August Stroke Club: Spokes Fighting Strokes
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club meeting for August will be a special event featuring an inspirational speaker from Spokes Fighting Strokes at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center in Traverse City. The Civic Center is located at 1213...
Munson Medical Center earns American Stroke Association’s Advanced Therapy Honor Roll for the First Time
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has recognized Munson Medical Center (MMC) with the Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Advanced Therapy Award for the first time while awarding the Stroke Gold Plus Award and Honor Roll Elite for an 11th consecutive year.
Des...
Chris Markules, PA-C Joins Munson Healthcare
Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Chris Markules, PA-C to Munson Healthcare Neurosurgery in Traverse City.
Chris completed his undergraduate degree at Grand Valley State University and his master’s degree at the University of Toledo.
Chris is passionate about neurology and stroke care...
June Stroke Club: Smart 9-1-1 Program
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features information on the Smart 9-1-1 program at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City. The church is located at 701 Westminster Rd.
Central Dispatch will share information on the program including...
Munson’s Stroke Team and Technology Save Two Lives at Once
Prior to 2020, an endovascular stroke intervention, one in which a catheter is used to remove a clot from the brain, had never been performed in Northern Michigan. Fast forward four years later, Munson Medical Center (MMC) is home to the first and only certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in...
May Stroke Club: Open Discussion
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features an open discussion on ideas and suggestions for fellow survivors on their recovery journey at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City.
The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City. ...
April Stroke Club: Advance Directives Update
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features information on advance care planning and completing advance directives at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City.
The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City.
Stephanie Van...
March Stroke Club: Open Discussion on Stroke Recovery Journey
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features an open discussion at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City.
The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City.
Melinda Hollands, L.M.S.W., with Munson Medical Center’s Patient...
February Stroke Club: Stroke Rehab Services Through Mary Free Bed at Munson Healthcare
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features information on stroke rehab services through Mary Free Bed at Munson healthcare at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 14, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City.
The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City.
Juli...
January Stroke Club: An Overview of EMS Services in Northern Michigan
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club features information on the coordination of emergency ambulance services in the area at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City.
The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City.
William...
Stroke Club Meets for Annual Holiday Party
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club celebrates holiday party at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City.
The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City.
The club will play Bingo and those that are able are asked to bring...
Stroke Club: Experiencing Tai Chi and Qi Gong
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will get active at their next meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at The Presbyterian Church.
The church is located at 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City. New and former members of the stroke club are invited to attend.
Physical therapist Ann...
Stroke Club: PACE North Presents on ‘Care for Elderly’
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will hear a presentation from PACE North on its services at the next meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at The Presbyterian Church.
The church is located at 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City. New and former members of the stroke club are...
Stroke Club Celebrates 40 Years and Holds Community Event
In honor of Stroke Awareness Month, The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club invites the community to learn more about how to prevent a stroke, the latest treatment options, and the unique capabilities offered through Munson Healthcare’s Stroke Program.
Munson Medical Center’s Stroke Program...
Stroke Club Learns About Assistive Technologies
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will learn about assistive devices available from the Michigan Assistive Technology Program at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City.
The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City.
Kelly...
Stroke Club Learns About ‘One-Handed Cooking Techniques’
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will learn about “One-Handed Cooking Techniques” at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City.
The church is located at 701 Westminster in Traverse City.
Munson Healthcare occupational therapist Joe...
Stroke Support Group Discusses ‘Overcoming Fear, Anxiety’
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will talk about “Overcoming Fear and Anxiety” during a teleconference from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12.
Discussion participants may receive the conference phone number and access code by registering at this URL: munsonhealthcare.org/strokeclub.
M...
Stroke Support Group Discusses ‘Value of Structure, Routine’
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will talk about “The Value of Structure and Routine” during a teleconference from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
Discussion participants may receive the conference phone number and access code by registering at this URL: munsonhealthcare.org...
David P. Rosenbaum-HaLevi, M.D., Joins Munson Healthcare
David P. Rosenbaum-HaLevi, M.D., has joined the medical staff of Munson Medical Center as a member of the Munson Healthcare Stroke Center. His presence will expand the capabilities of our interventional stroke team which provides critical care to stroke patients throughout northern Michigan. He is...
Stroke Support Group Discusses Summer Recreation
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will talk about summer recreation activities and more during a teleconference from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10.
Discussion participants may receive the conference phone number and access code by registering at this URL: munsonhealthcare.org...
