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Beaumont Health is sounding the alarm as the omicron variant is running rampant on its doctors, nurses, and other employees, who have reached their breaking point.

Beaumont Health is reporting that health care is at a “breaking point,” with more than 750 COVID patients currently in its hospitals and more than 430 employees out with symptoms.

We often hear about healthcare workers during this pandemic because of the hardship they face as they continue to their job.

As hospitals continue to be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, Beaumont is adjusting its visitation policy.

One man was injured Monday during a robbery that led to a shooting outside the Beaumont Medical Center in Orion Township, police said.

Experts are concerned that a new variant of COVID-19, “omicron,” could possibly be even more contagious than the delta variant and more resistant to vaccinations.

A couple in Roseville now shares a bond that’s even deeper than marriage.

One Downriver nurse is redefining what it means to take care of her patients by going beyond the hospital bed.

Michigan has hit a new milestone in the race to vaccinate residents against COVID-19.

The new chief health executive of Michigan, Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, joins Flashpoint host Devin Scillian for the first time to discuss COVID spread in the state, and just where things stand.

A Beaumont Health expert provided a concerning update about COVID and hospital trends in Metro Detroit, calling this the “fourth surge” and sharing three reasons why he believes numbers are once again on the rise.

With COVID cases on the rise again, Beaumont’s Chief Medical Officer is saying this fourth surge is taking on a different shape.

With COVID cases on the rise again, Beaumont’s Chief Medical Officer is saying this fourth surge is taking on a different shape.

A Beaumont Health expert provided a concerning update about COVID and hospital trends in Metro Detroit, calling this the “fourth surge” and sharing three reasons why he believes numbers are once again on the rise.

Beaumont Health said it has seen a jump in hospital admissions for <a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/topic/COVID-19_Data/" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> in the past 48 hours.

Beaumont Health is planning to begin offering appointments for parents to get their younger children vaccinated for COVID-19 starting next week.

More than 300 Beaumont Health employees are now suspended after not getting the COVID vaccine by Monday’s deadline.

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Beaumont doctor Nick Gilpin was one of the first healthcare workers in the state to get his first dose of the COVID vaccine and among the first wave of Beaumont employees to get his third dose.

The United States has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas seeking to bar a Beaumont, Texas, tax return preparer from owning or operating a tax return preparation business and preparing federal income tax returns for others. According to the complaint, Johnston filed the fabricated return with the IRS, which deposited the inflated refund with a third-party vendor. According to the complaint, Johnston prepared over 3,100 tax returns in aggregate for tax years 2018 through 2020. As a result, the complaint alleges, Johnston has cost the United States significant losses of tax revenue. Return preparer fraud is one of the IRS’ Dirty Dozen Tax Scams, and taxpayers seeking a return preparer should remain vigilant.

Beaumont Health, based in Southfield, is reporting its 10 emergency departments are nearly full, a problem intensified by staffing shortages and serious COVID-19 illness among people who are unvaccinated. The health system, with eight hospitals and 155 outpatient locations, is encouraging patients with nonemergent medical conditions to visit physician offices or urgent care sites. Most patients now populating Beaumont’s emergency departments have medical conditions and concerns other than COVID-19. Add in staffing shortages and “you have a perfect storm.”Earlier this week, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System announced it too had to close beds at its five hospitals, mostly in Jackson and Detroit, because of staffing shortages. To ease the burden on emergency rooms, Beaumont urges patients to consider what justifies a visit and what does not.

Beaumont Health said Wednesday all of its 10 emergency departments are nearly full as an "extreme" amount of patients seeking medical attention.

Beaumont Health said Wednesday all of its 10 emergency departments are nearly full as an "extreme" amount of patients seeking medical attention.

DEARBORN - The Dearborn Police Department is investigating two separate shooting incidents that occurred last Sunday. Suspects have been identified in both

Monday, July 26, the Grosse Pointe Classic was held at the Country Club of Detroit. Nearly $150,000 was raised at this annual event to benefit the renovation of

The Hearts for Heroes program is designed to help prevent heart attack deaths among police, firefighters and other first responders.

To help stop the potential spread of COVID in schools, Doctors at Beaumont urging those 12 and up to get vaccinated against COVID, says now is the time before school starts back.

