The Besser Foundation Supports Medical Center Project in Alpena
The Besser Foundation has committed $300,000 to the MidMichigan Health Foundation to provide support for a new patient tower project in Alpena.
The Besser Foundation has committed $300,000 to the MidMichigan Health Foundation to provide support for a new patient tower project in Alpena.
The new patient care facility will be the largest project the medical center has ever completed and will include 60 private patient rooms, 8 intensive care unit beds, 8 labor and delivery rooms, 44 medical beds, 18 recovery rooms and 5 operating rooms.
The Besser Foundation has a history of supporting patient care and advanced technology and the foundation says this gift represents their ongoing commitment to Alpena. It reinforces the importance of the medical center and ensures quality health care is available to the community.
“For many of our major projects, Besser Foundation has always come alongside the Medical Center as one of the first and most significant gifts,” Ann Diamond, development director for MidMichigan Health Foundation, said.
The Besser Foundation gave a series of grants to community organizations as a way to honor its 75th anniversary. Organizations selected to receive these funds were assessed based on community impact and types of needs met.
“MidMichigan Health is an outstanding organization and Besser Foundation is proud to support their investment in Alpena with this significant project,” Gary Dawley, secretary and treasurer for Besser Foundation said. “We have offered this contribution as a matching gift and we hope it will encourage others to contribute to this monumental project.”
Construction on the 99,000 square-foot project started earlier this month and is slated to be completed in spring 2022.
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