Mary Masson
Senior Director of Public Relations
Mary Masson is the director of public relations for Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan. She leads the team that promotes research and clinical care discoveries and treatments to the news media and the public, via social platforms, media outreach and the content platform, Health Lab. Masson has been a communicator for Michigan Medicine since 2009. Prior to that, she was a reporter and editor at the Detroit Free Press, Indianapolis Star and Flint Journal.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan Medicine reach contract agreement
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan Medicine reach new, long-term contract.
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University of Michigan Health hospitals receive A grade from Leapfrog Group
University of Michigan Health hospitals in Ann Arbor and at University of Michigan Health-West earned an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2026.
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Michigan Medicine notifies patients of unauthorized access to patients’ medical information via health information exchanges
Michigan Medicine is notifying approximately 551 individuals about a privacy incident that may have involved their health information.
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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow merger boosts local care quality, job satisfaction, financial performance
According to an article in NEJM Catalyst, the 2023 consolidation that created UM-Health Sparrow produced positive outcomes many similar system integrations promise but fail to deliver.
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Michigan Medicine names Anika Gardenhire as first Chief Digital and Information Officer
Michigan Medicine names first Chief Digital and Information Officer
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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow meeting need for more patient care in rural Ionia
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia will build a new 31,000 square foot ambulatory clinic center adjacent to the curren.t hospital.
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Michigan Medicine names Julie Ishak chief nurse and operations executive
Julie Ishak, M.S.N., R.N., NP-BC, University of Michigan Health’s top nursing executive, has been appointed chief nurse and operations executive for Michigan Medicine’s academic medical center, effective December 1.
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Important update to our care services
The University of Michigan, including Michigan Medicine, will no longer provide gender affirming hormonal therapies and puberty blocker medications for minors.
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Michigan Medicine notifies patients of privacy incident
Michigan Medicine is notifying approximately 1,015 individuals about a privacy incident that may have exposed a limited amount of their health information.
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Michigan Medicine names new chief communication and marketing officer
A strategic marketing and communication expert with extensive experience in health care will assume leadership for Michigan Medicine’s communications and marketing functions
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New CEO starts today at Michigan Medicine
David C. Miller starts today as the chief executive officer of Michigan Medicine and executive vice president for Medical Affairs at the University of Michigan.
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Michigan Medicine reports positive financial performance for fiscal year 2025
The clinical enterprise of Michigan Medicine reported projected positive fiscal year end results.
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U-M Regents approve OAM partnership, property sale to expand outpatient surgery at UM Health-West Village
Partnership approved between University of Michigan Health-West and Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan (OAM) to develop a new state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center
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Michigan Medicine joins Longitude Health as new founding member
Longitude Health announced today that Michigan Medicine has joined the organization as a member.
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University of Michigan Health completes schematic design of new specialty care center in Troy
A new facility will allow U-M Health to expand specialty clinical services and increase patient access in Oakland County and across southeast Michigan.
