Please describe your business and specialty: Legal nurse consulting, expert witness and case review

Street Address: 2115 Donora Street

City: Lansing

State/Province: Michigan 48910

E-mail Address: julesw@voyager.net

Homepage Address:

Type of business categories would you would like to be listed: expert witness, case review, expert opinion

In what date (month/year) did you start your business?1996

What is your experience and background in Nursing? Medical-Surgical Nurses, Emergency Department Nurses, pediatric ICU, neuro ICU, Trauma, Cardiovascular Nurses, and surgical/medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses, (Medical/Surgical, ER, Psych, OR, etc.):

How did you hear about the Nurse Entrepreneur Homesite?: on the web

How many years have you/did you practice as a nurse: 20

Professional organizations you belong to: Michigan Nurses assoc.

What made you decide to start your own business? autonomy

How many times have you changed employers in your career? 4

What specific qualities and traits do you feel make nurses especially qualified to operate a business? Self directed, ambitious, motivated

Do you currently practice as a nurse? If yes in what type of setting?Yes Emergency room

If you are a practicing nurse, do you feel short staffing is affecting your ability to provide safe patient care? Yes

Your most pressing concerns with the profession and healthcare: Decrease in numbers of nurses entering the field

Please select from the following:

Folts, Mark, MSN, CNS

Julia Walsh RN BA, Legal Nurse Consultant, Nursing Expert, Michigan Nurses, Medical-Surgical Nurses, Emergency Department Nurses, pediatric ICU, neuro ICU, Trauma, Cardiovascular Nurses, and surgical/medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses

Departments & Specialties represented: Ambulatory Geritaric Care Management Prostate Screening

See also:

Personalized Nursing Corporation, P.C.:
http://www.pnc-wbi.com/pnchistory.html

Associations:

Michigan Nurses Association: The Michigan Nurses Association, a constituent of the American Nurses Association, is the largest professional association and labor union for registered nurses in the state of Michigan. It provides educational opportunities and comprehensive services that advance the professional and economic interests of registered nurses.:"
Michigan Nurses Association
2310 Jolly Oak Road Okemos, MI 48864
800/832-2051 | 517/349-5640 | Fax 517/349-5818 | minurses@minurses.org
http://www.minurses.org/

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan:"The mission of the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan is to continue to be the responsible community leader in the provision of high quality, cost-effective home health care services. Our individualized, direct care and educational services are available to all persons in our service areas by the agency's human and fiscal resources. Our goal in providing these services is to maximize the health, independence, dignity and comfort of our patients and their families."
25900 Greenfield Road, Suite 600 Oak Park, Michigan 48237 (800) 882-5720 E-mail: vna@vna.org
http://www.vna.org/

Detroit: Health Centers and Medical Information
http://detroit.freenet.org/gdfn/wayne/healthmedical.html

Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists:"It shall be the purpose of the Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists to promote safe anesthesia care through advancement of the art and science of anesthesiology and to advocate CRNAs as high quality anesthesia providers."
Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists
3300 Washtenaw Avenue, Suite 220 Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4200
Telephone: 800 / 437-6577 Fax: 734 / 677-2407 MANAInfo@miana.org
http://www.miana.org/

Michigan League for Nursing: Since 1952, The Michigan League for Nursing (MLN) has provided members the resources they need for professional and personal growth. Today, MLN is comprised of over 1,000 individual nurses, health care professionals, and consumers and over 125 health care agencies.
http://oeonline.com/mln/

Medical Opportunities in Michigan: A service of the non-profit Michigan Health Council
http://www.mimom.org/

Southeastern Michigan Chapter: American Red Cross
http://www.semredcross.org/

Michigan Visiting Nurses:"Michigan Visiting Nurses provides a broad range of high-quality, reasonably priced home care services to the community. Care may range from minimal assistance with personal care to highly technical and specialized nursing support. All services are customized to fulfill our patients unique and changing needs, and are available on a per-visit, shift or hourly basis. Care is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Michigan Visiting Nurses
Toll Free: (800) 842-5504 Locally: (734) 677-1515 Facsimile: (734) 677-0505 E-Mail: Info@UMVN.com
http://www.umvn.com/

Michigan Hospitals, Medical Centers:

Alpena General Hospital (AGH):"Alpena General Hospital (AGH) is a149-bed acute care facility with a health care team that includes 80 physicians, over 800 employees and approximately 250 volunteers. Federally-designated as a rural Regional Referral Center for all of Northeastern Michigan, AGH provides quality health services and technology to meet the changing health care needs of the residents of Alpena, Alcona, Montmorency, Iosco, Oscoda and Presque Isle counties."
Alpena General Hospital
1501 W. Chisholm Street Alpena, MI 49707
Phone: (989) 356-7355 or 800-556-8842 Fax: (989) 356-7523
http://www.alpenaregionalmedicalcenter.org/