Munson Medical Center Earns National Stroke Care Awards
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently honored Munson Medical Center with its 2022 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Award along with the Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Award.
This recognition reflects the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients...
February Virtual Stroke Support Group: 'Cleaning Closets'
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will focus on “Cleaning Closets in Your Home and Your Life” teleconference from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9.
Discussion participants may receive the conference phone number and access code by registering at this URL: munsonhealthcare.org/strokeclub...
January Virtual Stroke Support Group Examines New Year’s Goals
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host an open discussion of stroke and stroke recovery via teleconference from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12. The group will also dedicate meeting time to discussing New Year’s resolutions and goal setting.
It’s a new year... Now what? Virtual...
New Support Group for Stroke Patients Launches in Cadillac
Recovering stroke patients and their families/support persons are invited to a new stroke support group from 11 a.m. – noon on Friday, Nov. 19 at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital’s Missaukee Room.
The group is hosted by Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation at Munson Healthcare speech-language...
Munson Healthcare Celebrates Milestones on World Stroke Day
Munson Healthcare joins with other health systems and organizations today recognizing World Stroke Day and celebrating recent advances to providing stroke care.
Based in Traverse City, Munson Healthcare launched its endovascular stroke intervention program in the fall of 2020. That program is...
Stroke Support Group Hosts Open Discussion in October
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host an open discussion of stroke and stroke recovery via teleconference from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13.
The group returns to virtual meetings as part of Munson Healthcare’s COVID-19 response plan change to pandemic level orange. Discussion...
Grand Traverse, Petoskey Stroke Support Groups to Meet in May
The Munson Healthcare Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will virtually host members from the Petoskey Stroke Club on May 12 to compare notes and learn from one another.
The group will discuss the most useful ideas and tactics for supporting themselves and their loved ones on their journeys...
Minutes Matter in Stroke Awareness: Neurologist Shares Insight
As part of National Stroke Awareness Month, Munson Healthcare offers a virtual presentation covering the disease that each year touches more than 750,000 Americans.
Kersti Bruining, M.D., neurologist and Munson Medical Center Stroke Program medical director, will discuss stroke prevention tips...
Stroke Support Group Hosts April Q & A Session
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host an open discussion of stroke and stroke recovery during its April 14 virtual meeting.
This month the group will focus on answering practical questions from stroke survivors and their caregivers related to improving life after stroke. Things like:
...Stroke Support Group Discusses Recovery, COVID-19 in February
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host an open discussion of stroke and stroke recovery during its Feb. 10 virtual meeting. The group will also dedicate time to topics related to COVID-19, including firsthand experiences, self-care, and hopes for available vaccines.
The group will meet...
Stroke Support Group Hosts Open Discussion in January
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host an open discussion of stroke and stroke recovery topics during its Jan. 13 virtual meeting.
The group will meet via telephone from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Participants will receive the conference dial-in phone number and access code by registering at this...
Munson Healthcare announces launch of Endovascular Stroke Program on World Stroke Day
Stroke intervention team is using revolutionary new technology to save minutes and save lives across Northern Michigan.
Munson Healthcare is attracting new talent and investing in the latest technology to transform stroke intervention care across nine integrated and affiliated hospitals in Northern...
Hospital Stroke Program Earns Quality Care Awards
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently honored Munson Medical Center with its 2020 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Award as well as the Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Awards.
This recognition reflects the hospital’s...
Gary B. Rajah, M.D., Joins Munson Medical Center
Gary B. Rajah, M.D., has joined the staff of Munson Medical Center as a specialist in neurosurgery.
In addition to general neurosurgery, Dr. Rajah has special interests in cerebrovascular neurosurgery, endovascular neurosurgery including stroke thrombectomy, aneurysm coiling, and skull-base...
Stroke Club Discusses When and How to Disclose a Disability
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host an open discussion of disability disclosure topics at its March 11 meeting. Talking points will include:
What are the pros and cons of revealing a disability? How much should one disclose? Does the decision to disclose and the amount of...Stroke Club Marks Valentine’s Day with ‘Family Love Letters’
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host financial planner Vicki Beam from Fortitude Wealth Planners, LLC, at its Feb. 12 meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
The group meets at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City. The public is welcome.
Beam’s presentation will...
Stroke Club to Learn How PACE North Drives Independent Living
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host PACE North Community Outreach and Advocacy Director Michelle Reardon at its meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 8.
The group meets at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City. The public is welcome.
Reardon will detail the...
