Our Mission:
To receive and administer funds to support the mission of McLaren Northern Michigan and support programs that enhance the well-being of the community.
Your gifts make a difference in patients’ lives. Your gifts provide support for staff and patients every day.
Your generosity supports:
• Medical technology
Your gifts to the McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation are making a difference in the ongoing fight against COVID-19, as well as in all our programs.
• Medical equipment
Your generosity provides:
• Patient assistance
• Facility upgrades
• Pediatric rehabilitation programs
• Personal Protective Equipment for staff
• Medical technology
• Preventative care and wellness initiatives
• Medical equipment
• Hospice care
• Patient assistance
• Recruitment and retention
Winter is here, in northern Michigan, and with it comes time for reflection. For all of us at McLaren Northern Michigan, we look back with gratitude for the ways you have supported patients through your generous involvement with the Foundation.
• Behavioral health
• Facility upgrades
In this issue, read how your gifts have helped provide state-of-the-art equipment for orthopedic surgery patients. Investment in technology has been instrumental in our ability to attract talented physicians to the area.
• Education
• Innovation
• Pediatric rehabilitation programs
• Medical excellence
• Areas of greatest need
• Preventative care and wellness initiatives
We also invite you into the new Surgery Center Entrance. Extensive renovations mean a more comfortable space for patients and their families.
• Programmatic support
• Hospice care
The entire team at McLaren Northern Michigan appreciates your support—as does every patient who relies on McLaren Northern Michigan for their care. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and share our stories with your friends and family to encourage them to give back as well!
cEThe entire team at McLaren Northern Michigan appreciates your support—as does every patient who relies on the hospital for their care.
We are excited about the construction for the new Justin A. Borra Behavioral Health Center, located on the Cheboygan campus. We invite you to read more about it on page 5.
On behalf of our staff and patients, thank you for your generous support. We’re grateful for you and the difference you make for health care in northern Michigan.
With gratitude,
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Petoskey, MI 49770
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Julie Jarema
Friends of the Foundation Newsletter is a publication of the McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation and is produced three times a year for contributors to the Foundation. Find out more about our work by visiting mclaren.org/NorthernMichiganFoundation.
Friends of the Foundation Newsletter is a publication of the McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation and is produced three times a year for contributors to the Foundation. Find out more about our work by visiting McLaren.org/NorthernMichiganFoundation.
Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer McLaren NorthernMichigan Foundation
Elise Fisher Board Chair McLaren Northern Michigan FoundationElise F. F, Chair | Robert (Ham) Schirmer, Vice Chair | Matthew J. Frentz, CPA, Treasurer | Miriam Hollar, Secretary | Kal Attie, MD
Kal Attie, MD | Robbie Buhl | Todd Burch, President & CEO, McLaren Northern Michigan | Katie Coleman | Steven C. Cross | Matthew J. Frentz, CPA
Robbie Buhl | Todd Burch, President & CEO, McLaren Northern Michigan | Steven C. Cross | Arthur G. Hailand, III | Ellen Hatch
Patrick Leavy | Rogan L. Saal | James Schroeder, PhD | Darcie Sharapova, MD | Tracy Souder, MA, CCC-SLP | Pamela L. Wyett
Arthur G. Hailand, III | Matthew Krieger | Patrick Leavy | James Riehl, III | Rogan L. Saal | James Schroeder, PhD | Tracy Souder, MA, CCC-SLP
| 231-487-3500
Elise Fisher, Chair | Robert (Ham) Schirmer, Vice Chair | Courtney Font, CFP®, Treasurer | Miriam Hollar, Secretary
Your gifts improve our Orthopedic Program.
“Is there any funding available?” This is one of the first questions asked when an unexpected issue arises somewhere in our hospital. In many cases, generous donations have enabled the Foundation to quickly disburse the necessary funding to meet a critical need. Recently an equipment need emerged in the orthopedic services program and gifts to the Unrestricted Fund made it possible to purchase new orthopedic surgical equipment.
Thanks to our donors, upgraded equipment was purchased. New orthopedic drills and an integrated power system, which have made it possible for surgeons to perform surgeries more efficiently. Fewer delays in surgery to change tools and batteries means less time under anesthesia and improved results for patients.
“There are many orthopedic needs in our area, having a team here on campus who are equipped with the critical equipment to provide surgical care, means we are able to serve our patients efficiently and effectively,” said Todd Burch, CEO, McLaren Northern Michigan. “We are grateful to the many generous donors who support our patients and make this care possible.”
We are truly thankful for your gifts to the Unrestricted Fund. These gifts make it possible for McLaren Northern Michigan to respond to needs throughout the hospital. Every gift impacts patient care – thank you!
