Klinger Joins Chamber Board
Friday, February 17, 2012
 Dave Klinger, Memorial Medical Center’s vice president for organizational development and communications, is a new member of the board at the Ludington and Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce. Klinger was elected by fellow Chamber board members to a three-year term through the end of 2014. He is one of two new members to join the 14-member board this year. Dave joined the hospital executive team and moved to Ludington in August of 2011.
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Community Health Assessment Survey Underway
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Memorial Medical Center is sponsoring a comprehensive community health assessment and is encouraging Mason County and northern Oceana County residents who are contacted to complete the twenty-minute phone survey. The Carl Frost Center for Social Research at Hope College is conducting the assessment on behalf of the Ludington hospital. Survey calls began Monday, January 16 and are being made randomly to residents of Mason and northern Oceana Counties in order to determine residents’ health-related behaviors. Cell phones and landlines will be contacted as part of the survey.
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MMC Employees Donate to C.O.V.E.
Monday, January 16, 2012
.JPG) Memorial Medical Center’s T.E.A.M. committee recently presented a check for $565 to C.O.V.E., a non-profit agency serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and women and children who are homeless in Mason, Lake and Oceana Counties
Pictured: T.E.A.M. committee chairman Ed Makowicki, left, and T.E.A.M. committee secretary Diana Wells, right, present a $565 check to Marie Waite, executive director of C.O.V.E..
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Cancer & Hematology center now open
Sunday, January 15, 2012
 Memorial Medical Center in Ludington has opened a new cancer and hematology center. It will provide continuity of local chemotherapy and other treatments for patients whose facility has discontinued operations, as well as serving new patients. Memorial Medical Cancer & Hematology is on the ground floor of the medical office building attached to the south side of the hospital.
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Meet Eila—MMC’s Baby New Year 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
 Ludington’s first baby of 2012 is Eila Hanna. She was born at Memorial Medical Center 37 minutes into the New Year, at 12:37 am, January 1. She weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 21 inches. Her parents are Melissa and Paul Hanna of Ludington.
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Another successful Toys for Tots drive
Friday, December 23, 2011
Congratulations to the Marine Corps Reserve and Salvation Army for the annual Toys for Tots campaign that put presents under the trees of many area youngsters to brighten their holidays. Memorial Medical Center again served as one of the collection points, organized by the MMC business office. MMC employees and guests donated 154 toys and $873 to purchase additional toys.
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Doctors donate to local charities
Monday, December 19, 2011
 Each year the doctors at Memorial Medical Center make a pooled donation to worthy local causes. This year the medical staff chose Habitat for Humanity of Mason County and the St. Simon’s Church Food Pantry to receive the donation. The physicians’ donations totaled more than $11,400 this year, which was split between the two programs. Since the hospital’s active medical staff began the program in 2007, a total of $66,925 has been donated to local charities.
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MMC Announces Facility Renovation
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Memorial Medical Center plans to launch a major facility upgrade in 2012 that will expand the hospital’s busy emergency and surgery facilities, and create a new main patient entrance facing Ludington Avenue. The project, approved by the MMC board of directors, will take more than a year to complete with an estimated investment of $14 million.
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Holiday Brunch Raises $8,000
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
 120 guests recently attended the Memorial Medical Center Foundation’s Holiday Brunch at the Cartier Mansion in Ludington. Guests were served a variety of gourmet delicacies, but the highlight of the event was the silent auction and raffle of the beautifully decorated holiday trees and wreaths.
The event raised over $8,000, which will be used to help further enhance the private patient room and renovation initiative at Memorial Medical Center.
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Volunteers Honored At Annual Dinner
Friday, October 21, 2011
 Volunteers and staff members gathered at Lincoln Hills October 20 for the annual recognition dinner to honor the service of Memorial Medical Center volunteers.
A total of 38 volunteers received honors for surpassing milestones of 100 hours or more during the past year.
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