Two of Michigan’s largest health systems will require all employees and physicians at their hospitals and other facilities to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Employees of Beaumont Health will soon be required to get vaccinated for COVID-19, if they haven’t already.

Beaumont Health has announced that they will be requiring all employees who practice at a Beaumont facility to have their COVID-19 vaccine.

Historians believe the wreck found in Antigua to be the 1762 Beaumont, a French merchant ship.

In nearly any situation Beaumont Troy will work to accommodate patients.

Have you ever noticed that there’s always a Michigan connection in nearly every major story? Or that when you go on vacation, you always seem to meet other people from Michigan? Whether it’s some sort of statistical bias of some kind or not, it feels right, right?

A national blood shortage is now impacting hospitals around Metro Detroit. Some hospitals have been forced to make changes and are asking the public to roll up their sleeves to help out.

It was a deal that was kept tightly under wraps. If approved, it would create the largest hospital system in the state of Michigan.

Two of Michigan’s largest health care systems are exploring a future together, officials announced Thursday morning.

Mia Alex had her skull cracked in multiple places, a brain bleed and nearly died eight years ago when she rode her bike without a helmet. Her story is like many others.

Children under 12 aren’t eligible to get vaccinated and likely won’t be able to receive the shot for several months. That means families are facing a lot of difficult decisions about what’s safe and what isn’t.

Koby Rauner, 14, received the first dose of his vaccine at Beaumont's Southfield facility.

“When I witnessed with my own eyes what it is to die without being able to breathe and die alone, I knew I had to do something to prevent that to happen again,” Sorrenti said. “For all the other mothers alive out there.”

A husband and wife, who was in labor, were lost trying to find Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, calling 911.

Beaumont Health, the state’s largest hospital system, is expanding COVID-19 vaccines to non-patients, and has added three walk-in clinics this week in Southfield.

MICHIGAN — Local hospitals are raising the alarm as the state has fallen into its third surge since the pandemic began. Those in the metro Detroit region are at

This means coronavirus patients take up 21.79% of occupied beds. As Michigan is in the midst of a surge, coronavirus cases severely tax health systems’ staff and resources, said Dr. Nick Gilpin, medical director of infection prevention for Beaumont Health in Southeast Michigan. Beaumont Hospitals are between 90% and 95% capacity, however capacity issues are different than they were during the December surge, Gilpin said. Read more on MLive:Whitmer wants vaccines, not restrictions, to end Michigan coronavirus surge. Michigan coronavirus data for Friday, April 16: Oceana, Mason counties move into top 10 for new cases

Lake Huron Medical Center said ambulance traffic is being rerouted, but all walk-in traffic is being treated. The Port Huron Hospital said it’s sending patients to other hospitals.

Beaumont Health officials are very worried about their staff members leaving or becoming exhausted as Michigan hospitals fill up with COVID-19 patients.

Add the medical director of infection prevention at Beaumont Health to the list of experts who believe Michigan needs to mandate more COVID-19 restrictions to slow the spread of the virus.

It’s been an extremely busy week for COVID-related topics in Michigan, from debates about another shutdown to quickly filling hospitals to six more months of workplace restrictions.

Michigan’s hospitals are overwhelmed, leaving health officials concerned about what could still be coming. Despite that, the state has refused to issue any new restrictions.

Officials from Beaumont Health talked about whether Michigan needs another COVID shutdown and many other topics while painting a dire picture of hospitals filling up with COVID-19 patients.

One of the state’s biggest hospital network is warning Michiganders that hospitals and staff have hit critical capacity levels. Health care workers are now

One of the state’s biggest hospital network is warning Michiganders that hospitals and staff have hit critical capacity levels. Health care workers are now

Beaumont Health experiencing a surge in COVID cases especially with the younger population calling on Michiganders to do their part to help stop the spread

Here are this morning's top stories.

Beaumont hospitals have hit critical capacity levels as COVID-19 infections continue to soar throughout Michigan, officials said Thursday.

Beaumont Health announced that they are expanding their COVID-19 units at their hospitals and changing their visitation policy amid another surge.

