Munson Healthcare Foundations

10/08/2026

Join us as we celebrate 75 years of caring for Ga***rd and the surrounding communities!

We're opening our doors to honor this milestone and showcase the newly renovated and expanded spaces at Otsego Memorial Hospital.

📅 Thursday, October 8 | 5 - 7 p.m.
📍 Otsego Memorial Hospital, 825 N. Center Ave., Ga***rd, MI 49735

Enjoy:
• Refreshments
• Meet-and-greet opportunities with hospital leadership and staff
• Guided tours of our newly renovated Acute Care Unit, Intensive Care Unit, and Birthing Center

We look forward to celebrating with our community and sharing this exciting new chapter with you!

10/01/2026

TOMORROW! Join us for Uncork Up North, hosted by Dynami Foundation's Uncork for a Cure to support northern Michigan women in the fight against cancer. 🩷

Can’t make it to the event? You can still support Uncork Up North by bidding online in the silent auction!

🍷 NOW LIVE: Uncork Up North Silent + Live Auction!

The auction is officially open, and there’s A LOT to bid on. Think one-of-a-kind diamond earrings, vineyard escapes, incredible artwork, U-M tickets, wellness bundles, dream vacations, Northern Michigan picnics, NFL London experiences, the Bourbon Trail, winery tours, spa packages + so much more.
Whether you’re joining us at Uncork Up North or cheering us on from afar, you can bid, win and make an impact supporting Northern Michigan women facing breast cancer.

Can’t make it to the event? You can still bid! Register online, browse the auction and start bidding now.

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Visit our website (or link in bio!) to get started:

09/28/2026

Please help us thank LMCU for their generous donation of $3,000 to support the Child Life Program at Munson Medical Center! These funds will be used to make hospital stays a little less scary for our youngest patients.

LMCU staff visited our hospital and Munson Healthcare Foundations last week to meet with Crystal S., coordinator of the Child Life Program, and get an up-close look at some of the toys and gadgets that are making a BIG difference in helping children feel safe and comfortable during a hospital stay.

Each year, LMCU members, staff, and communities raise funds through their Band Together campaign to bring awareness and support for pediatric care. Since 2015, Band Together has raised over $526,000 for local hospital partners across Michigan and Florida. We are so grateful to be one of the benefitting hospitals and healthcare systems!

09/28/2026

Join Munson Healthcare this Thursday, October 1, to celebrate 75 years of community care at Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital!

A community celebration will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital in Frankfort.
Click the link in the comments 👇️

06/23/2026

What a beautiful evening at the 4th Annual Spit on Cancer Night!

Hosted by the Traverse City Pit Spitters and Munson Healthcare, Saturday's event brought together survivors, families, friends and community members for a night of baseball and celebration while raising funds for the Munson Healthcare Foundations Cancer Patient Needs Fund.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate survivorship, honor those impacted by cancer, and raise awareness and hope throughout our community. Together, we are making a difference. 💙⚾

06/08/2026

For his eighth birthday, Dutch Neller asked his friends to bring toys to his birthday party. But this was no ordinary birthday request; Dutch was collecting toys to donate to the Child Life program at Munson Medical Center! 🎁 This program aims to help lower anxiety and stress for pediatric patients. Through education, play, and support, Child Life Specialists help patients and families enhance coping skills during hospital stays.

A generous community member was so inspired by Dutch's thoughtfulness, they donated an additional $5,000 towards his cause – bringing the total impact to over $6,100!

Thank you, Dutch and friends, for bringing more smiles and moments of joy to pediatric patients at Munson! ❤️

05/29/2026

On Thursday, May 28, Munson Healthcare Foundations hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new NICU facility at Munson Medical Center. This 24-bed, 22,000 square foot facility will transform the future of care for babies and families in our region.

“We are profoundly grateful to our community for their steadfast patience and support of this project while we navigated the financial headwinds of recent years," shared Debra Henderson, Foundations President. "This project is such a powerful testament to the impact of charitable giving, as donors have contributed $10 million to enhance women’s and children’s services here in Northern Michigan. We are thrilled to be taking this next step in delivering top-quality care to Munson’s littlest patients and look forward to sharing more updates as construction progresses!”

To learn more about supporting this project, visit: https://www.munsonhealthcare.org/munson-healthcare-foundations/areas-you-can-support/munson-medical-center/support-neonatal.

05/22/2026

Wyatt House and his mom, Charlotte, donated 15,739 fun, kid-friendly Band-Aids today to Munson Healthcare's Pediatric Hematology Oncology program at the Cowell Family Cancer Center.

When Wyatt started treatment at the CFCC in 2016, he realized there weren't any cool band-aids for kids. Since then, he and Charlotte have collected and donated band-aids to Munson every few years.

Thank you, Wyatt and Charlotte, for giving our pediatric patients some much-needed cheer! ❤️

03/01/2026

02/28/2026

We are thrilled to share that Nate Doerr’s birthday fundraiser for the Cancer Patient Needs Fund was an incredible success! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed in Nate’s honor. Your generosity is making a real difference for cancer patients in their time of need. ❤️

Nate’s inspiring story was recently featured on 9&10 News. You can view the full segment here:

He has been working tirelessly to collect donations, raising around $3,000.