John Fanta, MD, Joins Munson Healthcare Neurology
Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome John Fanta, MD, to the Neurology team in Traverse City and Manistee.
Dr. Fanta attended medical school at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine and completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. ...
New Providers September 2025
Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome the following providers to our clinics:
John Fanta, MD Munson Healthcare Neurology“The brain serves as the essence of who we are, and helping those recovering from medical conditions affecting the brain is especially rewarding. I hope to lead my patients to a...
September Stroke Club: Benefits of Balance Training and Aquatic Therapy Following a Stroke
Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club meets at Presbyterian Church on September 10
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host a meeting from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10, at the Presbyterian Church, located at 701 Westminster Rd. in Traverse City. The event will highlight the...
Brent L. Flusty, DO, Joins Munson Healthcare Neurosurgery
Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Brent L. Flusty, DO, to the Neurosurgery team.
Dr. Flusty chose to pursue a career in neuroscience due to the rewarding nature of stroke and neuro-intervention. He takes pride in treating stroke patients and giving them the best opportunity at continuing to...
Brandon Ahlgren, MD, Joins Munson Healthcare Rheumatology
Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Brandon Ahlgren, MD, to the Rheumatology team.
Dr. Ahlgren comes from a family of physicians. He is the oldest of five siblings, two of whom are also doctors. He became interested in joint and bone pathology from his father, an orthopedic spine surgeon. This...
New Providers August 2025
Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome the following providers to our clinics:
Brandon Ahlgren, MD Munson Healthcare Rheumatology“My favorite part of practicing medicine is meeting new people, taking the time to listen to them and form a relationship, and working hard to give them the care they...
A Message to the Community
from Ed Ness, President and CEO, Munson Healthcare
This message finds us on the other side of one of the most difficult times in the history of Munson Healthcare.
As you know by now, a little before 5 pm on July 26, the first calls started coming in: A violent incident had occurred at the Traverse...
August Stroke Club: Annual Picnic
Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club meets at Civic Center on August 13 for annual potluck
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club meeting for August will be the annual picnic potluck at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13, at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center located at 1213 W...
Final Update - Tragic Incident - Munson Healthcare Media Statement
We want to provide a final update regarding the patients brought to Munson Medical Center following the recent tragic incident at Walmart in Traverse City on July 26. Of the eleven individuals who received care at Munson Medical Center:
9 patients were treated and released2 patients were treated and...Statement regarding citizen involvement during Saturday's incident:
Munson Healthcare today issued the following statement regarding citizen involvement during Saturday's incident:
"We want to confirm that Derrick Perry, an off-duty Munson Healthcare employee, was part of the citizen apprehension of the suspect in the Walmart incident last Saturday. We recognize his...