Al Lanning is a Registered Nurse whose clinical career has taken him from one of Michigan’s busiest trauma bays to the front lines of home recovery — giving him a firsthand, end-to-end understanding of what catastrophic injury actually costs a person. At AICM – Michigan, he applies that depth of experience to case management for individuals recovering from serious motor vehicle injuries, ensuring that care plans are medically rigorous, logistically sound, and built around the real-world demands of long-term recovery.
Al holds dual undergraduate degrees in Biomedical Sciences and Philosophy — with a concentration in Professional and Applied Ethics — from Western Michigan University, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Wayne State University. That combination of scientific discipline and ethical grounding is not incidental to his practice; it shapes how he advocates, communicates, and makes decisions on behalf of his clients every day.
He began his nursing career in the Emergency Department at Detroit Receiving Hospital — a Level I trauma center where high-acuity cases, including severe motor vehicle collisions, were the norm. Working in one of the region’s most demanding clinical environments, Al developed the composure, clinical instinct, and advocacy skills that define his work today. His exceptional care during that time was recognized with a DAISY Award, one of nursing’s most meaningful honors for compassionate, patient-centered practice.
Al then extended his practice into home care and hospice — a deliberate move that gave him direct insight into the long arc of recovery after trauma: the functional setbacks, the emotional weight on families, and the practical barriers that rarely surface in a clinical setting but define a patient’s quality of life. Few case managers can say they have treated the same patient population at the moment of crisis and months into recovery. Al can.
At AICM – Michigan, Al works across a complex network of physicians, therapists, families, and legal professionals to coordinate care that is practical, evidence-informed, and outcome-focused. He is known for his precise communication, his attention to clinical detail, and a standard of advocacy that his clients — and their teams — consistently rely on.
