Mary Masson
Senior Director of Public Relations

Mary Masson is the director of public relations for Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan. She leads the team that promotes research and clinical care discoveries and treatments to the news media and the public, via social platforms, media outreach and the content platform, Health Lab. Masson has been a communicator for Michigan Medicine since 2009. Prior to that, she was a reporter and editor at the Detroit Free Press, Indianapolis Star and Flint Journal.

Mary Masson
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Michigan Medicine named national leader in employee engagement
Michigan Medicine named to the 2024 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.
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University of Michigan Health plans $32 million health care center in Grand Ledge
University of Michigan Health will build a new 45,000-square foot health care center near Grand Ledge, Michigan
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Service Employees International Union workers reach tentative agreement with University of Michigan Health
SEIU Healthcare Michigan, U-M Health announce tentative collective bargaining agreement
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Michigan Medicine notifies patients of health information breach
Health information breach at Michigan Medicine may have exposed health information of patients
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Michigan Medicine notifies patients of health information breach
Michigan Medicine is notifying approximately 56,953 individuals about employee email accounts that were compromised, potentially exposing some patient health information.
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Michigan Medicine reports positive financial performance for clinical operations in fiscal year 2024
Michigan Medicine reported projected positive fiscal year end results today for clinical operations
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University of Michigan Health appoints architect for new clinical facility in Troy
University of Michigan Health will commission Hobbs + Black Architects for the design of a 220,000 square foot clinical facility in Troy.
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Hitinder Gurm, M.D., appointed chief medical officer of University of Michigan Health
Hitinder Gurm, M.D., has been selected to be the academic medical center chief medical officer (CMO) for University of Michigan Health.
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Sparrow Health System announces departure of President/CEO James Dover
Sparrow Health System and President and CEO James Dover, who oversaw Sparrow’s much-praised work during the pandemic and its agreement to become part of University of Michigan Health, are announcing Dover’s departure from the system, effective Sept. 15, 2023.
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Michigan Medicine to deploy Zipline’s drone service for delivery of patient prescriptions
Michigan Medicine will deploy Zipline’s new home delivery service to bring prescriptions to hundreds of thousands of patients around Washtenaw County beginning in 2024. 
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Michigan Medicine names new chief financial officer
Michigan Medicine names new chief financial officer
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University of Michigan Medical School withdraws from participating in U.S. News & World Report annual rankings
The University of Michigan Medical School will no longer participate in the annual U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) rankings of medical schools.