patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Beaumont Hospital

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Who's Hiring in St. Clair Shores?

Scroll through job listings right here in town.

Looking for work in the St. Clair Shores area? Here's a roundup of career opportunities near you, according to indeed.com:

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

St. Clair Shores Resident Undergoes Face-Splitting Surgery to Battle Rare Bone Cancer

Mary Ann Jarrett says she's grateful to be alive after her radical operation.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Beaumont, Henry Ford to Implement No-Nicotine Hiring Policy Jan. 1

Job applicants will be screened for signs of nicotine as part of the hiring process.

Beaumont and Henry Ford health systems announced today they will not hire job applicants who use tobacco products, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Job applicants will be screened for signs of nicotine as part of the hiring process. Beaumont and Henry Ford join a growing number of local and national health care systems that have implemented a no-nicotine hiring policy, reinforcing their commitment to good health and wellness. “As health care providers, we have a responsibility to take a leadership role in promoting healthy behaviors – starting with ourselves,” says Beaumont’s president and CEO Gene Michalski. Henry Ford CEO Nancy Schlichting says the “health and well-being of our patients, employees and visitors is our top priority. The no-…

Lynn Hodorek

11:42 pm on Saturday, September 29, 2012

Very supportive of this initiative. If smoking employees can take excessive smoke breaks during work, doesn't that incentivize smoking?   more ›

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Sheryl Crow's Brain Tumor a 'Common' Type, Beaumont Doctor Says

With word of the singer's meningioma coming out, the Royal Oak hospital's director of neuro-oncology offers information on the usually noncancerous tumors.

Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow announced Tuesday that she has a meningioma – a type of brain tumor that is usually noncancerous. The breast cancer survivor told CNN the tumor is benign and described it as a "bump in the road." As word spread about the announcement, Dr. Daniel Pieper, director of neuro-oncology at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, offered some insight into this type of tumor. Here's what he had to say: How common is it? "They are one of the most common of the intracranial tumors. If you look at studies on cadavers, probably 3 percent of all autopsies will show meningioma," Pieper said. "Meningioma, in and of themselves, account for almost 20 percent of all the brain tumors that we see." How are they diagnosed? Meningioma have …

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Lakeview Student Club Dedicates Itself to Community Service

Huskies with Heart are the city’s first Junior Optimist Club.

A group of Lakeview High School students are gaining heartfelt lessons about the rewards of helping others. Previously called SoEmo, the group has renamed itself Huskies with Heart and has grown from approximately 16 students and two parents last year to 60 students and 10 parents this year. The main goal of Huskies with Heart is to build positive relationships with students, staff and the community, said Matt Barranca, the club’s staff adviser. The club embraces the values of optimism, promotes respect for self and others, and pursues opportunities for community service, Barranca said. “It seems that our society tends to look down upon the teenage demographic. We want to instill a spirit of giving in the teenage demographic of our society…

Got a Hot Tip?
 
 

Videos