Make a Difference at Manistee Hospital Your compassion and dedication to patients at Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital is sincerely appreciated by those in our community. For individuals facing health challenges or difficult times, the knowledge that they are receiving support from our community of caring Manistee Hospital employees has a significant and lasting impact. Together, we can make a difference for patients and families at Manistee Hospital. Thank you for your gift and for being a part of a caring community!

Empowered Through Treatment: Charles's Story In March of 2021, Charles Kampmueller found himself in the last place he expected to be: Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital’s Emergency Department. Charles had begun experiencing complications in his right hand and leg earlier that month. When he lost his ability to write, he knew something was wrong. That’s what finally tipped the scale and we went to Cadillac Hospital, explained Charles. Upon his arrival, Cadillac Hospital staff quickly got to work identifying the problem. Their diagnosis turned Charles's world upside down – he had experienced a

Munson Healthcare Interventional Stroke Program Strokes are the leading cause of disability and the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and dies of a stroke every four minutes. With higher stroke rates than average in northern Michigan, when you or a loved one experience stroke symptoms only one thing matters: getting treatment fast. A one-hour delay in treatment is the equivalent of the brain aging by four years. This means a four-hour delay in intervention from a Munson Healthcare facility to the nearest endovascular-capable

Current Community Partners Thank you to our Community Partners for their generous support of healthcare in northern Michigan. Interested in becoming a Community Partner? Learn more about the program and the huge impact our partners have across the community! Platinum Partners Alro Steel Foundation and Alro Steel Group of Grayling American Proficiency Institutes Burnette Foods, Inc. Central Professional Services East Jordan Plastics, Inc. Johnson Oil Company Gold Partners Cadillac High School Girls' Volleyball Team Currie's Furniture Delamar Traverse City Sodexo Traverse City West High School

The Importance of Strong Local Healthcare Amazing care at Otsego Memorial Hospital inspires Lewiston couple to give back Kathie and Gary Vollmar are what many consider an All-American couple. Born and raised in the thumb of Michigan, the hardworking duo was brought north to Lewiston by the promise of opportunity and the beauty of northern Michigan. Like many Michiganders, Kathie and Gary built successful careers in the automotive, manufacturing, and farming industries while raising their family. And like nearly two million Americans each year, Kathie’s world was rocked in 2018 by three words

Local Care Makes a World of Difference An Unexpected Discovery An estimated one in eight women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. Kris Elbert became part of that statistic when she found a lump on her breast in January 2022. An active and healthy woman, Kris was shocked by her discovery. Just three months prior, her routine mammogram had detected no abnormalities. I was in Florida when I got my cancer diagnosis, so we did the surgery and chemo in Florida, Kris explained. But we were thrilled to discover we could do radiation up

Support Munson Healthcare Hospitals Munson Healthcare is a system of eight community hospitals located throughout northern Michigan. Each of these hospitals has a long-standing history of providing high quality care to patients. Munson Healthcare Foundations is proud to work with our communities to support programs, services, and patient care for seven* of these community hospitals (listed below). Our donors play a critical role in ensuring quality healthcare services are available close to home. Charitable support makes it possible to: Enhance programs and services Purchase emerging

Host Your Own Digital Fundraiser Looking for a unique and easy way to support Munson Healthcare? Munson Healthcare Foundations is here to assist you with a successful digital fundraiser - we make it easy for you! A Foundations staff member will set up your own personal fundraising web page and suggest email and social media content for you to share. Personal digital fundraisers via the Munson Healthcare website are a great alternative to third-party fundraising platforms – like GoFundMe or Facebook Fundraisers. By creating a fundraiser through the Munson Healthcare website, you ensure: 100% of

Support Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Munson Healthcare Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital was the first hospital in Michigan to attain Critical Access Hospital status. It provides 24/7 emergency care services, as well as dialysis, diagnostic, physical therapy, infusion, radiology, laboratory, skilled rehabilitation, outpatient surgery, and long-term care to all communities in the greater Benzie County area. Services at Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Healthcare has never been simple, but the COVID-19 pandemic has driven us to go beyond what we ever thought was possible and has pushed Munson

Katie Heintz Girls' Basketball Invitational Saturday, February 15, 2025 | St. Francis High School Join Munson Healthcare Foundations and St. Francis High School on Saturday, February 15, to celebrate the living spirit of Katie Heintz while supporting cancer services in Northern Michigan! Students from Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools will face off against the Kingsley Stags during this basketball invitational, while 2nd - 8th grade GTACS students will take on their teachers during the halftime of each game. Proceeds will support cancer care at Munson Healthcare, in loving memory of Katie