Surgeon Colby Ward, DO, joined McLaren Northern Michigan in June 2022. Dr. Ward summered in northern Michigan with his family while growing up and wanted to return to the area to practice medicine. He attended Michigan State University for his undergraduate degree. He received his medical degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Ward completed his residency at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital and an orthopedic trauma and advanced reconstruction and arthroplasty fellowship at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His special interests include joint revision surgeries, which is a second joint replacement procedure.
Watch a video introduction for Dr. Ward here: https://bit.ly/IntroductionDrWard
“The resources and generosity of the McLaren Northern Michigan donors are greatly appreciated and needed. The upgrade in orthopedic power instruments means that we can perform procedures more efficiently compared to before.”
Colby Ward, DO Orthopedic Surgery McLaren Orthopedic Services
Approximately 500 babies are welcomed into the world at the Family BirthPlace Center at McLaren Northern Michigan each year. Having a baby is a special time in a family’s life, and expectant mothers throughout the region rely on our hospital for this unforgettable experience. Donors to McLaren Northern Michigan have contributed to the purchase of vital equipment for laboring mothers and newborn babies.
McLaren Northern Michigan is the first labor and delivery service in the area to offer a new pain management option. Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is an approach that has grown in popularity among expecting mothers. This treatment has the ability to dull pain and lessen anxiety without risks to the baby.
Your gifts are so important in supporting northern Michigan health care. Please consider donating to the Unrestricted Fund so we may continue to support ongoing needs of the hospital. Every gift – no matter the size – is important and makes an impact.
Philanthropy has long been an integral part of the success of McLaren Northern Michigan and will continue to impact initiatives that create access to state-of-the-art care in northern Michigan.
While today’s gifts make an immediate impact on our efforts, future gifts ensure that your support continues, proving a solid foundation
“Managing pain is critical to the labor process, but a method in which the mother has more control over how their pain is managed can truly enhance their overall birthing experience,” said Jennifer Collison, Clinical Nurse Manager, Family BirthPlace at McLaren Northern
Michigan. “The many benefits of nitrous oxide, from allowing the mother to remain mobile to progress the labor process, to its nature of allowing the mother to remain in the moment, makes us excited and proud to be able to offer this to the region.”
to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our hospital was built with contributions from generous donors, and we continue to rely on gifts from the community to provide the best care possible, right here at home.
Learn about the various ways you can make an impact. From structuring a gift that provides you tax advantages, honoring a loved one with your
donation, or arranging for a planned gift, our team of development professionals is available to help.
A new and much needed resource will open soon thanks to the generosity of more than 350 businesses, foundations, individuals, and government organizations that have made commitments to the cause.
In 2022, facility renovations began on the McLaren Cheboygan Campus to create the new Justin A. Borra Behavioral Health Center. Later this year, the 18-bed Pulte Family Charitable Foundation Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit will open, providing desperately needed inpatient psychiatric care for our region and beyond.
The McDonald Adult Partial Hospitalization Program will be opening as well. It will offer an intensive day program to provide step-down care for patients discharged from the inpatient unit, or step-up care from outpatient therapy.
Recruiting staff for the inpatient unit and partial hospitalization program is ongoing and a top priority. The hiring process has begun to fill the 28.5 full time clinical and support staff positions that are needed.
As current renovations approach completion, planning is underway to further expand behavioral health services on the Cheboygan Campus. We look forward to sharing more information as the project progresses.
A crane lifts equipment rooftop for the new and more energy efficient heating and cooling system.
The new nurses’ station is taking shape for the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit.
As part of the continuing facility improvements that have been undertaken to build the future of health care here in northern Michigan, the Surgery Center Entrance has undergone extensive renovations. The changes will promote comfort for patients and their families by providing a fresh, modern space as a waiting and checkin area. Nature-inspired colors, texture and finishes are some of the design features in the new space. We wish to thank each and every person who supported this project, for making a difference in patients’ lives.
Improvements include:
• Lockers to secure belongings
• Charging station for digital devices
• Enlarged space to accommodate all visitors comfortably
• Modern seating with privacy dividers
• Staff stationed directly at the entrance door
• Enclosed, private registration area
The Guardian Angel program helps grateful patients and families recognize McLaren Northern Michigan caregivers who’ve made a difference in their lives. Guardian Angel awards are a way to say “thank you” for the care provided at a medical office visit, emergency visit, outpatient procedure, or inpatient stay. Guardian Angel gifts can be any size – there is no minimum donation amount to honor your caregiver.
Recipients are publicly recognized and receive a special pin and certificate. To view a list of recipients or to honor a caregiver, visit our website at https://bit.ly/MNMFhonoracaregiver.
New registration area is enclosed for privacy.
The new comfortable seating area for patients and their families.