Medical Arts Center/Outpatient Services

The building that we now know as the Medical Arts Center has a long and rich history. It began as the Tolfree Memorial Hospital in 1929, named after local farmer, lumberman and banker John Tolfree. Throughout the years, several additions were added to the building in an effort to meet the community’s growing health-care needs. In 1983, the Medical Arts Center was created as an outpatient service to the hospital. But in 1991, the hospital’s board of trustees determined the building had reached its maximum capacity and they began planning to build a new facility.

The new medical center, located on south M-30, was opened in 1999 and is called the West Branch Regional Medical Center. Some of the medical center’s departments remain at the Medical Arts Center, including its laundry, materials management and billing office. With the bulk of its services relocated – and not wanting to simply abandon the old hospital – the WBRMC deeded the building and property to the Medical Arts Center. In 1999, the Medical Arts Center became a municipal Health Facility Corporation under state law and a subsidiary of the West Branch Regional Medical Center. The Medical Arts Center continues to maintain its own budget and board of trustees. Its mission: to provide outpatient health services to support the medical center while remaining a separate entity.

With the vision of making the Medical Arts Center a state-of-the-art outpatient medical facility, the center’s board of trustees secured the financing to renovate the building. Thanks to the foresight of the board and many community members, that dream has now been realized. I invite you to look into the services offered at the Medical Arts Center. I am confident you will be pleased you did.

West Branch Regional Medical Center Services Housed in the Medical Arts Center:

Rehabilitation Services
Physical, Occupational and Speech therapy (Cardiac Rehabilitation available on the main campus, 2463 S. M-30)

Our therapy programs offer treatment for patients of all ages who have been affected by injury, impairment or illness. Some of those programs include:

West Branch Regional Medical Center offers state-of-the-art diagnostic testing. The Outpatient Laboratory is a daily, full-service laboratory located in the Medical Arts Center for patient convenience. Patients register for all outpatient laboratory work at the Medical Arts Center’s admission desk located just inside the main entrance. For more information, please call (989) 343-3254.

Two full-service radiographic suites provide patients with state-of-the-art imaging technology. Mammography, ultrasound, bone-density and X-ray imaging services are available through this service. Ample parking and easy access make this service very patient-friendly. For more information, please call (989) 343-3265.

Once fully operational, the Women’s Center will be a focal point in women’s health for the community. The center will be a resource for many of the medical services necessary to diagnose, educate, treat and promote women’s health. Some of those services include cardiology screening; Imaging Services such as bone density, mammography and ultrasound; education of women’s issues; and organizing support groups.

This service, initiated on the WBRMC main campus, moved to the Medical Arts Center in 2000. Close parking, easy access and comfortable waiting and treatment space combine to make this an ideal location for this service. Directed by John DiBella, M.D., the clinic’s goal is to help patients manage chronic pain. For more information, call (989) 343-3124.

Several physicians in private practice rent office space in the Medical Arts Center. These offices are conveniently located with ample parking spaces and private entrances for patient’s convenience. The east wing of the building houses an after-hours walk-in clinic.

The Tolfree Foundation was established in 1992 as a charitable organization to help support the West Branch Regional Medical Center. The foundation is involved in many fund-raising activities on behalf of the medical center, including several “planned” gifts programs, monthly employee raffles, book fairs and the annual “Beyond the Stars” dinner and auction. Contributions to the foundation help expand the services and facilities of the WBRMC. For more information, call (989) 345-3660, Ext. 3700.

Our professionals provide a full range of in-home services in cooperation with a patient’s physician and family. Munson Home Health wants to ensure a smooth transition from hospital care to home. Some services available include: housekeeping, personal care, meal preparation, help with shopping and errands and companionship. Lifeline Emergency Response units are also available. Munson Home Health serves residents in nine counties. For more information, call (800) 252-2065. For more information about Munson Home Health Services, visit www.munsonhealthcare.org

Hospice provides care for the terminally ill patient and his or her family. Services include: home health aides, bereavement support, companionship and family relief, medical social workers and 24-hour on-call nursing services. Hospice of Helping Hands serves families in Ogemaw and parts of Arenac, Iosco, Roscommon, Oscoda and Gladwin counties. For more information, call 345-4700.

Located at the corner of M-18 and M-55, Lakeside Medical Arts Center is home to both primary and specialty care "Close to Home!" Providing primary medical services in one wing of the building is Primary Care Practice Inc.

Several specialists from West Branch Regional Medical Center provide specialty care in the remaining wing on a shifting schedule. Specialists are available at this time in general surgery, urology, cardiology, OB/GYN and oncology.

For more information about Lakeside Medical Arts Center or to schedule an appointment, please call:

West Branch Regional Medical Center
2463 South M-30
West Branch, Michigan 48661
(989) 345-3660
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