Battle Creek Health System:"Battle Creek Health System (BCHS) is a multi-campus health care provider serving about 200,000 people in south central Michigan. BCHS was formed through the merger of Battle Creek's two acute care hospitals, Leila Y. Post Montgomery Hospital and Community Hospital."
183 West Street, Battle Creek, Michigan 49016; Phone: (616) 963-5521;
Leila Site: 300 North Avenue, Battle Creek, Michigan 49016; Phone: (616) 966-8000"
http://www.bchealth.com/

Borgess Health Alliance:
1521 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
616-226-7000, bfit@borgess.com
http://www.borgess.com/

Botsford Health Care Continuum:"The Botsford Health Care Continuum actively works with other community leaders as a partner in the welfare of the greater community. The Botsford Health Care Continuum provides access to complete health care throughout a person's life. The Continuum has been built upon the simple, enduring cornerstones of our corporate mission to offer quality medical care in a sensitive, concerned manner."
Botsford General Hospital - Main Campus
28050 Grand River Ave. Farmington Hills, MI 48336-4127
http://www.botsford.org/

Bronson Methodist Hospital:"Bronson Healthcare Group is a community-owned, not-for-profit health care system, governed by a board of local citizens who serve voluntarily and without compensation. Our organization's guiding mission is to improve the health of those it serves in southwest Michigan, by providing valuable, comprehensive and accessible health care services. "
Bronson Methodist Hospital
601 John Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (616) 341-7654 karsm@bronsonhg.org
http://www.bronsonhealth.com/

Cadillac Mercy Hospital: Part of the Mercy Health Services North community healthcare system, providing primary and some secondary care services throughout north central lower Michigan.
http://mercycadillac.munsonhealthcare.org/

Crittenton Hospital in Rochester:"In August 1967, Crittenton Hospital in Rochester opened its doors for the first time. Built on the strong foundation of Crittenton Hospital in Detroit, the Rochester facility was the dream of a group of people dedicated to bringing quality health care services to their community."
1101 W. University Dr. Rochester MI 48307. For all Nursing inquiries: (248) 652-5426
http://www.crittenton.com/aboutus.htm

Holland Community Hospital:
602 Michigan Avenue Holland, MI 49423 Phone: 616/392-5141 Fax: 616/394-3572
http://www.hoho.org

Marquette General Hospital:"Marquette General Hospital a federally designated Regional Referral Center, is a vital part of Marquette General Health System, Upper Michigan's largest health care services provider. As a 352-bed specialty care hospital, Marquette General receives patients from throughout Upper Michigan, and provides care in 54 specialties and subspecialties. Our medical staff of more than 200 doctors work as a team with our 2,400 employees in caring for approximately 11,000 inpatients and more than 420,000 outpatients a year."
Marquette General Health System:
580 W. College Ave. - Marquette, MI 49855
1-800-562-9753, (906) 228-9440 1-800 phone numbers are for MI or Wisconsin only.
support@mgh.org
http://www.mgh.org/

Memorial Healthcare Center:"Memorial Healthcare Center is a 147-bed facility with a medical-dental staff of over 130, and over 1,000 employees. We are a not-for-profit hospital governed by an independent Board of Directors. We are the ONLY hospital in Shiawassee County, serving a population of approximately 105,000."
826 West King Street, Owosso, MI 48867
(517) 723-5211 or toll-free at: (800) 206-8706, mhcbarb@shianet.org
http://www.healthcenter.org/

Mercy General Health Partners:"The people of Mercy General Health Partners are pleased that you have found our website and we hope you find the information to be helpful. Our goal is to provide the best healthcare website anywhere. Mercy General Health Partners' two-campus healthcare system is located in Muskegon, Michigan on the Eastern shore of Lake Michigan. We offer a comprehensive range of primary care and specialty services for the people that live in Muskegon and its surrounding communities."
Mercy General Health Partners, kingr@trinity-health.org
Sherman Campus 1500 E. Sherman Blvd. Muskegon, Michigan 49443 (231) 739-9341
Oak Campus 1700 Oak Ave. Muskegon, Michigan 49442 (231) 773-3311
http://www.mghp.com/

Michigan, Pediatrics Human Development...

