Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan

Our mission is to enhance life through exceptional healthcare.

Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan is an 87-bed, independent acute care hospital located in Ludington, Michigan in Mason County along the shore of Lake Michigan. It is located 60 miles north of Muskegon and 90 miles northwest of Grand Rapids.

Founded in 1906, the hospital has evolved over the past century to become a regional medical center, serving mainly four counties: Mason, Oceana, the southern portion of Manistee and the western portion of Lake. Additionally, thousands of tourists receive care at the hospital during the summer months.

Memorial Medical Center has a wide range of services that includes inpatient medical, surgical, step-down, obstetrical and critical care units, as well as a 14-bed inpatient behavioral health unit. Outpatient services include laboratory; cancer and hematology services; a full complement of medical imaging diagnostic services, including a 40-slice CT and fixed-based 1.5 Tesla MRI; a Women's Imaging Center complete with digital mammography, bone density and pelvic and breast ultrasound; comprehensive cardiopulmonary services; rehabilitation services in the area's most comprehensive rehab facility; and an array of outpatient surgical procedures.

In addition, MMC has 24-hour emergency department care, including a “FastER track” service for treatment of minor illness and injuries with minimal wait time; and a comprehensive sleep lab with sleep disorders testing and diagnostic services.

Dialysis services are offered on our campus by DaVita Healthcare. Specialties on our medical staff include general and vascular surgery, orthopaedic surgery, pediatrics, ENT, oncology and hematology, emergency medicine, urology, and psychiatry, as well as family practice, internal medicine, anesthesiology, radiology, pathology, ophthalmology and OB/GYN.

Memorial Medical Center is the only hospital in Mason County, and has a satellite facility, Memorial Family Care Center, located in Hart in Oceana County directly south of Mason County. Memorial Family Care Center is a primary care clinic with full on-site laboratory and radiology services, as well as mammography. It is staffed by a family practice physician and a physician assistant, along with a full complement of nursing professionals and support staff.

The hospital employs more than 500 employees and currently is the largest employer in Mason County. The focus is on customer service and individualized, patient-centered care. A broad array of services is available to meet community needs in an environment where state-of-the-art medical technology is combined with high touch service.