Beaumont responds to mental health care backlog that left child stuck in emergency room for 26 daysMental health care backlog leaves Lake Orion child stuck in emergency room for 26 daysDETROIT – For months, school administrators have been sounding alarms about a growing mental health crisis amongst students who feel isolated and depressed as a side-effect of the coronavirus pandemic. Her 12-year-old son, who battles depression, was overwhelmed and announced he was ready to end it all. She believed COVID and the changes the pandemic exacerbated the stresses of a boy who was already going through changes. WATCH Local 4 News at 11Metro Detroit weather: Miserable Opening Day forecast, but better weekendIt’s one-and-done for the unseasonable warmth, and Opening Day looks downright miserable. As you will see the demand is high because we are approaching a significant date and many may have been procrastinating.

Nancy Susick was the first in her family to graduate from college. But that’s just a small note in her long, inspirational story that leads to this moment amid the COVID pandemic at Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak. Watch the full story above. View: Nancy Susick, RN, profile from BeaumontCORONAVIRUS RESOURCES

Several Metro Detroit and Michigan hospitals have been recognized as some of the best in the country and in the world by American news magazine Newsweek. For its third consecutive year, Newsweek has published its list of the “World’s Best Hospitals 2021,” in which global data is used to identify the top 2,000 hospitals across 25 countries, including the U.S., Japan, Germany, the U.K., India, Australia, Thailand and more. Michigan did not breach the top five, or the top ten, in the world, but it has breached the world’s top 30, with the University of Michigan Hospital’s Michigan Medicine ranking as 23rd in the world. AdNo other Michigan hospitals were among the top 200 in the world -- but several were still included on Newsweek’s list. But if you do, this ranking of the World’s Best Hospitals 2021 can help you feel confident as you make a critical choice about medical care.”Click here to see Newsweek’s entire “World’s Best Hospitals 2021″ list.

Beaumont recently learned of an expected and significant reduction in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocation from the state of Michigan. COMMUNITY — Beaumont recently learned of an expected and significant reduction in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocation from the state of Michigan. As a result of the reduction, Beaumont Health Systems had to cancel 1,884 second dose appointments scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18. The Pfizer vaccine originally called for three weeks between two doses of the vaccine, however, the CDC says the vaccine remains effective when the patient receives the second dose up to six weeks after the first dose. “Our teams worked around the clock and throughout the weekend with the state to try and secure the second dose vaccine we requested.

SOUTHFIELD, MI -- A significant reduction in Michigan’s Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocation forced Beaumont Health was forced to cancel 1,884 second dose appointments scheduled for Feb. 18, the health system said Monday. In addition, the health system will not be able to open any more Pfizer first dose vaccine appointments at the Beaumont Service Center until additional vaccine is received. Our teams worked around the clock and throughout the weekend with the state to try and secure the second dose vaccine we requested,” Beaumont Health Chief Operating Officer Carolyn Wilson said. Beaumont says its working diligently to get more vaccine from the state to provide the required second dose in a timely manner. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the vaccine remains effective when patients receive the second dose up to six weeks after the first dose.

DETROIT – As a result of an unexpected supply shortage Beaumont Health is canceling 1,884 second dose appointments scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18. According to Beaumont Health, it was notified about the significant reduction in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocation from the State of Michigan on Friday. Beaumont is also seeking more clarity from the state on these much needed second doses,” a statement from Beaumont Health read. The health system will not be able to open any more Pfizer first dose vaccine appointments at the Beaumont Service Center until additional vaccine is received. Our teams worked around the clock and throughout the weekend with the state to try and secure the second dose vaccine we requested,” Beaumont Health Chief Operating Officer Carolyn Wilson said.

DETROIT – Beaumont Health has updated COVID-19 visitation guidelines across the health system. Beginning 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15, visitation will be permitted for patients who do not have or are not suspected of having COVID-19. “If the number of cases climbs at Beaumont or in the community, the health system will adjust its COVID-19 visitation guidelines as appropriate,” the news release read in part. No one is permitted to visit patients with pending or positive COVID-19 tests, except for:End-of-life. To read the complete text of Beaumont’s newly updated visitation guidelines, click here.

