Tuesday, the University of
Michigan Health System was
ranked among the top teaching
hospitals in the country by the
Leapfrog Group — a nonprofit
group that reports on the quality of
health care provided by hospitals
nationwide.
The rankings, recognized to 29
hospitals across 13 states, take into
account factors such as the quality
of intensive care, positive poll
responses about patient care from
former patients and a high safety
rating.
Only one other hospital in
Michigan, Metro Health Hospital
in Grand Rapids, was recognized as
one of the top teaching hospitals in
the country.
Last August, UMHS was
ranked number one in the state
and 18th in the country, by another
ranking system, U.S. News & World
Report.
This past October, the Leapfrog
Group also awarded the UMHS an
A ranking for safety — a distinction
that takes into consideration
factors like hand hygiene and
communication about medicines
and discharge information.
According to the UMHS
website, the hospital system
processes thousands of patients
each year.
“Our three hospitals, 40
outpatient locations with more than
150 clinics, and extensive home
care operations handle 2.1 million
outpatient visits, more than 47,000
hospital stays in 1,000 beds, and
much more each year,” the website
states.
UMHS declined to comment
about Tuesday’s rankings.
— TIMOTHY COHN
2A — Thursday, December 8, 2016
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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
The American Elections
and the Middle East
Discussion
WHAT: Various speakers will
particpate in a panel on Middle
Eastern parallels to the 2016
elections.
WHO: Department of Near
Eastern Studies
WHEN: 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan League,
Hussey Room
Economic Development
Lecture
WHAT: Chris Blattman, from
the University of Chicago, will
present his paper: “The Effects
of State Presence on Urban
Crime and State Legitimacy:
Experimental Evidence from
Policing and Municipal Services
in Bogota.”
WHO: Department of Economics
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5:30p.m.
WHERE: Weill Hall, room 3240
Bell Tower Recital
WHAT: The Lurie Tower will be
open to the public for recitals by
staff and students on the 60-bell
Lurie Carillon. The public recital
will be hosted on the third floor of
the bell tower on North Campus.
WHO: School of Music, Theatre
& Dance
WHEN: 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: Lurie Ann & Robert H.
Tower
Jazz Ensemble Concert
WHAT: The University Jazz
Ensemble and Jazz Lab Ensemble
will perform compositions
and arrangements by Bob
Brookmeyer, Dominic Bierenga,
Dennis Wilson, Ellen Rowe, John
Hollenbeck and others.
WHO: School of Music, Theatre
& Dance
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: Rackham Auditorium
CenterSpace: Trans,
Genderqueer, Intersex,
Non-Binary
WHAT: CenterSpace hosts drop-in
meetings at its supportive space for
trans, genderqueer, intersex and
nonbinary people to gain support
from one another while fostering a
community.
WHO: Spectrum Center
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union,
Spectrum Center
African Studies
Colloquium
WHAT: Visiting African
Studies researchers Dagnachew
Belete and Zerihun Workneh
will present their research on
public health and environmental
concerns in Africa today.
WHO: African Studies Center
WHEN: 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan League,
Koessler Room
Weaving Fashion and
Nature Together
WHAT: Avant Garden exhibits
“living dresses” made from plants
in order to explore how raw
materials can be used in textiles.
WHO: Matthaei Botanical
Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Matthaei Botanical
Gardens
Business Process
Mapping Seminar
WHAT: Zachary Fairchild will
host a seminar about optimizing
business practices by identifying
waste, analyzing gaps in
productivity and formulating
action maps that demonstrate how
to address these problems.
WHO: Learning & Professional
Development
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Administrative Services
Building
MO FINALS MO PROBLEMS. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com
Before and after Yirong
“Rose” Bi arrived to the
United States from Hangzhou,
China — with little to no
experience speaking English
— she has overcome many
difficulties.
First was a surgery in 2014
that took her out of the pool for
four months. More recently
was a 10-page English paper
due right before the Big Ten
Championships. She believes
that these experiences have
helped her develop faith in
herself.
Determination, it seems,
runs through her veins. Bi
recalled the story of her
father, who was born into a
large family that was very
poor. He was able to secure
a good education due to his
hard work and ultimately
started his own business.
Around the time Bi was 5, her
father’s company fell apart,
but he was persistent in his
work to improve the situation.
Now, his company is a sponsor
for next year’s World Cup.
“He’s
a
really
strong
man,” Bi said. “I want to be
strong like him, to be able to
overcome anything and be a
strong woman.”
Since then, she’s conquered
those obstacles and more. In
her first two years on the No. 6
Michigan women’s swimming
and diving team, Bi has made
quite the impression.
Winning two NCAA All-
American honors in the 500-
yard freestyle and 1,650-yard
freestyle her freshman year,
and boasting a GPA over 3.7,
she was awarded the College
Swim
Coaches
Association
of
America
Scholar
All-
American. So far this season
she has been named Big Ten
Swimmer of the Week and has
competed in the USA College
Challenge — a meet pitting
college
athletes
against
professionals.
Even more impressive than
that is when Bi arrived from
Hangzhou, China, she spoke
very little English.
Bi took her first steps on
American soil walking into her
freshman year at Michigan.
She faced a steep adjustment
to a new culture, language
and
classroom
setting,
having been homeschooled
all throughout high school so
she could attend a swimming
academy.
This
transition
has been difficult, but Bi
was ready for a change and
undeterred by the challenge.
“I knew it was going to be
hard, but I didn’t expect it
to be that hard,” Bi said. “I
knew that Michigan has a
really good swim team,
and I wanted to improve
my swimming. I wanted
to learn something real …
and I was really excited
to be in class, to have
classmates around you and
have that atmosphere.”
Working with a tutor
and
speaking
English
every day are the two key
aspects
she
attributes
to
her
improvement.
However,
the
language
barrier is one Bi is still
working to overcome.
“Communication
has
been a major challenge,”
Bi
said.
“Sometimes
I
don’t know how to express
myself to others, especially
with classes. In class, I’m
too shy to ask questions,
but I go to office hours as
much as I can. So, private
situations make me feel
comfortable to talk about
what I’m struggling with.”
Bi also benefits from her
relationship with her new
teammates, who have been
Two years after moving from China,
Rose Bi finds her place at Michigan
Sophomore is now an All-American swimmer for the sixth-ranked Wolverines
ANNA HARITOS
Daily Sports Writer
BRIEF: UMHS HIGHLY-RANKED AMONG TEACHING HOSPITALS
EMMA RICHTER/Daily
Laura De Becker, associate curator of African Art at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, presents about
her most recent exhibition on Wednesday evening at UMMA.
AFRICAN ART
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