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History of the Medical Mile |
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Written by Deb Marcusse
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The Medical Mile is the generally accepted and used name for a length of Michigan Street in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Wikipedia says that it is "approximately a mile of medical-related development in the Hillside District of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, bordering both sides of Michigan Street. It has also been referred to as Grand Rapids Medical Corridor, Michigan Street Medical Corridor, Health Hill, Medical Hill, and Pill Hill, among other names.
"It was started in 1996 with the founding of the Van Andel Institute by Jay and Betty Van Andel. It has since expanded to include the Grand Rapids Community College's Calkins Science Center across Bostwick Avenue, Spectrum Health's Butterworth Hospital complex, Grand Valley State University's Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, and Michigan State University Secchia Center Medical School, among other facilities in the area."
Michigan Street in Grand Rapids has a long history and was one of the first streets. It has been home to the Post Office, the Grand Rapids Press, and other important organizations. Yet it's becoming known as a neighborhood as well.
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Welcome to Grand Rapids! |
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Written by MM Team
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 Located on the banks of the Grand River, Grand Rapids is rated among the top cities in the U.S., and combines sophisticated charm with midwestern friendliness. Known for being safe and clean, Grand Rapids is a “walking” city.
Part of Michigan's West Coast, Grand Rapids offers all the big-city excitement you expect from a million-resident metropolis like a bustling downtown featuring more than 60 restaurants, nightclubs, theatres, museums and sports venues within a five-minute walk.
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Start Your Search for Health |
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Written by MM Team
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 Where DO you start searching for a hospital or a doctor, researching a disease or condition, or seeking advice for better health in general?
Grand Rapids' newest health gateway is www.medicalmile.com - an independent portal to your better health. Just as Meijers provides one-stop shopping, MedicalMile.com is planning on providing one place you can start your quest for all things to do with your health.
Medical Mile LLC, the parent company of www.medicalmile.com, is not owned by any of the health entities present on the geographical Medical Mile on Michigan Street in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. Therefore it is the logical place to start YOUR search for better health.
You will find directories of doctors and other health professionals affiliated with or located near the Medical Mile, news articles on the development and the personnel coming together to make West Michigan one of the premier health destinations in the world, and much more. |
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Hard Hat Report |
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Written by MM Team
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 There is more than one billion dollars worth of construction either underway on or planned for the Medical Mile on Grand Rapids' Michigan Street. The Michigan State University Medical School building is just one of many major changes.
By the time all the construction is done, there will be thousands of new health care jobs, more research into illnesses, and patients with greater access to care ... all right on Michigan Street, the major health care corridor in Grand Rapids.
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Written by Debra Marcusse
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What do 5 kid-authors have in common? They each have a mom ... and each of their moms has cancer.
Samantha Cheshire, Naomi Parker, David Whynot, Delaney Whynot, and Drake Yarian are not your typical authors. For one thing, they were 5th and 6th graders when they wrote a very touching book detailing their experiences about their moms having cancer.
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