Bay Care Medical Center is owned and operated by MMH. The center is home to four full time doctors and one part time doctor.  They provide the following services: General Office Visits, Gyncological Exams, Company Exams/Drug Screenings, Allergy shots, Immunizations, Wart Removals, Lesion Removals, Pulmonary Function Tests, EKG's, Nebulizer Treatments, Birth Control Management, Joint Aspirations, Ear Irrigation, and Nail Avulsion.

Office Hours are M-F, 8:00 to 5:00p.m, please call (906) 387-4338 to make an appointment or to inquire about further information. Bay Care Medical Center is located on the same campus as MMH.

Diabetes Self Management program is designed to help individuals manage their disease. It includes a diabetes assessment, with a certified Diabetes Educator, to develop an individualized self-management plan. 

Topics covered include:

• The nature of diabetes
• Coping with diabetes
• Diet and meal planning
• Insulin and oral medications
• Tests and control of diabetes
• Personal hygiene and foot care
• Exercise
• Sick day management
• Blood sugar reactions

This program is designed to help you:

• Understand the disease
• Learn how to maintain health while getting the most out of life
• Develop skills that will help you make daily decisions to control diabetes
• Form a positive attitude toward the control of diabetes
• Develop an individualized self-management plan
• Increase your knowledge of diabetes self-management to help prevent complications

Our program offers:

Staff

Registered Dietition/Coordinator
Paula Ackerman, MS, RD,CDE
(906) 387-4110 x. 141

Nurse Educators
Rebecca Lyon, RN
Shelly Dinsmoore, RN

Location

Initial assessment is held in the Diabetes Education Room at MMH. All other classes are offered in the conference room unless indicated otherwise.

Scheduling

Please call (906) 387-4110 x. 141 to schedule your class. If you cannot keep an appointment, please call to cancel.

Registration

When arriving at the hospital for the first appointment, please go to the Admitting Office located by the front lobby entrance.  You do not need to register at the Admitting Office for any of the other classes.

Cost

Insurance companies are recognizing the importance of Diabetes Education to help prevent long-term complications. Most insurance companies are covering a portion or most of the cost after your deductible is met. Check with your insurance company to see if they cover Diabetes Education.  If you do not have insurance, please call to find alternative ways to receive Diabetes Education. We will be glad to assist you.

Facilitator: Paula Ackerman, (906) 387-4110 x. 141
MMH Diabetes Support Group meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 2-3 p.m. at the MMH conference room. We discuss various topics in diabetes care and treatment.  The support group is free of charge and open to the public.

MMH provides meal service to the visitors of patients.  The cost is $4.00 for lunch, which includes soup and sandwich. Dinner costs $6.00, and contains a salad, entree, and desert. MMH also provides "discharge meals" for patients leaving hospital that are unable to provide meals for themselves, the cost is $3.50 per meal.  For patients/visitors over the age of 60 assistance may be available for their meal costs. Please call (906) 387-4110 x. 142 for more information regarding this service.

MMH provides 24 hour Emergency Room services for Alger County.  The emergency room is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week with on call medical staff providing services. Please visit the emergency room if you have any of the following: heart attack or stroke symptoms (chest pain, severe abdominal pain, dizziness numbness in face, neck, arm or leg, sudden severe headache, sudden blurred vision or difficulty speaking), head injury or broken bones, sudden, severe headache, severe shortness of breath, seizure of loss of consciousness, uncontrolled bleeding, major burns, poisoning or suspected overdose, severe reaction to an insect bite, medication or food, or trauma.  For more information on emergency room services contact Karen Robinson, ER Nurse manager at (906) 387-4110 x. 120.

MMH Laboratory offers a full service testing:

• Chemistry
• Hematology
• Coagulation
• Bacteriology
• Urinalysis
• Blood Banks

Contact: Dennis Tormanen Lab Manager for more information (906) 387-4110 x. 146.

Contact (906) 387-4110 x. 174 for all inquires/questions in regards to a medical record. The following fees apply when obtaining copies of your medical record: $20.00 for the first 20 pages, $.50 per page for pages 21-50 and $.20 per page for pages 51 and over.

MMH provides outpatient services in addition to their inpatient services.  Respite is a program designed to give short term assistance to homebound caregivers and their loved ones on a case by case basis. This is not a physician based program. Contact Christi Salo at (906) 387-4110 x. 116 for more information.

Inpatient services include Swingbeds: a short term stay for patients needing rehab after a hospital stay. MMH also provides Discharge Planning: home health referrals, medical equipment referrals, assistance with skilled care placement. Contact Christi Salo for more information at (906) 387-4110 x. 116.

