What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high.  If you have diabetes, it means your body does not make enough (or any) insulin or your body does not use insulin well. Insulin helps change glucose into energy needed for your body to carry out basic tasks and ultimately to keep you alive.  Without proper levels of insulin, glucose cannot reach your cells and instead stays in your blood stream, causing diabetes and other diabetes-related complications. Types of Diabetes Prediabetes Prediabetes is when a person’s blood glucose is

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High-Sensitivity Troponin Implementation General Information Munson Healthcare transitioned to a new cardiac troponin assay — High-Sensitivity Troponin (hs-TnI) assay — in April 2022. Most patients presenting to an Emergency Department with a chief complaint of chest pain are not actually having an acute coronary syndrome event. The hs-TnI lab assay allows faster, more accurate information about cardiac injury, facilitating quicker intervention for those who are high risk and actually experiencing a cardiac event and quicker rule-out and discharge for low risk patients. Click here for more

Traverse City West Titans Pink Game Friday, September 22, 2023 | Thirlby Field The Traverse City West Senior High School will once again host their annual football "Pink Game" on Friday, September 22! Proceeds from the event will support the Cancer Patient Needs Fund. All donations made to this fund enable medical social workers and case management staff to assist cancer patients and their families during a cancer-related crisis. The fund provides critical financial assistance for such things as transportation, groceries, childcare, and utilities during treatment. Thank you to the entire

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Current PGY2 Pharmacy Resident Bio Courtney VanHouzen, PharmD Courtney was born and raised in Traverse City, MI. She completed her undergraduate degree and played volleyball at Hope College and she graduated with her doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Michigan. Her clinical interests are embedded in oncology but specifically she enjoys providing quality and compassionate direct-patient care, including supportive care management, interprofessional collaboration, and patient education. She completed her PGY-1 at Munson Medical Center and early-committed to stay on for her PGY-2 here at

Antrim County Sheriff's Department "No Shave" Fundraiser The Antrim County Sheriff's Department is hosting their second annual "No Shave" Fundraiser from October to December 2021! Proceeds will support Munson Healthcare Foundations' Cancer Patient Needs Fund. All donations made to this fund enable medical social workers and case management staff to assist cancer patients and their families during a cancer-related crisis. The fund provides critical financial assistance for such things as prosthetics, transportation, groceries, childcare, and utilities during treatment. Thank you, Antrim County