GMP Lab To Open
For Business In July
The former Steelcase facility at 140 Front Ave. SW has a new lease on life as the home of Grand River Aseptic Pharmaceutical Packaging, a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) lab established as a joint venture between Grand Valley State University and Van Andel Institute. The lab's executive director, John Bacon, said the GMP lab will be customer-ready sometime in July. HQ
Taking It To The Streets
Although the group isn't looking for a Cadillac-type plan with a laundry list of lavish amenities, a grassroots nonprofit organization is looking to get every Michigan resident covered by an affordable and comprehensive health insurance plan. HQ
Employment Growing
At The Tech Group
As employers continue to look for ways to control their employee benefits costs, the option they're often adding to the benefit menu is the health savings account. HQ
VARI Researchers
Slow Tumor Growth
Researchers at the Van Andel Research Institute have discovered a way to slow the growth of a common form of kidney cancer in an experimental model of human tumors in a mouse. They found that using the lethal bacterium that causes anthrax blocked a specific signaling pathway in tumor cells that stimulates tumor growth. HQ
Lansing Hasn't Kept Its Promise
Administrators of county health departments across Michigan feel they are facing at least a two-year struggle to get the state government to fulfill a pledge it made in 1998. HQ
HUD Help Is Here
Even though it's been a few years since the Department of Housing and Urban Development has insured a mortgage for a local nursing home, an intermediate care facility, a board-and-care home or an assisted-living complex, that type of financial assistance is still available to health-maintenance service providers. HQ
The Eyes Have It
At Shoreline Vision
For an organization that did not exist before 1996, Shoreline Vision has expanded rapidly in 12 years — much like the advances in the science and technology of eye care. HQ
Going Against The Grain
In Life Sciences Research
Rolf Kletzien and Jerry Colca are doing research they could not do when they were employed by the big pharmaceutical companies. If their project succeeds, it could have a worldwide impact on health, with a potential monetary value so "extreme" that "the lawyers don't like us to talk about that," according to Colca. HQ
Where The SCHIP Falls, It May Hurt Some
As congressional Democrats and President George Bush prepare to square off again on how many federal dollars should be allocated to the State Children's Health Insurance Program, Michigan has a concern about the program that goes beyond the funding level. HQ
Renovations, Site Work
To Begin at Blodgett
East Grand Rapids officials are continuing to review Spectrum Health's plans for the expansion and renovation of Blodgett Hospital. HQ
Primary Care Partners Leverages Technology
Some high school teachers like to post their students' grades on a bulletin board. HQ
Priority Health Aims For Statewide Market
With Michigan's economy in standby mode, Priority Health is pursuing a growth strategy to carry it from lake to lake. HQ
Prison Health Care Criticized In Report
An independent review of Michigan's prisons has cited significant problems with the health care provided to prisoners. HQ
Bronson Vicksburg Has Partner
KALAMAZOO – Jasper Clinic is increasing the number and variety of human research studies it does to test potential new medicines, devices and diagnostic tests via a newly formed partnership with Bronson Vicksburg Hospital. According to a news release, the partnership enables Jasper Clinic to utilize unoccupied space at Bronson Vicksburg Hospital to host research projects it can't accommodate at its main, 50-bed unit in downtown Kalamazoo. HQ
GVSU Purchases Site
On GR's 'Health Hill'
CB Richard Ellis/Grand Rapids has announced the sale of a 0.9-acre site located near the Michigan Street "Medical Mile." HQ
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