Health & Seniors

HEALTH CARE

in Gratiot County

Offering State-Of-The-Art Care In A Rural Setting

MyMichigan Medical Center Alma, is a 97-bed teaching hospital located in Alma, Michigan and specializing in high-quality rural medicine. The Medical Center has been serving the health care needs of residents throughout central Michigan since 1955. It is a subsidiary of MyMichigan Health and is affiliated with Michigan Medicine, the healthcare division of the University of Michigan. To keep you and your family healthy, we are continuously expanding access to primary care providers including family medicine, internal medicine and obstetrics/gynecology. Along with our main Medical Center campus in Alma, we have physician offices in Ithaca, Alma, Breckenridge, Shepherd and Mt. Pleasant. We offer online scheduling; virtual care including telemedicine, video visits and e-visits; and a patient portal for personal access to your health information. We also have convenient urgent care and state-of-the-art emergency services located at the Medical Center. Our full range of specialty services include heart and vascular care, cancer care, orthopedics, general and bariatric surgery, urology diagnostic imaging, laboratory, maternity, behavioral health, pain management, sports medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, a wound treatment center and rehabilitative services including physical, occupational, and speech. Our ongoing investments ensure we have the latest in advanced technology. For example, we have recently added a new $2.6 million Maternity Center, invested $1 million in a Cardiac Catheterization Lab and installed the very latest in MRI technology. Next, we will be breaking ground and renovating the west side of the facility to complete a 51,200 square-foot operating room (OR) renovation and expansion project. This $34.5 million, multi-year project will include three new large, state-of-the-art surgical suites; two procedure rooms; private pre-operative and recovery rooms; as well as new sterile processing department with proximity to the OR. Our redesigned patient care areas will offer patients and their families with increased privacy and security, as well as an environment of seamless, coordinated care. An additional phase of this project will include a new main entrance to the Medical Center. What’s more, we are training the health care providers of the future. In 2016, a family medicine residency program was established to train family medicine physicians. Since this program’s start, we’ve exceeded our goal to keep at least 25 percent of graduates right here in Central Michigan. In addition, we partner with area nursing schools and other clinical disciplines to help train future health care team members. Our Simulation Lab offers a leading-edge way to train staff in patient assessment skills with life-like manikins that are programmed to present with symptoms and respond to treatments. Above all, in addition to our patients, we care for our communities. We give back with our time, talent and treasure through local support of a diversity of charitable, community and development organizations, such as Art Reach of Mid Michigan, the Alma Highland Festival, Central Michigan University, Child Advocacy of Gratiot County, food distributions with East Lansing Food Bank, Toys for Tots, United Way and more.

Senior Facilities

Arbor Grove Assisted Living

1320 Pine Ave | Alma, MI 48801 | 989.463.3074

Pine River Health Care Center

1149 Monroe Rd | St Louis, MI 48880 | 989.681.3852

The Laurels of Fulton

4735 Ranger Rd | Perrinton, MI 48871 | 989.236.5433

Schnepp Senior Care & Rehab Center

427 Washington | St Louis, MI 48880 | 989.681.5721

Masonic Pathways CRCC & Health Care Center 1200 Wright Ave | Alma, MI 48801 | 989.463.3141

Food With Friends

The Commission on Aging assists the citizens of Gratiot County who are 60 years of age and older. Some of the services provided include: Personal Care, Respite Care, Home Delivered Meals, Homemaking, Medicare / Medicaid Assistance, Home Chore / Home Repair, Transportation to Appointments and Caregiver Support. Please contact the office for additional information at 989.875.5246. The Food with Friends locations and times are available at www.gratiotmi.com, under Departments > Commission on Aging.

Alma/St. Louis Area

Gratiot Community Senior Center 1329 Michigan Ave, St. Louis • Mon - Fri: 9 am - 2 pm

989.681.4341

Breckenridge

Breckenridge Masonic Temple 122 E Saginaw St, Breckenridge • Mon - Fri: 10 am - 2 pm

989.842.3338

Fulton Area

Fulton Township Hall 3425 W Cleveland Rd, Perrinton • Mon-Wed-Fri: 10 am - 2 pm

989.236.5019

Ithaca Area

Senior Activity Building 1011 E North St, Ithaca • Mon - Fri: 10 am - 2 pm

989.875.2135

West Gratiot Area

Sumner Community Center 10820 Pine St, Sumner • Mon-Wed-Fri: 10 am - 2 pm

989.833.7624

Quality Senior Care

For those who wish to continue living independently in Gratiot County, yet desire the emotional security of a community environment, Arbor Grove Assisted Living and Masonic Pathways CCRC are two beautiful options. Both have much to offer, including various levels of assistance in personal care, medication administration, housekeeping, laundry, meals and social activities. If you seek greater levels of care, Gratiot County is home to five of Michigan’s highest rated skilled nursing and short-stay rehabilitation centers, including the Laurels of Fulton, Masonic Pathways Health Care Center, Pine River Health Care Center, and Schnepp Senior Care & Rehab Center. All facilities offer state-of-the-art rehabilitation programs, providing a bridge between the hospital and home for those who require intense therapy after joint replacements, stroke, or extended stays in the hospital. Through physical, occupational and speech therapy, these health centers make it possible for their short-stay patients to reclaim their vitality, return to their homes and resume their daily lives. Each of these centers can also become a “home away from home,” where memory and longterm care residents receive around-the-clock nursing care, therapeutic activities and nutritional support while enjoying a home-like atmosphere. Physician, dental, optometry and podiatry are provided within each center. Additionally, as an answer to a critical need for long-term ventilator dependent care, Masonic Pathways recently opened a specialized Assisted Breathing unit. Gratiot County is truly fortunate to have many high-quality options for our Seniors.