Carl Velte, Chief Executive Officer

Munising Memorial Hospital is a 40-bed acute care community hospital located in Munising, Michigan. MMH provides 24 hour emergency room services, inpatient care, general and specialty surgery, home health and respite guest services. Specialty clinics, comprehensive laboratory and diagnostic equipment, state-of-the-art radiology equipment including a fixed CT scan, and a multidisciplinary rehabilitation center are also available at Munising Memorial Hospital.

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Address and key telephone numbers

1500 Sand Point Road
Rte #1 Box 501
Munising, Michigan 49862
Telephone: 906-387-4110
Fax: 906-387-3514

Key telephone numbers:

• Munising Memorial Home Health 387-4663 1-800-848-9295
• Marketing and Public Relations 387-5312
• Outpatient Rehabilitation Center 387-5382

Statistics

• Primary service area: Alger County
• 61.3 FTEs
• 40 licensed acute care beds
• 22 staffed acute care beds
• 551 annual inpatient discharges
• 16,939 outpatient registrations
• JCAHO accredited
• Patient advocate on staff

Managed care participation:

• Wausau PPO

Medical staff:

• Medical staff of 25
• 5 physicians on active staff
• 60% of active staff board certified
• 20 physicians on courtesy/consulting
• Specialties include:
  • Cardiology
  • Family Practice
  • OB/GYN
  • Opthalmology
  • Pathology
  • Podiatry
  • Radiology

Surgical services:

• 109 of surgeries most recent fiscal year
  • 61 inpatient
  • 48 outpatient
• General, opthalmological and orthopaedic surgery
• 5 board certified physicians with OR privileges

Women's and Children's services

• Gynecological surgery
• Pediatric unit
• 2 consulting obstetricians; 1 board certified
• 3 board certified family practitioners

Emergency room

• 2,440 emergency room visits
• 24 hours per day physician staffed -- on-call basis

Imaging services

• 6 board certified radiologists on staff
• X-ray, fixed CT scanner, ultrasound

Laboratory services

• 4 board certified pathologists on staff
• Full service lab
• STAT lab
• Staffed 24 hours -- on-call basis
• Part of U.P. Regional Blood Center
• Participate in MGH laboratory network

Cancer services

• Participate with MGH Tumor Registry
• Provide chemotherapy
• Clinic site for MGH oncologists

Cardiac services

• 6 board certified cardiologists on staff
• EKG networked with MGH
• Holter monitoring
• Event monitoring
• Clinic site for MGH cardiologists

Medical rehab services

• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Work hardening
• Speech therapy

Home Care

• Hospital owned home care agency
• 17 active cases
• Medicare certification in process

Health education/screenings

• Staff inservices, childbirth prep, parenting, wellness classes, nutritional counseling