Living Well In Hillsdale!

from Hillsdale County Visitor Guide 2023

HigherEducation

Hillsdale County offers many healthcare options including family practice and specialty physicians, optometric and opthalmology care, chiropractic, and fitness facilities to help you live your best life. Hillsdale Hospital has continually cared for the Hillsdale community since 1915. Nursing facilities and a senior services center help support our aging community. Free medical care consisting of local volunteer medical professionals is offered to those in need. Every aspect of health and wellness is covered here in Hillsdale County.

Hillsdale Hospital continuously evaluates Hillsdale County and surrounding areas for expanding service lines which recently include specialty clinic services, physician offices, and health care products at their Home Oxygen/DME center in downtown Hillsdale. The hospital owns and operates the longest-serving health care clinic in Reading, Michigan, and also operates a health clinic in Litchfield, Michigan, and an urgent care clinic in Hillsdale.. Their model for providing health care is aimed at reaching each community within the service area.

Excellence in Healthcare Service: Hillsdale Hospital has continued to expand its physical plant, services, and expertise to meet the needs of the community. With a philosophy to serve the community and continually strive for excellence, Hillsdale Hospital has grown into a facility that serves Hillsdale County residents and attracts patients from many other areas. Hillsdale Hospital has a large Home Care Department, Rehabilitation Department (complete with aquatic pool), Home Oxygen, and Pain Management Clinic.

Specialized, Patient-Driven Care: Hillsdale Hospital is a technologically-advanced hospital, utilizing an enhanced and highly-developed CT scanner, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), 3D mammography, state-of-the-art lab equipment for in-house diagnostics, high-tech critical care and emergency departments, the expanded Randall D. Wigent Center for Cardiopulmonary Services, a productive surgery department including four surgical suites and an ophthalmology suite. The third floor holds the center’s Specialty Services Unit with private suites for orthopedic patients as well as a Sleep Lab Diagnostic Center.

Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility is a countyowned, nonprofit skilled nursing facility governed by the Hillsdale County Social Services Board. HCMCF is an integrated rehabilitation center offering physical, occupational, speech, respiratory, and IV therapies. The facility has an excellent activity program specializing in individual relationships to meet the needs of the residents. HCMCF is an Eden Alternative registered site. Claudia’s Glen, a cottage-like structure with 10 private bedrooms and bathrooms, large open living room, dining room, kitchen, and outdoor space recently opened, giving long-term residents the ability to live in a more intimate, less institutional setting.

Hillsdale County Senior Services Center (a.k.a. Perennial Park) is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting good health, independence, and opportunities for socialization and involvement in the community for Hillsdale County residents age 50 and older. Acting as a Department on Aging agency in Hillsdale County, the center offers a wide array of programs and services including: Meals on Wheels and congregate lunch program, on-site adult day respite and on-site temporary 24-hr. respite program, home care assistance, non-emergency medical transportation, durable medical equipment loan, a variety of lifelong learning and socialization opportunities, and much more. The facility includes a dining/multi-purpose room available for rental with a seating capacity of 200+, a fitness center with memberships available to persons age 13 and older, a computer lab, and a lending library. We invite you to call (517) 437-2422 or (800) 479-3348 or visit our website (www.hillsdaleseniors.org) for more information. Or, better yet, stop by for lunch and a tour! Perennial Park is open Monday – Friday from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Find them on Facebook at facebook.com/hillsdaleseniors.

Hospice of Hillsdale County services for patients and their loved ones when a cure is no longer attainable. Staffed by professionals and trained, caring volunteers, Hospice of Hillsdale County offers physician and nursing care, hospice aide and homemaker services, music therapy, pastoral care, grief support, and bereavement counseling among other services. Their goal is to ensure that “patients and their loved ones are made comfortable, safe, and are provided with medical, emotional, and spiritual support they need and deserve.”

Serving uninsured, underinsured and low-income individuals, St. Peter’s Free Clinic is open each Tuesday evening from 5 - 8 pm in the basement of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in downtown Hillsdale. The

Amy Gingras 517-262-1445