Munson Medical Center
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Munson Medical Center is a regional medical referral center located in Traverse City, Michigan
, serving patients from 32 counties in Northern Michigan
and in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
. It has 391 inpatient beds, and nearly 400 physicians representing 41 specialties. Twenty-four-hour emergency
care is available on site at the verified level II trauma center, and its North Flight emergency medical service provides helicopter
, fixed-wing aircraft
, and ground ambulance
services throughout Northern Michigan.
Munson Medical Center is named in honor of Dr. James Munson (1848–1929), the first director of the Traverse City Psychiatric Hospital
(which closed in 1989); Dr. Munson served in this capacity from the 1880s until 1925. Today, Munson Medical Center repeatedly ranks among the Top 100 Hospitals by Solucient, which maintains the nation's largest health care
database. During the past few years the hospital has undergone many renovations.
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...
, serving patients from 32 counties in Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan...
and in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...
. It has 391 inpatient beds, and nearly 400 physicians representing 41 specialties. Twenty-four-hour emergency
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
care is available on site at the verified level II trauma center, and its North Flight emergency medical service provides helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
, fixed-wing aircraft
Aircraft
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, and ground ambulance
Ambulance
An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
services throughout Northern Michigan.
Munson Medical Center is named in honor of Dr. James Munson (1848–1929), the first director of the Traverse City Psychiatric Hospital
Traverse City State Hospital
The Traverse City State Hospital of Traverse City, Michigan has been variously known as the Northern Michigan Asylum and the Traverse City Regional Psychiatric Hospital...
(which closed in 1989); Dr. Munson served in this capacity from the 1880s until 1925. Today, Munson Medical Center repeatedly ranks among the Top 100 Hospitals by Solucient, which maintains the nation's largest health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
database. During the past few years the hospital has undergone many renovations.