Healthcare News

On average, people consume between 3,000 - 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving. Here are some tips to a healthier holiday: Enjoy your favorite dishes, but watch your portions! Don’t skip meals earlier in the day. By starting with a healthy breakfast including protein and fiber, you will be less likely to…

During Dental Hygiene Month, Dental Hygienists spend even more time making a difference in our communities and offer resources to help with awareness and share information with the public.  This year, the American Dental Hygiene Association is teaming up to enforce the Daily 4.  The Daily 4 is being used…

It is official - Grace Health has been approved as the next MIHP (Maternal Infant Health Program) Provider in Calhoun County.  MIHP is Michigan's largest maternal child health home visiting program for Medicaid-eligible pregnant women and infants. Services provided through this program and intended to supplement regular prenatal/infant care and…

Every year on August 1 - 7, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action organizes World Breastfeeding Week to raise awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding and the need for global support. World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, is celebrated in 120 countries and marks the signing of the WHO/UNICEF document Innocenti…

  July 14, 2015 will be the first anniversary of the opening of Grace Health’s (GH) newly, expanded space for OB/GYN.  Within the first year, just over 3,900 people received almost 15,500 services and GH providers delivered 542 babies at Bronson Battle Creek (BBC).  Not only was GH able to…

Grace Health in partnership with Bronson Battle Creek provided its first “Boot Camp for New Dads” on April 18 and is planning additional boot camps on Saturday, July 18 and Saturday, August 15.  The first “Boot Camp” was a successful, educational day in which 6 men attended.  Dr. Eric Macleod…

On June 3, Sonya Datta-Sandhu, CNM and Emily VanDeraa, RN led Grace Health’s first CenteringPregnancy group.  With CenteringPregnancy, women meet with their healthcare provider and other women with similar due dates throughout their pregnancy.  This first group included 9 women who are due around November.  The women spent 2 hours…

Grace Health recently celebrated Rosa Cecilia Lara Rives’ completion of the Maternal Oral Health Initiative program and the birth of her son, Arturo.  Rosa is the first patient to complete Grace Health’s Maternal Oral Health Initiative Program from start to finish. Funding was received from Blue Cross Blue Shield to…

It has been eight months since Grace Health (GH) opened its doors to the new, expanded addition for OB/GYN.  There are many things to celebrate about the expanded space, but one special celebration happened recently when Milania Austin arrived on February 27.  Her mom, Whitney Gray, was the first OB…

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