Visitation will be permitted for patients who do not have or are not suspected of having COVID-19 at all Beaumont Health locations starting Monday, Feb. 15, according to an update from the health system. The change was made to support “on-site family presence and care planning discussions.” It comes as inpatient COVID-19 numbers have declined. This new guidance still has limitations due to continued coronavirus spread in metro Detroit, as well as Oakland and Wayne counties, said Beaumont Health Chief Nursing Officer Susan Grant in a release. The update was made as coronavirus cases decline statewide. Michigan health leaders reported 852 new coronavirus cases and 88 deaths for Saturday, Feb. 13, as the seven-day average of cases is the lowest since the first week of October.

In a news release issued Sunday, the hospital system stated the policy change, “supports Beaumont’s commitment to on-site family presence and care planning discussions.”DETROIT – Beaumont Health has updated COVID-19 visitation guidelines across the health system. Beginning Monday, Feb. 15 at 8 a.m. visitation will be permitted for patients who do not have or are not suspected of having COVID-19. “If the number of cases climbs at Beaumont or in the community, the health system will adjust its COVID-19 visitation guidelines as appropriate,” the news release read in part. No one is permitted to visit patients with pending or positive COVID-19 tests, except for:End-of-life. To read the complete text of Beaumont’s newly updated visitation guidelines, click here.

(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)ROYAL OAK, Mich. – Michigan’s largest health care provider canceled COVID-19 vaccine appointments for about 2,700 people after learning they jumped the line while registering online. “This allowed 2,700 people to ‘cut in line,’” the eight-hospital health system said Sunday. AdThe issue will not affect properly scheduled vaccine appointments, it added. Epic’s corporate office also was notified so it could communicate with other health systems to prevent this from occurring elsewhere. “We are also notifying the Michigan Hospital Association and other Michigan health systems about the issue.”

Beaumont Health System’s IT team detected and shut down unusual activity Saturday related to online COVID-19 vaccination scheduling, the hospital announced Sunday. The Beaumont team determined a user took advantage of an Epic scheduling tool vulnerability and shared an unauthorized scheduling pathway publicly that allowed 2,700 people to “cut in line” and register for an unauthorized vaccine appointment. AdBeaumont notified the national Epic corporate office so it could communicate with other health systems to prevent this from occurring elsewhere. We regret 2,700 people in our community became victims of this unfortunate incident,” said Beaumont Health Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Hans Keil. We are also notifying the Michigan Hospital Association and other Michigan health systems about the issue.”READ: Michigan COVID-19 vaccinations: How to find appointments, info on phases

Starting Jan. 20, Beaumont Dearborn and Beaumont Troy will open additional COVID-19 vaccine clinics at their facilities. DEARBORN — Starting Jan. 20, Beaumont Dearborn and Beaumont Troy will open additional COVID-19 vaccine clinics at their facilities. In addition to the new vaccine clinics, Beaumont is also expanding its telephone call center. The call center staff will help individuals without computer access schedule their vaccine appointments, navigate online scheduling and help to set up a myBeaumontChart. The Beaumont call center can be reached at 800-592-4784 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

DETROIT – Demand to get the COVID-19 vaccine was so high that it crashed Beaumont’s scheduling system over the weekend. Gretchen Whitmer has requested to purchase 100 thousand doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Beaumont officials said they need at least 34,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to keep going. Beaumont’s Chief Operating Officer Carolyn Wilson had to give the order to increase computer service after the scheduling system went down due to so many COVID-19 vaccination requests. READ: Tracking Michigan COVID-19 vaccine dataRead More:Questions about coronavirus?