Hospital Stroke Program Recognized for Quality Care
Members of Munson Medical Center's interdisciplinary stroke team.
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently honored Munson Medical Center with its 2019 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Award and the Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus award.
The awards...
Neurologist Shares Updates on Stroke Prevention, Treatments
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will hear “Updates on Stroke Prevention and Current Treatments” at its meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on June 12.
The club meets at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City.
Munson Medical Center neurologist and stroke unit Medical...
Stroke Awareness: Neurologist Offers Insight at Mini Expo
As part of National Stroke Awareness Month in May, Munson Medical Center offers a mini expo on the disease that each year touches 750,000 Americans.
The stroke expo from 5:30 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, at the Cowell Family Cancer Center will feature a talk from Munson Medical Center Stroke...
Stroke Club Learns Benefits of Yoga as Part of Recovery
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club learns about the “The Benefits of Yoga Following a Stroke” at its meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on May 8.
The club meets at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City.
Yoga for Health Education Co-Director Michael Robold will share how...
Munson Medical Center Recertifies Primary Stroke Center
The Joint Commission, using guidelines from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, recently recertified Munson Medical Center as a Primary Stroke Center.
The recertification gives the hospital The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association...
Stroke Club Learns About ‘Benefits of Recreation’
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club learns about the “Benefits and Resources of Recreation Following a Stroke” at its meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on April 10.
The club meets at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City.
Lighthouse Neurologic Rehabilitation Center...
Stroke Club to Consider ‘Family Love Letters’
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will hear a presentation on creating “Family Love Letters” at its meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 13.
The club meets at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City.
Fortitude Wealth Planners financial planner Vicki Beam will present...
Stroke Club to Hear Presentation on ‘Rebuilding Balance’
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will hear a presentation on ‘Rebuilding Balance After Stroke” at its meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 9.
The club meets at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City.
Fyzical Therapy and Balance Center owner Rex Holden, MSPT, along...
Holiday Potluck Party on Tap for Stroke Club
The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will celebrate the holidays with a potluck party at its 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City.
Area members are encouraged to come celebrate the season and bring a dish to pass.
For...
Life after Stroke: Bruce Hanson found his way back to woodworking, enjoying life again
Having been a caregiver for his mother following her stroke, Bruce Hanson witnessed how this disease can affect a person’s everyday life. About a decade later, when the lifelong Traverse City resident had a stroke himself, he experienced the disease – and the long road of recovery – in an entirely...
New Technology Protects Heart Procedure Patients from Stroke
Stroke threats in any form represent major concerns for any patient or physician.
Munson Medical Center is among the first hospitals in the country – and one of just four in the state – to introduce the Sentinel® Cerebral Protection System. The technology helps protect patients from the risk of...
‘Personalized Chef Services’ Topic at Stroke Club
The Grand Traverse Area Stroke Club will hear a presentation on “Personalized Chef Services” on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
The group meets from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City.
Ken Paulk of Bayside Executive Chef Services will talk about the importance...
Vision Therapy for Stroke survivors
The Grand Traverse Area Stroke Club will hear a presentation on “Vision Therapy and FES Ergometry: A Supplement to your Post Stroke Rehab” on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
The group meets from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City.
Emily Wolf, DPT and Ellen...
‘Global Approach’ to Stroke Rehabilitation Offered
The Grand Traverse Area Stroke Club will hear a presentation on “An Integrated, Global Approach to Recovery-based Rehabilitation Following Stroke” on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
The group meets from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City.
Traverse City’s Life...
Hospital Stroke Program Recognized for Quality Care
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently honored Munson Medical Center with its 2018 Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Award and the Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite award.
The awards reflect the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most...
VIDEO | 2018 Video Contest for Stroke Awareness
Members of the Film and New Media class at TBA ISD Career Tech Center won first, second, and third place in Munson Medical Center's 2018 Video Contest for Stroke Awareness.
Through this contest, local students were challenged to create a 30 second public service announcement that communicates the...
Certain Stroke-Prone Patients Now Have Solution
Munson Medical Center cardiologists offer ‘WATCHMAN’ device to reduce risks
New heart care technology at Munson Medical Center is helping reduce the risk of strokes for certain heart patients with atrial fibrillation or irregular heartbeats.
Joe Batteiger, 72, of Traverse City became the first...
Sleep Disorders is Topic at March Stroke Club
Helping stroke survivors understand potential sleep issues through online education from the National Stroke Association will be the agenda for the March 14 meeting of the Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club.
The group meets from 2...