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Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club meets at TC Senior Center on May 14

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host a session on the Traverse City Senior Center Network and tour the updated center during its meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, at the TC Senior Center, located at...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will feature information on anxiety and depression following a stroke, and how to cope with these emotions, at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, at the Presbyterian Church, located at 701 Westminster Rd. in Traverse City.

Kaitlyn Grangood...

Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club meets at Presbyterian Church on February 12

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will feature information on dysarthria and other issues related to speech challenges following a stroke at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, at the...

Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club meets at Presbyterian Church on January 8

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features information on the importance of follow up care after stroke at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, at the Presbyterian Church, located at 701 Westminster...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features an open discussion for stroke survivors and their families at its meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13, at the Presbyterian Church, located at 701 Westminster Rd. in Traverse City. 

Melinda Hollands, L.M.S.W., with Munson Medical...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features information on Meals on Wheels program at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City. The church is located at 701 Westminster Rd. 

Lisa Robitshek, Manager of Meals on Wheels at Northwest Michigan...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features information on vision therapy following a stroke at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City. The church is located at 701 Westminster Rd.  

Dr. Mark Noss, Neuro Optometrist will be joined by...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club meeting for August will be a special event featuring an inspirational speaker from Spokes Fighting Strokes at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center in Traverse City. The Civic Center is located at 1213...

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has recognized Munson Medical Center (MMC) with the Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Advanced Therapy Award for the first time while awarding the Stroke Gold Plus Award and Honor Roll Elite for an 11th consecutive year.

Des...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Chris Markules, PA-C to Munson Healthcare Neurosurgery in Traverse City. 

 

Chris completed his undergraduate degree at Grand Valley State University and his master’s degree at the University of Toledo. 

 

Chris is passionate about neurology and stroke care...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features information on the Smart 9-1-1 program at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City. The church is located at 701 Westminster Rd. 

Central Dispatch will share information on the program including...

Prior to 2020, an endovascular stroke intervention, one in which a catheter is used to remove a clot from the brain, had never been performed in Northern Michigan. Fast forward four years later, Munson Medical Center (MMC) is home to the first and only certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features an open discussion on ideas and suggestions for fellow survivors on their recovery journey at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City.  

The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City.   ...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features information on advance care planning and completing advance directives at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City. 

The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City. 

Stephanie Van...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features an open discussion at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City. 

The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City.   

Melinda Hollands, L.M.S.W., with Munson Medical Center’s Patient...

Munson Medical Center (MMC) today unveiled a new name for its comprehensive stroke center — The Witham Family Comprehensive Stroke Center — thanks to a $2.5-million donation from Richard and Marilyn Witham and their children, Chris Witham and wife Stephanie, and Kurt Witham.  

The family gathered...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features information on stroke rehab services through Mary Free Bed at Munson healthcare at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 14, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City. 

The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City. 

Juli...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features information on the coordination of emergency ambulance services in the area at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City. 

The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City. 

William...

Munson Healthcare (MHC) is proud to announce that The Joint Commission (TJC) has certified Munson Medical Center (MMC) as a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC), placing it among just 221 hospitals in the United States and one of twelve in the state of Michigan. This is the first-ever Comprehensive...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club celebrates holiday party at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City. 

The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City. 

The club will play Bingo and those that are able are asked to bring...