The Wrap by Michigan Medicine Headlines

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The Wrap is a weekly podcast from Michigan Medicine Headlines, the primary news source for Michigan Medicine’s 26,000 employees. The Wrap runs down each week’s biggest stories from around the organization, covering need-to-know information as well as human interest features highlighting both patients and hard-working employees in an easy-to-listen-to conversational format. Got five minutes? Then you’ve got time to catch up on the latest Michigan Medicine happenings.
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The Wrap - Hospital Care at Home Program

May 07 2024 29 mins

In recent months, the Hospital Care at Home program has expanded, offering safe, effective, hospital-level care in a home environment to even more patients across a broader geographic region. How does the program work? And how exactly do patients get hospital-level care from the comfort of their home, where they are more likely to have ideal outcomes? Find out on the latest episode

The Wrap - Breaking barriers for patients with reported allergies

May 02 2024 30 mins

Up to 15% of hospitalized patients report an allergy to penicillin. However, it is estimated that such reports are either inaccurate or not indicative of a true reaction in up to 90% of those patients. This week on The Wrap, you can learn about the Allergy Evaluation Service at Michigan Medicine and the incredible impact it has had on patients with penicillin allergy labels. Check

The Wrap - Black Maternal Health Week 2024

Apr 16 2024 28 mins

According to the CDC, Black birthing people are three times more likely to experience complications or death during pregnancy than white people. To call attention to these disparities, and to improve outcomes and patient care, Michigan Medicine celebrated Black Maternal Health Week from April 11-17. To close out the week, The Wrap brought in two ob/gyn experts to discuss dispa

The Wrap - We are Safer Together

Apr 11 2024 23 mins

April is Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month, and Michigan Medicine is placing a renewed emphasis on workplace safety and violence prevention with the formal introduction of the Safer Together program. Learn more about this important program and how it will keep our team members as safe as possible on the latest episode of The Wrap employee podcast! Of course, you'll

The Wrap - Office of Well-being

Apr 03 2024 21 mins

The Office of Well-being (OWB) recently announced its formal rebranding in line with a sharpened focus and a renewed emphasis on well-being at the forefront. As such, The Wrap caught up with Elizabeth Harry, M.D., chief well-being officer, and Deb Weinstein, M.D., chief academic officer and executive vice dean for academic affairs. Check out this important conversation, which

The Wrap - Meet the team behind the Milk Room

Mar 27 2024 26 mins

Did you know that our Milk Room was the first 24/7 formula and breast milk preparation room in a pediatric hospital nationwide? Or that it serves at least 50-60% of the pediatric inpatient population on a daily basis? Learn more about this incredible resource for our patients on the latest episode of The Wrap! And be sure to take part in the weekly trivia contest to take home a fan

The Wrap - Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Program

Mar 21 2024 18 mins

April is Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Month, a perfect time for the planned rollout of the new “Healing in Motion” mobility campaign and program across the Adult Hospitals. To help you prepare, The Wrap brought on two experts to discuss the campaign and why it's so important. Check out that conversation today -- and enter the weekly trivia contest for the chance to win a

Special edition: Interview with former U-M basketball coach John Beilein

Mar 14 2024 23 mins

Believe it or not, there are a ton of similarities between finding success in the classroom, lab or clinic and finding success on the basketball court. That's the message shared by former U-M men's basketball coach John Beilein as he stopped by The Wrap to give his unique insight into leadership, culture and teamwork. Check out his wide-ranging and fascinating interview on a specia

The Wrap - World Delirium Awareness Day

Mar 13 2024 40 mins

Today is World Delirium Awareness Day! Each year, Delirium Awareness Day serves as a reminder to health care professionals about the significance of recognizing, preventing and managing delirium. Want to learn more about delirium and how it can be treated? Check out this fascinating episode of The Wrap, featuring Michigan Medicine providers and a patient who experienced delirium du

The Wrap - What's new with the patient portal

Feb 29 2024 15 mins

Many may know about the patient portal – the online destination that allows patients to connect for virtual care visits, exchange messages with their providers and access test results. But the portal is always changing – and improving, allowing for a better patient experience and enhancing the workflow for clinicians. Check out the latest episode of The Wrap to learn more about