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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Michigan Medicine adding more time-sensitive surgeries, procedures, clinic appointments
Michigan Medicine is encouraging patients to seek health care that is time sensitive and is continuing to expand availability of procedures, surgeries and clinic visits.
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Michigan Medicine announces economic recovery plan
Faced with projected financial losses of up to $230 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 Michigan Medicine announced an economic recovery plan that strives to minimize impact on employees and ensures high standards of patient care.
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Michigan Medicine releases number of employees tested positive for COVID-19
Michigan Medicine is releasing statistics on how many employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Michigan Medicine Chief Medical Officer: “Employee safety remains our top priority."
Michigan Medicine Chief Medical Officer Jeff Desmond, M.D., shares three things to know about how Michigan Medicine is protecting employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Michigan Medicine projections show aggressive social distancing will dramatically reduce the peak number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Forecasting models from Michigan Medicine clinicians show aggressive social distancing could reduce the number of COVID-19 patients at U-M hospitals in early May by as much as 65 percent at peak.
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U-M asks community to donate gear to protect health care workers and patients from COVID-19
With the number of COVID-19 patients rising daily, leaders at Michigan Medicine are asking for the community’s help in donating supplies now.
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Michigan Medicine announces COVID-19 unit, new paid sick time for employees
Michigan Medicine has executed the next phase of a comprehensive COVID-19 planning and response program which includes the opening, today, of a 32-bed isolation unit.
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Second Michigan Medicine patient positive for COVID-19
Michigan Medicine announced tonight that a second inpatient at the University of Michigan Health System is positive for COVID-19 and in critical condition.
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Michigan Medicine COVID-19 update, March 11
A patient with confirmed COVID-19 is an inpatient at the University of Michigan Health System. The patient is in stable condition.
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Michigan Medicine, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, IHA partnering with county health departments to respond to COVID-19
Hospital and health officials from the Livingston and Washtenaw areas have been collaborating for weeks on preparation for patients with COVID-19, keeping in contact and sharing emergency response plans.
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Mercy Health, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health, Michigan Medicine form Cancer Network of West Michigan
A new initiative to integrate cancer care services in West Michigan will soon give patients broader access to advanced, state-of-the-art, comprehensive diagnosis, treatment and support across leading health care institutions.
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Michigan Medicine adds more bus/shuttle options from parking lots for employees
Michigan Medicine plans to add additional express shuttle buses to support existing and new routes for employees from parking lots.
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Michigan Medicine notifies patients of health information breach
Michigan Medicine is notifying approximately 5,500 patients about a phishing email campaign that may have exposed some of their health information.
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Michigan Medicine hospitals ranked best in Michigan, No. 11 in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report
Michigan Medicine’s adult hospitals were ranked best in Michigan and 11th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings for 2019-20, an honor that measures excellence in patient care.
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Marschall Runge, M.D., Ph.D., reappointed as executive vice president for medical affairs, dean of the U-M Medical School
Runge’s new term was approved by the board of regents and will last from July 1 until June 30, 2025.
