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Munson Leaders Talk Busiest Week Ever, Strategies For Alleviating Capacity Strains

By Craig Manning | July 20, 2025

Munson Medical Center (MMC) may have just clocked its busiest week ever.

“Our emergency department (ED) saw 193 patients on Monday alone; I’m not aware of a higher number than that [in hospital history],” says Dr. Thomas Schermerhorn, MMC’s chief medical officer. For reference, Schermerhorn shares that a typical summer day at the ED would see 155-165 patients.

It’s not just the emergency room, either. Brian Lawson, marketing and communications manager for Munson Healthcare’s central region, says MMC “has been running close to capacity all week.

“This is probably as busy as the hospital has ever been,” Lawson tells The Ticker.

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