Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Community Leaders Meeting Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 11am to 12pm via Zoom Thank you for joining Munson Healthcare Foundations and Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital for the Community Leaders Meeting on January 25! We hope you enjoyed hearing from Otsego Memorial Hospital and Munson Healthcare leadership on exciting new happenings at our local hospital. Click Here to watch a recording of this event. Please contact Heather Appold with any questions at happold@mhc.net or 231-213-1169. Ways to Support Our Hospital Despite challenges from COVID

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Community Leaders Meeting Tuesday, February 22, 2022 | 11am to 12pm via Zoom Thank you for joining Munson Healthcare Foundations and Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital for the Community Leaders Meeting on February 22! We hope you enjoyed hearing from Charlevoix Hospital and Munson Healthcare leadership on exciting new happenings at our local hospital. Click Here to watch a recording of this event! Please contact Heather Appold with any questions at happold@mhc.net or 231-213-1169. Ways to Support Our Hospital Despite challenges from COVID-19, Otsego

COVID-19 Variants As our knowledge of COVID-19 has evolved, the virus itself has also advanced – in the form of mutations that have led to variants. Learn more about the science of variants and how to prevent them below. What Causes Variants? In some respects, viruses are no different from any other living organism: they want to survive. When a virus invades our bodies, it takes over what’s called a host cell. But to attack more cells, the virus has to multiply itself. During this duplication process, these clones aren’t always exact copies. When a slightly different copy of the virus is made

CHM Traverse City Campus Team David Klee, MD Community Assistant Dean Christy LaVene Student Programs Administrator Nicki Brown Assistant Student Programs Administrator Interim Coordinator, Rural Community Health Program Kendry Scott Community Clerkship Administrator Mandy Wilgus Community Clerkship Administrator

Research As part of an effort by Michigan State University College of Human Medicine to establish a statewide research network, the College has two full-time researchers based at Munson Medical Center. Kelly Hirko, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Dr. Hirko’s research uses biomarkers to illuminate the pathways through which lifestyle factors may contribute to the development and progression of cancer. She is particularly interested in understanding risk factors for aggressive breast cancer subtypes, including young-onset breast cancer and inflammatory

Access Your Patient Portal Access your patient portal online and on the app for mobile devices. The code for this location for the healow app is CIFGAA. Visit the Patient Portal healow App - Apple Store healow App - Google Play Store Download the Healow App The Healow app is available for Android and Apple iOS mobile devices. Apple users may download the app from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad. Android users can download the app through the Google Play Store. After you login, you will be able to directly access your patient portal. How to Enroll Not Enrolled? Contact your doctor's office

Munson Healthcare Foundations Florida Visits Join us for great conversation in the sunshine state! March 7 to 10, 2022 The Munson Healthcare Foundations team is heading to Florida! To help us plan our trip, please fill out the form below indicating your level of comfort with in-person events and meetings. We kindly request your response by February 11. Please contact Debra Henderson with any questions at dhenderson@mhc.net or 231-213-1155. *Your health and safety is our top priority. Munson Healthcare Foundations is deeply committed to following guidelines related to in-person gatherings and

A Letter from the Munson Medical Center Foundation Board Chair A great sequence in the good sequel Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade has Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr informing his class: "Archeology is the search for fact, not truth. If it's truth you're interested in, Dr. Tyree's philosophy class is just down the hall." Truth is subjective, yes, but shared truths are important. So, some truth: We humans are flawed creatures. Love is an answer. Munson Healthcare improves lives. How You Improved Lives at Munson Medical Center in the Past Year You helped us expand surgical services. We are

2022 Rivals Rally Basketball Game 6 p.m. | February 17, 2022 | Johannesburg-Lewiston High School The Rivals Rally basketball game was established in 2009 from a history of friendly rivalry between two great northern Michigan high school girls’ basketball teams: the Johannesburg-Lewiston Cardinals and the St. Mary Snowbirds. Together, they created the Rivals Rally to remember friends and family members who lost their battle to cancer and to honor those currently in the fight. After a two-year break, we are excited to announce the Rivals Rally is back for 2022! The game is scheduled for 6 p.m

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