.S Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor have been bringing holiday cheer to their youngest patients leading up to Christmas.

Hospitals named on the list this year outperformed their peers while maintaining high clinical performance, lower inpatient costs and better overall patient-hospital experiences, the study said.

Beds are filling up at U-M hospital as officials report an increase in COVID activity.

The distinction from the independent national watchdog organization recognizes how hospitals prevent medical errors and harm to patients.

Staff at Mott Children's helped patients and their families get into the Halloween spirit.

The following chart and tables show the amount of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the state of Michigan, the cases broken down by age range, gender and how many patients are hospitalized.

A negative pressure tent invented at U-M has received emergency use authorization from the FDA.

Young patients admitted to hospital for eating disorders more than doubled during the pandemic at Michigan Medicine.

In nearly any situation Beaumont Troy will work to accommodate patients.

"Management is working with us now," said UPAMM President Jill Hasen.

Architectural rendering of the new inpatient hospital on Michigan Medicine's Ann Arbor campus. ANN ARBOR – Michigan Medicine announced it will soon resume construction on a new 12-story hospital that was paused due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Michigan Medicine)With current facilities operating at more than 90% capacity, the new 690,000 gross square foot building will provide adult patients at Michigan Medicine more access. “As a result, all Michigan Medicine inpatient beds will be single private rooms. According to Michigan Medicine, the new facility will include:Family spaces throughout and space for loved ones to visit in each patient room.

ANN ARBOR – In an email sent to patients on Wednesday, Michigan Medicine announced that it will not be administering additional first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations this week due to low supply. “On behalf of all the physicians and staff at Michigan Medicine, thank you for your patience,” read the letter. AdThe state of Michigan is currently prioritizing sending the majority of its vaccine supply to local health departments, with about 40% going to hospitals around the state, officials said. AdMichigan Medicine patients do not need to take action to receive a vaccine through the health system. Established patients are already in the system and will receive invitations to get the vaccine once supply becomes available.

ANN ARBOR – A gift from donors Lainie and Kenny Lipschutz and the Lipschutz Family Fund has made Michigan Medicine’s Paws4Patients a permanent program in the health system. To honor the family’s generosity, the program has been renamed the Lipschutz-Danzansky Family Paws4Patients Program. Established in 2016 with the support of several donor families, the program -- and its four-legged caregivers -- provides support and comfort to Michigan Medicine patients and their families. (Courtesy: Michigan Medicine)The Lipschutzs are also members of the Michigan Medicine C.S. Each dog was matched with Michigan Medicine based on the types of patients that receive care and the health system’s needs.

ANN ARBOR – Michigan Medicine announced Monday it has added visitor restrictions at its hospitals and clinics to curb the spread of COVID-19 and to protect patients and staff. Visitors, including family, are required to wear a face covering that covers their nose and mouth at all Michigan Medicine properties, including inside a patient’s room. No visitors will be allowed in clinics for adult patients unless the patient has a physical or cognitive impairment that requires assistance. We hope that by adding these restrictions, we will better protect everyone from COVID-19,” Washer continued. “Limiting visitors and requiring a mask at all times will help reduce the spread of infection.”Related reading:

DETROIT – The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) placed temporary restrictions on inpatient visitations on Thursday amid increased coronavirus spread in Michigan. Visiting hours are now between 8 a.m to 6 p.m. daily for patients at the DMC Harper University Hospital, DMC Heart Hospital, DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, DMC Hutzel Women’s Hospital, DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital and DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital. Officials said Thursday that visitation protocols will remain the same at the DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan and the DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan. New COVID-19 cases have been increasing rapidly throughout the state in recent weeks, and virus hospitalizations have risen in response. Testing has increased in recent weeks, with more than 45,000 diagnostic tests reported per day, but the positive rate has increased to above 11% over the last week.

A new study finds that some “long-hauler” COVID-19 patients may experience prolonged skin symptoms, with one patient reporting “COVID toes” for as long as 150 days. “COVID toes,” are red, sore and sometimes itchy swellings on toes that look like chilblains, something doctors normally see on the feet and hands of people who’ve spent a long time outdoors in the cold. “In particular, we saw that with chilblains, also known as COVID toes, where they’ve been having skin symptoms for more than 60 days.”According to TODAY’s report, one patient reported “COVID toes” for over 130 days and another reported it for more than 150 days. Other skin symptoms include hives, lasting about five days, and scaly papule and plaques lasting for about 20 days. Freeman said about 16% of patients with “COVID toes” were hospitalized.

