UP Health Watch

Amy and I have been asked... Why wouldn't you be intrested in returning to the UP? Please read below.. and no the square footage is not a type-o!

This month, the Munising Memorial Hospital Board of Directors has approved plans for a new medical care facility. Officials say the current 47-year-old building is too old to keep up with advancing medical technology, and 75% of inpatient rooms go unused.

The new 5,700 square foot facility will consolidate five buildings under one roof, allowing for more outpatient services.

"The technology we've kept up on, we got the newest, state of the art equipment," explained Munising Memorial Hospital CEO Carl Velte. "The problem is getting the wires and stuff (technical jargon) from one area to the other is almost an impossibility."

Officials say they hope to break ground in June of this year and will have the new facility completed by January of 2007