The Knothole

MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN

A publication dedicated toour sidewalk superintendents

It looks finished; but not quite

 

We're mighty proud to be able to show you

what the Finished product looks tka -- at

least from the out: erior SOrk ot
ts mplete

 

with interfor work continuing through the

At this point, construction stands nea
a month chead of schedule.” Plans are oe
move into idition in late May or early
dune.

Se ee ones camera ere
met $8 million has beer nee ut. This
is in eee ing with the emia total bud-
get of $9-3/4 million for the addition

The addition will house new emergency

facilities, intensive care and coronary

care ni ts pel iree nursing floors (a
of 125 beds).

Once the addition is occupied, renovation
of the Se. building will oe intos sul
swing. This renovation began

with the addition of two new of

oom fojh comstion natin cee iauteyand
physical therapy: 9y, and a new dishroom in
dietary. However, next year almost all o'
the ground floor and mich of the first and
second floors of the present building will

undergo alteration with many departments
relocating and expanding.

Among final plans now rawr te
renovation are a new cardion cio
department, expanded radiology, physical
rehabilitation, and neonatal intensive

jong with a new 20-bed psychiatric
unt,

Cost of renovation will be approximately
HE zt ono bitnatnal iexeeest Binal
im to $11 million.

Total rehab unit planned

A new service which will be a first for
all of northern Michigan is included in
Munson's renovation plans. This will be
a 16-bed unit designed to create a half-
way environment for patients who must
learn to adapt to living with a physical
handicap.

The purpose of the unit will be to teach
the patient to ee caret nina atin
depen tep

tion
beaeenecietine nant ee every-
thing 1s done for the patient and the hone
environment where they mis ‘them-
selves
presents e for the indi-
Hal Taian Sanueteel necdies cen
ve a more worthwhile and normal life
in ateorst nee kere
these patients must go to Detroit, Ann
Arbor or Grand Rapids to receive this
instr
son regional trauma center, now
ee increasing number of these

tenancy fully meet the need
generated by area population grow