The family of a former Michigan hospital worker said the hospital lost a portion of their loved one’s skull -- and it had to do with another patient with the same first name.

The family of a former Detroit hospital employee said the hospital lost a piece of their loved one’s skull -- and then tried to apologize with a $25 gift card.

A former Detroit hospital employee’s family is suing the hospital after staff allegedly lost a portion of her skull that was removed during surgery, confusing it with another patient’s bones.

Emergency room health care workers at a Detroit hospital went on an anticipated strike this week over frustrations related to labor and long wait times.

The doctors expressed frustration over staffing levels and the impact on patient care, including long wait times and compromised safety.

After months of unsuccessful contract talks, the Greater Detroit Association of ER Physicians, the union representing the physicians and physician assistants at Ascension St. John, has voted to go on strike.

After a prolonged period of six months, marked by what they claim to be fruitless contract negotiations, the doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who have formed a union at Ascension St. John are on the brink of resorting to a strike vote, a move that could significantly disrupt patient care.

Ascension Michigan and Henry Ford Health have agreed to a joint venture that would place Ascension’s Southeast Michigan hospitals under Henry Ford’s brand and leadership, the healthcare organizations announced Wednesday.

A Grosse Pointe Farms family is asking for donations to help keep smiles on the faces of sick children.

More than a dozen shots were fired into a crowd outside Ascension St. John Hospital on Moross Road, officials say. Police are now connecting the shooting at the hospital to another shooting that happened on I-94 Monday (June 13) afternoon.

Police said the man jumped out of the vehicle and fled the scene, but a police cruiser in the area was able to take him into custody.

DETROIT – Rob Foster worked tirelessly for months as a medical resident on the frontlines at Ascension Hospital. He’s getting rewarded for it in a big way -- Foster is headed to Super Bowl LV in Tampa as a special guest of the NFL. While he lives in Metro Detroit, Foster grew up in Tampa and rooted for the Buccaneers. “They did win the Super Bowl once in 2010,” Foster said. When his dad, a Buccaneers season-ticket holder since 1976, heard the Super Bowl was sending vaccinated health care workers to the big game, he called his ticket rep.

DETROIT – Michigan State Police opened an investigation into a shooting on I-94 Christmas night. According to authorities, a 47-year-old man drove himself to Ascension St. John Hospital on Moross Road, where he is being treated for a gunshot wound. Police said the man told staff in the emergency department of the hospital that he had been shot while on the eastbound lanes of I-94. His vehicle was towed to a Michigan State Police post for processing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Michigan State Police at 734-287-5000.

WARREN, Mich. – Vote 4 The Best is Local 4′s hunt for the best of the best across Metro Detroit and this year, it will be a little different. Editor’s Pick is different from our main Vote 4 The Best contest. To see the winners of our main contest click here. Our Sponsor -- We’d like to thank Wallside Windows for their longtime sponsorship of Vote 4 the Best and their support of southeast Michigan’s local businesses. in addition to our main contest and the pets edition, we created our special Editors Pick edition of Vote 4 The Best.

Natisha Fudge said shes the reason her husband contracted COVID-19, and now shes giving him a kidney to save his life as he deals with complications from the virus. Fudge is a former Certified Nursing Assistant who has seen her fair share of patients -- especially amid the coronavirus pandemic. They initially told us that he was in stage three kidney disease and now were dealing with seizures and the COVID, Natisha Fudge said. Aside from giving her husband the virus, the mother of three is giving him a kidney as well. When I started doing it, I realized the weight started coming off, Fudge said.

Amazing photo here from Ascension St. John Hospital looking Downtown -- you can see the skyline way back there. Photo: @melodia11/InstagramIt will feel considerably more fall-like today around town and it'll stick around for a while. Getting close: MDOT has released an update on the ongoing I-696 project in Oakland and Macomb counties. Newspaper Carrier Appreciation Day This day commemorates the hiring of the very first newspaper carrier. In September 1833, 10-year-old Barney Flaherty became the first newspaper carrier.