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9&10 News has exclusive one-on-one interview with Garlin Gilchrist
March 12, 2021
Michigan’s Lt. Governor came to northern Michigan Friday, to check out the vaccine clinic run by the Grand Traverse County Health Department. The visit comes as the health department is administering the vaccine to a particularly vulnerable population.
9&10 was the only news organization on hand for the event – and Bill Froehlich talked with the Lt. Governor one-on-one.
Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist says he’s impressed by what he’s seeing in Traverse City. “The people who have stepped up here, the partnerships between the county, the college, the United Way, the Michigan National Guard. All coming together to make sure we can vaccinate.”
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Grand Traverse Neighborhood Sees End in Sight for Contaminated Water I really view this as a public health response success story. - Dan Thorell, GT Co. Environmental Health Director
March 1, 2021
Residents in one Grand Traverse County neighborhood who are living with contaminated well water, say relief is in sight.
Fifteen homes in the Pine Grove subdivision in East Bay Township tested positive for PFAS back in November. Now work is beginning connect them to municipal water. Crews started working Monday morning.
Pine Grove Resident Hillerie Rettelle says, “There was relief to know this was finally happening after all this time. You see the little pinhole of light at the end of the tunnel knowing that it’s coming.”
Munson Healthcare to Provide COVID-19 Update on Tuesday
February 22, 2021
You can view the press conference from 11-11:45 a.m. on 9&10 Plus.
The following health care professionals will be on the press conference:
Christine Nefcy, M.D., FAAP, Chief Medical Officer, Munson Healthcare
Dianne Michalek, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Munson Healthcare
Wendy Hirschenberger, M.P.H., Health Officer, Grand Traverse County Health Department
Jennifer Morse, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, Medical Director, District Health Department #10
Heidi Britton, CEO Northwest Michigan Health Services
Joshua Meyerson, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director, Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department and Health Department of Northwest Michigan
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February 2, 2021
The vaccine rollout has hit a couple of stumbling blocks in northern Michigan, with Munson Healthcare cancelling new appointments due to a shortage – and another community cancelling a clinic altogether.
Dr. James Whelan is the Medical Director for the Munson Clinically Integrated Network. He shared the Munson update as part of the organization’s weekly briefing to the community. “As of February 1
st we’ve administered 22,080 vaccines. And that 64.3% of Munson Healthcare workers are now vaccinated.”
Munson Healthcare says they’re making progress. After Thanksgiving there were more than 80 patients within the Munson system. Now – just 23 inpatients – who will be able to have visitors. Munson Healthcare Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Dianne Michalek says, “We are now allowing Covid-19-positive patients one visitor for one hour per day. Having family members there and having visitors there is really part of the healing pro