Acute care: a nursing unit is provided for individuals who need inpatient hospitalization for medical, surgical and pedietric patients. All active medical staff provides services. Contact Gary Koskiniemi for more information at (906) 387-4110 x. 178.

The Nutritional Therapy program provides up to 3 hours of nutritional counseling for persons with diabetes or kidney disease who are enrolled in Medicare. Please contact Paula Ackerman, MS, RD, CDE (906) 387-4110 x. 141.

Occupational Therapy helps adults and children participate in daily activities as independently as possible. Do you or someone you know have trouble with any of the following daily activities?: Eating, Personal hygiene, Dressing, Homemaking, Consumer skills, Job Duties, School tasks, Leisure or play activities.

Are these activities troublesome to you because of: Muscle weakness, Abnormal muscle tone, Balance problems, Join or muscle pain, Limited joint motion, Clumsiness or in-coordination, Memory problems, Visual problems, Decreased energy?

Occupational Therapy may be able to help you through evaluating your needs and providing you what you need to be able to do those daily activities again, such as teaching you exercise program, new ways to do things, and/or providing equipment to make it easier.  Please call (906) 387-5382 or (906) 387-4110 x. 179 for more information on OT program.

In addition Occupational Therapy runs Arthritis Aquatic Program.  This is a head to toe exercise program in warm water to stretch and strengthen. Classes run September - May or June continuously in 6 week sessions. $30.00 for 6 weeks, 2 days weekly for 1 hour at the Comfort inn in Wetmore, MI.  Call the Clinic at 387-5382 for current schedule.

Physical Therapy is designed to assist adults and children overcome physical disabilities. Do you or someone you now have one of the following: Muscular or skeletal pain, Decreased strength, Decreased joint motion, Trouble waking or moving around, Balance problems, Clumsiness or incoordination, Decreased endurance/energy, Other physical limitations due to injury or illness?

Then Physical Therapy may be able to help through evaluating your needs and providing services to return normal functioning, improve mobility, and achieve greater independence. Some ways they may do that are: Exercise (strengthening and/or flexibility), Manual therapy, Modalities (ultrasound, heat, cold, massage), Preventative and maintenance education, Recommendation of aides (walkers, canes, braces). Call the Clinic at 387-5382 for more information.

MMH's Radiology focuses on Diagnostic imaging, some of their services include: 

• General X-Ray
• Fluroscopy Studies - G.I. Tract 
• Multi-Detector C.T.
• Ultrasound 
• Mammography- AC of Radiology Accredited 
• Bone Densitometry (a.k.a.  Dexa Scan or Bone Density)  
• and coming soon MRI

Hours of Service are 7:00 a.m.  To 5:00 P.m. Mon-Fri  Please Note that certain exams must be scheduled for more information call (906) 387-4110 x. 126.

A sleep study is a comprehensive overnight sleep-cycle evaluation, which monitors sleep patterns, severity of snoring, apnea frequency, blood-oxygen saturation, heart rhythms and brain wave patterns (EEG).

Sleep disorder treatment depends on the severity of sleep apnea diagnosis. Often the solution is a combination of treatments ranging from weight loss and dental devices to surgery that corrects upper airway problems that trigger sleep apnea.
 
For more information contact Scott Chartier at Upper Peninsula Sleep Center at (906) 341-3231.  This study must be ordered from a family physician.

Munising Memorial Hospital welcomes traveling doctors to our facility that specialize in a broad range of specialties.  Their visitation schedule often changes throughout the month, so be sure to contact the physician's office or MMH to obtain their visitation schedule. Below is a list of physician's and their specialty, tentative visitation schedule, and contact information.

Speech Language Pathologists help people of all ages with communication and swallowing disorders. Do you or someone you know have trouble with:

• Speaking fluently
• Correctly producing speech sounds
• Comprehending spoken language
• Making sense of the environment
• Communicating thoughts, feelings, and experiences
• Ability to say words
• Hoarse, breathy, nasal voice, or voice that is too high, low or loud
• Ability to problem solve or think clearly
• Ability to swallow food

If so, a speech therapist may be able to evaluate your needs and provide you with help to either gain communication and swallowing abilities or re-teach and compensate for abilities lost. Call (906) 387-4110 for more information.

Very simply, Telemedicine is long distance medical care.  It allows you to be at your medical appointment without traveling to your specialist’s office.  Using video technology, you will be able to see and hear your doctor.  Your doctor can do more than see and hear you.  Patient exam cameras, electronic stethoscopes and other telemedicine equipment help you doctor assess your health care needs. 

Contact Nicole Robinson for a complete list of practitioners doing telemedicine at (906) 387-4110 x. 117.