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
medical campus aerial
News Release
Michigan Medicine named national leader in employee engagement
Michigan Medicine named to the 2024 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.
Exterior buildings of University of Michigan Health-Sparrow in Lansing Michigan.
News Release
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
surgery-general-aerial
News Release
Service Employees International Union workers reach tentative agreement with University of Michigan Health
SEIU Healthcare Michigan, U-M Health announce tentative collective bargaining agreement
surgery-general-aerial
News Release
Michigan Medicine notifies patients of health information breach
Health information breach at Michigan Medicine may have exposed health information of patients
medical campus aerial
News Release
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.
Medical Campus Building
News Release
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
University hospital building
News Release
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.
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing
News Release
University of Michigan Health buys property for new health care center in Grand Ledge
University of Michigan Health will acquire an 11-acre site near Grand Ledge for a new health care center.
University hospital building
News Release
University of Michigan Health to improve access with renovation project at University Hospital
U-M Health will renovate part of University Hospital, creating 26 incremental private observation rooms to help ease crowding in the emergency department.
Aerial view of University of Michigan Health hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
News Release
University of Michigan Health purchases land in Troy for new clinical facility
University of Michigan Health will purchase 7.28 acres of vacant land at the former Kmart headquarters location. U-M Health plans to build a multi-specialty facility on the property to expand specialty clinical services and increase patient access to the Oakland County region
Hitinder Gurm, M.D. wearing a blue shirt, striped tie, and a Michigan Medicine branded white lab coat, standing next to a pillar
News Release
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.
Aerial shot of the medical campus
News Release
University of Michigan Health names new chief nurse executive
Julie Ishak, R.N., M.S.N., has been selected as the new chief nurse executive for University of Michigan Health, effective March 1. Currently, Ishak serves as the chief nursing officer for ambulatory care.
Holland Hospital, University of Michigan Health announce strategic alliance
News Release
Holland Hospital and University of Michigan Health announce strategic alliance to expand patient care across west Michigan
Holland Hospital and University of Michigan Health today announced a strategic alliance that will benefit health care patients across west Michigan.
University of Michigan Health-West campus
News Release
University of Michigan Health-West announces new president
University of Michigan Health announced today that Ronald Grifka, M.D., will be the new president of University of Michigan Health-West.
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing
News Release
University of Michigan Health announces new structure for regional operations
University of Michigan Health announced today a new regional structure to oversee operations at Sparrow Health System and University of Michigan Health-West.
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3