KBIC Health System

01/23/2026

01/22/2026

Stay warm and safe today 🧣🧤

01/19/2026

Flu can cause mild to severe illness and, at times, can lead to death. Flu symptoms usually come on suddenly. People who have flu often feel some or all of these signs and symptoms:
- fever/chills
- cough
- sore throat
- runny or stuffy nose
- muscle or body aches
- headaches
- fatigue (tiredness)
- vomiting and diarrhea (more common in children)

Flu often lasts a few days to to a couple weeks. Complications of flu include:
- sinus and ear infections
- pneumonia
- heart inflammation (myocarditis)
- brain inflammation (encephalitis)
- muscle inflammation (myositis, rhabdomyolysis)
- multi-organ failure
- sepsis

Please consider getting your flu vaccine by calling 906-353-8700 to schedule a nurse visit to get vaccinated.

01/19/2026

Flu cases are rising while flu symptoms are showing to be quite severe this season. A flu shot reduces the risk of getting sick and decreases the severity of the illness if you do get sick, including lowering the risk of needing a hospital admission. The flu shot is available to anyone 6 months and older by calling KBIC Health at 906-353-8700 and scheduling a nurse visit for vaccination. We also still offer COVID19 vaccines that can be received with the flu shot. Please consider getting your flu shot to provide yourself and your families protection.

01/14/2026

Stay safe today

01/13/2026

*Honoring Ms. Shirley Courey, NP & Welcoming Ms. Heidi Sutcliffe, NP*

We would like to share an important update with our KBIC Health System family.

Our beloved Family Nurse Practitioner, Ms. Shirley Courey, NP, will be retiring, with her last day in the clinic on January 23, 2026. We are truly grateful for her dedication and commitment to improving the health and well-being of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community over the past few years. Shirley has touched the lives of many individuals and families through her compassionate care, and she will be deeply missed.

We wish Shirley all the best in her well-deserved retirement and look forward to seeing her around the Community as she begins her next adventures.

While we say goodbye to Shirley, we are also pleased to share exciting news. We are happy to welcome Ms. Heidi Sutcliffe, NP, as our newest Family Nurse Practitioner joining the KBIC Health System on January 20, 2026. Heidi will be providing care for KBIC families of all ages, and we look forward to the knowledge, compassion, and dedication she brings to our Community.

Please join us in wishing Shirley well as she enters retirement and in warmly welcoming Heidi to KBIC.

We appreciate your continued support and feedback as we work together to make KBIC Health better for our Community.

Miigwech

01/06/2026

A reminder of our pharmacy hours as of December 1st, 2025.

We are happy to announce an expansion of our pharmacy hours as of December 1st, as below. Our pharmacy is making many improvements to better serve our patients and ensure safe, efficient and informative care. We welcome your feedback to continue to make improvements to better serve you. Stay warm and stay safe. Miiwech ❤️

12/29/2025

Due to the impending blizzard and the safety of our staff and community, all government offices will be closed on Monday, December 29.

Please stay safe, limit travel if possible, and monitor local weather updates. We will share any additional updates as they become available.