With major changes in health care on their way to Leelanau County and all northern Michigan, we thought it a good time for a conversation with the president and CEO of Munson Healthcare. Ed Ness has held that position since 2012, and has been an administrator for the largest employer in northern Michigan for 24 years.
He holds master degrees in business administration and health care administration from the University of Minnesota. In Leelanau County, Munson owns the Empire Community Health Center with a full-time staff of one doctor and two nurse practitioners, and an outpatient lab and Bay Shore Pharmacy in Suttons Bay. Its reach includes seven hospitals scattered throughout the region including Munson Medical Center in Traverse City and Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital in Frankfort.
Mr. Ness was interviewed by Alan Campbell in the Munson administrative building, which was once part of the Traverse City State Hospital.
