A Grand Celebration

McLaren Northern Michigan celebrates Philanthropy and the opening of the Offield Family Pavilion

McLaren Northern Michigan hosted two special events on Friday, August 6. The first event celebrated the naming of the north pavilion entrance in honor of Martin and Lisa Sutter. The dedication was made in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Sutter for their generous support of McLaren Northern Michigan. The Sutter’s gift will fund future equipment and technology for the McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey Campus. “Northern Michigan is a magical place made even more special by the exceptional care offered at McLaren Northern Michigan,” Martin Sutter said. “Lisa and I have been supporters of the hospital since 2002. We strongly feel that it is the most important entity to support in northern Michigan.” The dedication was followed by a community celebration and ribbon cutting marking the completion of the Offield Family Pavilion. The expansion offers 92 new private rooms, new operating suites, as well as new intensive care, cardiovascular and medical/surgical units with state-of-the-art smart technology. McLaren Northern Michigan officially broke ground on its new 182,000 square foot wing on July 11, 2018. The $158 million expansion and renovation project transforms the care provided in northern Michigan by increasing patient comfort and privacy, improving wayfinding, enhancing physician and staff work-flow and efficiency, and modernizing the facility to match its world-class care.

Martin and Lisa Sutter (center) cut the ceremonial ribbon to celebrate the naming of the Martin and Lisa Sutter North Pavilion entrance on August 6. Elise Fisher, Board Chair, McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation (left) and Todd Burch, President and CEO, McLaren Northern Michigan (right), joined them. The new wing is named the Offield Family Pavilion after a lead donation from The Offield Family Foundation spearheaded by Harbor Springs residents and capital campaign co-chairs, Jim and sujo Offield. The Offield family has had a long legacy, both of supporting and utilizing the hospital, dating back to its beginning.

“Providing the best hospital services for this community is a way for our family to give back to an area that has given us six generations of memories. Our family has utilized every service the hospital offers, from birth to death."

Jim Offield

“My grandfather was one of the hospital’s original founders and my father served on the hospital board for many years,” Jim Offield said.