Beaumont Health is assuring the public that its server capacity has been broadened to account for an influx of patients interested in scheduling appointments for COVID vaccinations after its system crashed Friday night. See: Michigan enters new vaccine phase Monday amid lagging rolloutAvailability of the COVID vaccine in Michigan varies depending on the region. The expansion of eligibility criteria creates an even higher demand for the vaccine -- which has already been struggling to meet demand since its nationwide authorization. On Wednesday, Michigan Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun told Michigan residents that when it comes to getting vaccinated, they’ll need to be patient. Eligible residents should not go to any of the clinics for a vaccine without an appointment.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Michigan officials said adults 65 and older are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, Jan. 11. For now, people will be required to have an online appointment to get a vaccine. Beaumont Health sent out 900,000 emails to seniors already enrolled in myBeaumontChart Thursday night, alerting them that appointments were available. At Beaumont Health, once you’ve secured the appointment, you will be directed to the hospital’s Southfield service center. “We have found this is the safest way to vaccinate the most people at once.”Phone appointments could be possible in the future.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) hosted a virtual town hall this week with health experts from Beaumont and Washtenaw County to discuss COVID-19. DEARBORN – U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) hosted a virtual town hall this week with health experts from Beaumont and Washtenaw County to discuss COVID-19. “I can’t wait to get back to the things we used to work on instead of COVID 24 hours a day, but it matters,” Dingell said. First and foremost, we are not leaving Washington until we have a COVID relief package. This vaccine is 95 percent effective.”While the vaccine has started being distributed nationwide, Gilpin said there are still many questions.

(CBS-Detroit)– The first US doses of the Conoravirus vaccine rolled out of the Pfizer plant in Portage, Michigan on Sunday. 48 Michigan hospitals will receive the vaccines including Beaumont, where its estimated they will get around 1,000 doses initially. Dr. Jonathan Lovy an Internal Medicine doctor at Beaumont Trenton Hospital, is excited to be apart of this historic moment. “I’m not interested in being someone’s guinea pig, I don’t trust it.”The vaccine was a hot topic at Always Hair 4 You beauty salon in Lathrup Village Monday. Customer Toy Banks says, she feels the vaccine was created too fast.

After receiving numerous calls and emails from community members looking to do something to support healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak, the Beaumont hospital system has put together various programs to show support. They were extremely happy to see the blue ribbons out, Muma said of Beaumont staff. Additional options for supporting Beaumont staff include sending an e-greeting via the hospitals website, sending drawings and artwork to socialmedia@beaumont.org and donating supplies. Everyones working really hard, Muma said of the morale in Beaumont hospitals. That support really makes a difference and it really lightens the spirits of our team members, Muma said.

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A former Supervisory Correctional Officer at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Beaumont, Texas, was sentenced today in federal court for aiding and abetting the assault of an inmate. Khristal Ford, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone to 24 months in federal prison followed by one year of supervised release. Ford then told another correctional officer to take care of it and watched as the officer entered the cell and punched A.A. in the head three times without justification. The Department of Justice will not tolerate this abuse of authority, said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division. Ford did the exact opposite when she aided in the assault and civil rights violations of an inmate.

Both mayors will give a business recap of 2019 and a brief forecast for 2020 followed by a question and answer session. We have so much happening in and around the Dearborn area, new developments including infrastructure and businesses speak to our regions appeal, said Jackie Lovejoy, president of the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce. To register and for more information, please visit the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce online at www.DearbornAreaChamber.org or by phone at 313-584-6100. The Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/DearbornAreaChamber and on Twitter @DbnAreaChamber and the Chamber website for all the latest Chamber news and events. The Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce provides nearly 600 members with the opportunities and resources to engage and network with other businesses, enhancing financial growth, professional development and the ability to contribute to a thriving community environment.

Tavoris Bottley, 34, a former Senior Correctional Officer at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Beaumont, Texas, pleaded guilty in court today to assaulting a federal inmate housed at the facility. According to documents filed in connection with the guilty plea, on June 8, 2017, Bottley, while on duty as a federal correctional officer at FCC Beaumont, punched A.A, an inmate, in the face and head multiple times without justification. Bottley admitted that he then punched A.A., even though the inmate did not pose any threat at the time. This conduct by a federal correctional officer erodes public trust, said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division. The Department of Justice will continue to vigorously prosecute those who violate the civil rights of inmates.Correctional officers have an obligation to be professional said U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown of the Eastern District of Texas.

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Authorities raised the storm's death toll to five, saying it is believed to have killed a 52-year-old Florida man who was found dead Thursday in his stranded pickup truck along Interstate 10 near Beaumont, which is near Texas' border with Louisiana. Jefferson County spokeswoman Allison Getz said that although floodwaters seeped into Mark Dukaj's truck, investigators don't believe he drowned, though they do believe his death is storm-related. An autopsy will determine the cause.