DETROIT – On Oct. 6, McLaren Oakland notified 2,219 current and former patients of a potential compromise of their personal data on a hospital computer. On July 10, 2020, representatives from McLaren Oakland became aware of a computer desktop file containing an unauthorized and unsecured link to a file containing patients' protected health information. Following an investigation, McLaren Oakland officials have discovered that the link was inadvertently rendered insecure by an employee, and that there is no evidence of fraudulent or criminal activity related to this incident. The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights has been notified of the incident, and McLaren Oakland will cooperate with the Office in its review. The notification letter includes details on identity theft monitoring and protection services offered through McLaren, free of charge.

Michigan health officials updated the states COVID-19 hospitalization data on Tuesday, Aug. 11, the first update to the data since Aug. 3. The states update to the hospitalization data this week includes both confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases for adults, and a breakdown of the amount of inpatients on ventilators and in intensive care (ICU). The combination of confirmed and suspected cases creates a bit of a spike in the trend. The state also added Prev Day COVID Related ED Visits to the to hospitalization data report. Heres a look at the data since the Aug. 11 update, including the percent of active cases in the state:

DETROIT Only 70 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients remain admitted at Henry Ford hospitals, while more than 1,600 have been discharged in the last two months, officials said. That means the hospitals once housed more than 750 COVID-19 patients at once nearly two months ago, and since then, more than 1,600 total coronavirus patients have been treated and discharged. Michigan stay-at-home order: Heres where entire state stands heading into this weekOfficials at Henry Ford Health System report 1,606 coronavirus patients have been discharged over the last 60 days, while 70 remain admitted. In total, 34,924 people have tested negative, while 7,378 have tested positive at Henry Ford Health Systems hospitals. Patients are spending an average of four days in the hospital, and those who need it are also spending four days in the intensive care unit, according to hospital officials.

DETROIT Almost 2,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged from Henry Ford hospitals in the last two months, and fewer than 120 remain hospitalized, officials said. Officials at Henry Ford Health System report 1,972 coronavirus patients have been discharged over the last 60 days, while 112 remain hospitalized. The number of coronavirus patients still in the hospital dropped from 113 on Wednesday to 112 on Thursday. In total, 28,167 people have tested negative, while 7,203 have tested positive at Henry Ford Health Systems hospitals. Patients are spending an average of 10 days in the hospital, and those who need it are also spending 18 days in the intensive care unit, according to hospital officials.

DETROIT Almost 2,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged from Henry Ford hospitals in the last two months, and fewer than 125 remain hospitalized, officials said. Officials at Henry Ford Health System report 1,972 coronavirus patients have been discharged over the last 60 days, while 122 remain hospitalized. The number of coronavirus patients still in the hospital dropped from 128 on Monday to 122 on Tuesday. In total, 26,613 people have tested negative, while 7,153 have tested positive at Henry Ford Health Systems hospitals. Patients are spending an average of 12 days in the hospital, and those who need it are also spending 15 days in the intensive care unit, according to hospital officials.

DETROIT – Almost 2,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged from Henry Ford hospitals in the last two months, and fewer than 130 remain hospitalized, officials said. Officials at Henry Ford Health System report 1,965 coronavirus patients have been discharged over the last 60 days, while 128 remain hospitalized. The number of coronavirus patients still in the hospital dropped from 128 on Saturday to 128 on Monday. In total, 25,859 people have tested negative, while 7,132 have tested positive at Henry Ford Health System’s hospitals. Patients are spending an average of 11 days in the hospital, and those who need it are also spending 11 days in the intensive care unit, according to hospital officials.

DETROIT More than 1,950 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged from Henry Ford hospitals in the last month, and fewer than 130 remain hospitalized, officials said. Officials at Henry Ford Health System report 1,962 coronavirus patients have been discharged over the last 60 days, while 129 remain hospitalized. The number of coronavirus patients still in the hospital dropped from 146 on Friday to 129 on Saturday. In total, 24,892 people have tested negative, while 7,095 have tested positive at Henry Ford Health Systems hospitals. Patients are spending an average of 11 days in the hospital, and those who need it are also spending 18 days in the intensive care unit, according to hospital officials.

