Manistee Hospital Emergency Department Renovation Project In September 2021, we reached our goal of $1 million raised through philanthropy to support the renovation of the Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Emergency Department! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this project. Emergency department construction is currently underway. We look forward to sharing a project completion date with you soon! We are still accepting donations to support additional equipment needs in the Manistee Hospital Emergency Department. Your gift, no matter the size, makes it possible for patients in the

Quality Heart Care Saves Lives When Manistee resident Colleen Tucker woke one warm morning in September 2013, she immediately knew something wasn’t right. I remember feeling a bit clammy, recalled Colleen. Something was off, and I was very pale. Colleen, whose father passed away from a heart attack years ago, recognized the signs and made her way to Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital’s Emergency Department. Colleen still remembers the last thing she said as they entered through the Emergency Department doors: I think I’m having a heart attack. Then, she fell unconscious. The Emergency

Stories of Hope We are thrilled and humbled when individuals step forward with extraordinary gifts. Just as there are many ways to give, there are many reasons to support excellent health care services in northern Michigan. The generosity of donors is often rooted in a deep desire to strengthen the community and to make a lasting impact. These gifts and stories inspire others to join in and support projects that will touch the lives of loved ones, friends, and neighbors. Featured Stories Local Care Makes a World of Difference An estimated one in eight women will receive a breast cancer

Children’s Activity Room Funded in Memory of a Mom Amy McLean Calder embraced her work as a child life specialist at Children’s Hospital in Detroit. When she and her husband moved to Traverse City in 2008 to begin their family, she brought her interest in child life programs with her. Mac Calder, DO, started working in Munson Medical Center’s Emergency Department and the couple reconnected with one of Amy’s high school friends, Ben Lamphere, MD, a hospitalist at Munson Medical Center. Amy and Ben talked about the need for a child life program at the hospital, agreeing it would be an easy way

Why Hospice Needs Your Support Hospice is a model of care designed to focus on the comfort and quality of life for terminally ill patients by providing aspects of care they are most in need of: freedom from pain, emotional and spiritual support, and the ability to control the direction of their own care. In addition to specialized in-home care, Munson Healthcare Home Health and Hospice offers respite care at the Hospice House on Munson Medical Center’s campus. This facility was built ten years ago - entirely through community support! The Hospice House provides an alternative to in-home care

The Cornwells: Parents Honored with Sustaining Fund Gift When F. Gordon and Jean Cornwell moved their young family from the East Coast to Traverse City in 1947, the couple wholeheartedly embraced the people and places of northern Michigan – a way of life that’s just as important to their four children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren who remain residents of the area. Gordon and Jean Cornwells’ commitment to the region – as business owners, community activists and champions of preserving a vibrant Traverse City – also continues to impact the lives of so many others, including individuals

Share Your Story Have you had great care at a Munson Healthcare hospital? Did a member of your healthcare team provide extraordinary service or care? Were you inspired to make a gift in honor of a loved one or community member? We would love to hear your story and, with your permission, share it with others! Stories submitted may be featured in our Focus newsletter, on the Munson Healthcare blog, or the Munson Healthcare Foundations Facebook page.

Make a Difference at Charlevoix Hospital Your compassion and dedication to patients at Munson Healthcare Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix Hospital employees has a significant and lasting impact. Together, we can make a difference for patients and families at Charlevoix Hospital. Thank you for your gift and for being a part of a caring community!

Make a Difference at Grayling Hospital Your compassion and dedication to patients at Munson Healthcare Grayling 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 Grayling Hospital employees has a significant and lasting impact. Together, we can make a difference for patients and families at Grayling Hospital. Thank you for your gift and for being a part of a caring community!

Medical Needs Fund Purchases Advanced Lab Equipment A young patient hospitalized with pneumonia at Munson Medical Center appeared to be improving and his physician planned to send him home in the morning. At 1 am, two of his blood cultures tested positive for bacteria, an indicator that he could have sepsis, a serious blood infection. The physician did not believe the patient was septic, but was reluctant to send him home after positive culture results. Thanks to new cutting-edge technology in Munson Medical Center’s microbiology lab, a technologist used an instrument that identified both