Department of Pediatrics Human Development MSU DNA Diagnostic Laboratory Cystic Fibrosis Hereditary Hemochromatosis Testing Triple Test Prenatal Screening Cytogenetics Laboratory Pediatric Psycholo...
http://www.phd.msu.edu

Northern Michigan Hospital:"The employees of Nothern Michigan Regional Health System work in an environment of cutting edge resources. They live in an environment of spectacular beauty and great community amenities, overlooking Little Traverse Bay. Northern Michigan Hospital is a progressive 243-bed regional referral center providing services to more than 350,000 residents. Our cardiology services, the comprehensive Cancer Center and our recent designation as a "Top 100" Hospital for Stroke are just a few examples of the quality of care we provide throughout our system. Consider a position with Northern Michigan Hospital and be your very best at work and at home."
800-478-0466 ext. 74085 or 74210.
http://www.healthshare.org/

Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, Michigan:"Oakwood will be a leader in providing comprehensive, convenient and excellent healthcare services to the people in our communities by continuously improving the quality, access, and value of our services."
18101 Oakwood Blvd. P.O. Box 2500 Dearborn, Michigan 48123-2500
Phone: Health Line: 800.543.WELL
http://www.oakwood.org/about_detail.asp?ContentId=150

St. John Health System:
St. John Family Medical Center 24911 Little Mack, Suite C St. Clair Shores, 48080 (810) 777-2050
http://stjohn.org/

St. Joseph's Mercy of Macomb:"St. Joe's medical staff, which remains the backbone of our mission, has grown to 490 members, offering care in 50 specialty areas. The community support for our services and physicians has resulted in some $10 million in donations in this decade. St. Joe's currently has more than 1,000 active volunteers who provide over 100,000 hours of service each year. In 1998 alone, the financial value of volunteer hours was more than $1.2 million. In the community, our parish and school networks have more than 750 volunteers who each give an average of 10.5 hours per week."
St. Joseph's Mercy of Macomb
15855 Nineteen Mile Road Clinton Township, Michigan (810) 263-2891
http://www.stjoe-macomb.com/

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital:"From its humble beginnings in a house with 17 beds to the 341-acre hospital campus in Superior Township, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital has remained true to the mission and values of its sponsors: to serve the health care needs of the community. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital is a 545-bed academic teaching hospital and tertiary care center, which offers a "community hospital" setting and feeling. As a tertiary hospital, it provides specialized care that is typically not available at a community hospital. As a leading teaching hospital, its staff of physician and nurses have extensive training in a variety of specialty programs such as cardiology, oncology, surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room and trauma, women's health, and geriatrics."
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
5301 E. Huron River Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48106
(734) 712-3456
http://www.sjmercyhealth.org/

Saint Mary's, Saginaw, Michigan:"Saint Mary's opened in 1874 to provide medical care to area lumberjacks, river men and sawmill employees and their families. Four Daughters of Charity came from Maryland to operate this facility, which had a 15-bed capacity. Saint Mary's is Saginaw's oldest hospital and Northern Michigan's first hospital."
Saint Mary's, Saginaw, Michigan
800 S. Washington Avenue Saginaw, Michigan 48601-2524
(989) 776-8000, webmaster-sm@saintmarys-saginaw.org
http://www.stmarysofmichigan.org/

Trinity Health:"We serve together in Trinity Health, in the spirit of the Gospel, to heal body, mind and spirit, to improve the health of our communities and to steward the resources entrusted to us"
Trinity Health
27870 Cabot Drive Novi, MI 48377-2920 248 / 489-5004
http://www.trinity-health.org/

University of Michigan Health System:"The U-M Health System proudly maintains a tradition of excellence in patient care, teaching and research. The Medical School graduates about 170 physicians annually and is consistently ranked as one of the top institutions in the nation. Research expenditures by Medical School scientists totaled $202 million in fiscal year 2000, a 14.5 percent increase over the previous year. In 2000, a record $176.7 million was awarded to the U-M from the National Institutes of Health. This research is applied in the three U-M Hospitals, among the most advanced health care facilities in the nation. In 2001, U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked the U-M Hospitals 7th in the nation, and among the tops in many specialties."
University of Michigan Health System
1500 E. Medical Center Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734-936-4000
http://www.med.umich.edu/

Libraries:

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Michigan Nursing Homes:

Michigan Nursing Homes:"Special report: Bedrail dangers At least five Michigan nursing home residents died last year in incidents involving the safety rails that were supposed to protect them from falling out of bed, according to records obtained by the Free Press. At least 14 other elderly residents were injured as they climbed over or became entangled in the rails."
http://www.freep.com/nursing/index.htm