Memorial Med Ctr Of West Mich

Description

Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan is an 87bed independent acute care hospital located in Ludington Michigan in Mason County along the shore of Lake Michigan It is located 60 miles north of Muskegon and 90 miles northwest of Grand Rapids

Founded in 1906 the hospital has evolved over the past century to become a regional medical center serving mainly four counties Mason Oceana the southern portion of Manistee and the western portion of Lake Additionally thousands of tourists receive care at the hospital during the summer months

Memorial Medical Center has a wide range of services that includes inpatient medical surgical stepdown obstetrical and critical care units as well as a 14bed inpatient behavioral health unit Outpatient services include laboratory a full complement of medical imaging diagnostic services including a 40slice CT and fixedbased 15 Tesla MRI a Womens Imaging Center complete with digital mammography bone density and pelvic and breast ultrasound comprehensive cardiopulmonary services rehabilitation services in the areas most comprehensive rehab facility and an array of outpatient surgical procedures

In addition MMC has 24hour emergency department care including a FastER track service for treatment of minor illness and injuries with minimal wait time and a comprehensive sleep lab with sleep disorders testing and diagnostic services

Dialysis services are offered on our campus by DaVita Healthcare Specialties on our medical staff include general and vascular surgery orthopaedic surgery pediatrics ENT oncology and hematology emergency medicine urology and psychiatry as well as family practice internal medicine anesthesiology radiology pathology ophthalmology and OBGYN

Memorial Medical Center is the only hospital in Mason County and has a satellite facility Memorial Family Care Center located in Hart in Oceana County directly south of Mason County Memorial Family Care Center is a primary care clinic with full onsite laboratory and radiology services as well as mammography It is staffed by a family practice physician and a physician assistant along with a full complement of nursing professionals and support staff

The hospital employs more than 500 employees and currently is the largest employer in Mason County The focus is on customer service and individualized patientcentered care A broad array of services is available to meet community needs in an environment where stateoftheart medical technology is combined with high touch service

History

1906 August dinner at Fannie Latimers house to present hospital idea to
community men

1906 Sept 13 meeting at Library Hall to draw up constitution

1906 Oct 2 Articles of Association are signed by nine local women

1906 December anonymous donation of 1000 received

1907 Aug 14 Dummy Train accident in Hamlin

1907 September Justus Stearns donates use of his home for hospital

1907 Women vote to name hospital Paulina Stearns Hospital after Justus
Stearns wife

1907 October hospital opens on a 1000 donation and borrowed building

1908 Nurses school is opened next door to hospital in home donated by
Robert Stearns

1910 First class of nurses school graduates

1911 New addition to hospital added

1922 Nurses school forced to close due to changes in state rules

1928 Bylaws amended to allow men to join Hospital Association

1929 Bernard Ostendorf elected as first male president of Association

1936 Merta Blaine estate leaves 70000 to Hospital Association for new
hospital

1938 Womens Auxiliary is formed cornerstone is laid construction begun

1940 August 25 new Paulina Stearns Hospital is opened

1941 EK Longley becomes administrator

1953 New addition to hospital added

1954 Volunteer group becomes official volunteers named Pink Ladies

1955 Hospital celebrates golden anniversary

1955 Esther Sahlmark is honored for 50 years of service as treasurer

1963 Land is purchased for new hospital building on US 10

1967 June 15 million Memorial Hospital opens

1967 Al Paulus becomes hospital administrator

1973 1 million addition to hospital added

1973 Ralph Cerny becomes hospital administrator

1981 Hospital celebrates 75th anniversary

1985 New additions added to hospital

1985 Robert Marquardt becomes hospital administrator

1989 Hadley Psychiatric Center opens

1992 Memorial Family Care Center opens in Hart

1996 Dialysis services added

1997 35 million Medical Office Building expansion

1999 14 million CT scanner added

2000 Vascular and special procedures lab added

2003 Second Medical Office Building constructed

2006 Hospital celebrates centennial

2006 Mark Vipperman becomes Hospital Administrator

2007 Addition of 40slice CT and fixedbase MRI units in medical imaging
department

2007 July 8bed FastER service opened for minor illness and injuries