DETROIT – More than 1,800 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged from Henry Ford hospitals in the last month, and fewer than 300 remain hospitalized, officials said. Officials at Henry Ford Health System report 1,833 coronavirus patients have been discharged over the last 60 days, while 282 others remain hospitalized. The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has dropped from 679 on April 4, to 486 on April 24, to 371 on Thursday. In total, 17,035 people have tested negative, while 6,705 have tested positive at Henry Ford Health System’s hospitals. Patients are spending an average of 8.6 days in the hospital, and those who need it are spending 11.3 days in the intensive care unit, according to hospital officials.

Published: May 1, 2020, 11:51 amDETROIT – On Friday, Henry Ford Health System provided data chronicling the latest developments in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 Cases as of 10 a.m. Friday:Total number of Henry Ford Health System patients who tested negative: 15,113Total number of Henry Ford Health System patients who tested positive: 6,523Total number of Henry Ford Health System patients currently admitted: 341Total number of Henry Ford Health System patients discharged home in last 30 days: 1,748Average length of stay in hospital by discharge date: 12.5 daysAverage Intensive Care Unit days by discharge date: 13.3 daysThe number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 41,379 as of Friday morning, including 3,789 deaths, state officials report.

DETROIT – More than 1,700 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged from Henry Ford hospitals in the last month, and fewer than 400 remain hospitalized, officials said. Officials at Henry Ford Health System report 1,705 coronavirus patients have been discharged over the last 30 days, while 377 others remain hospitalized. The number of coronavirus patients still in the hospital dropped from 418 on Tuesday to 377 on Wednesday. In total, 13,647 people have tested negative, while 6,362 have tested positive at Henry Ford Health System’s hospitals. Patients are spending an average of 12 days in the hospital, and those who need it are spending 14.6 days in the intensive care unit, according to hospital officials.

DETROIT There are new reports of therapies used to treat COVID-19 every day -- often met with hopeful fanfare. Based on those two loose pieces of information, they are following a hunch and testing very high doses of famotidine in patients with coronavirus. This is science in action, but it is not anywhere near proof enough that people should even consider taking Pepcid. Although the start of these two studies generated hope and interest among the public, the bottom line is that they are nowhere near medical advice. More information on coronavirus (COVID-19):

DETROIT – Officials at Henry Ford Health System report 1,317 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged over the last month, while 617 others remain hospitalized. As of 10 a.m. Thursday, an additional 43 patients have been released since Wednesday morning. The number of coronavirus patients still in the hospital dropped from 629 on Friday to 617 on Wednesday. In total, 8,491 people have tested negative, while 5,158 have tested positive at Henry Ford Health System’s hospitals. Patients are spending an average of 7.18 days in the hospital, and those who need it are spending 6.54 days in the intensive care unit, according to hospital officials.

One of Michigan’s first coronavirus (COVID-19) patients shares survival storyPublished: April 15, 2020, 11:16 pmOne of Michigan’s first coronavirus (COVID-19) patients was diagnosed more than a month ago.

DETROIT – Officials at Henry Ford Health System report more than 1,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged over the last month, while fewer than 700 remain hospitalized. As of 11:45 a.m. Friday, 1,007 people have been treated for the coronavirus and discharged -- an additional 154 patients since Wednesday morning. The number of coronavirus patients still in the hospital dropped from 743 on Wednesday to 696 on Friday. In total, 6,698 people have tested negative, while 4,285 have tested positive at Henry Ford Health System’s hospitals. “I’m very cautiously optimistic that she will continue to recover,” said Elissa Fory, M.D., a Henry Ford neurologist who was part of the team of medical specialists involved in the patient’s care.

DETROIT – The Henry Ford Health System reports, as of Tuesday, they are caring for 752 COVID-19 patients at their various hospitals. UPDATE -- April 8, 2020: 853 coronavirus patients discharged, number in hospital dropsHere’s some of the updated numbers released by Henry Ford Health System on April 7:Total # Henry Ford Health System patients who tested negative, 5,954. Total # Henry Ford Health System patients who tested positive, 3,902. Total # Henry Ford Health System patients currently admitted, 752. Total # Henry Ford Health System patients discharged home in last 30 days, 778.