Keeping people well - Memorial Health Center

Remembering thosewho made a difference.Edwin DammPleased with the care he received atMemorial Health Center, Edwin Dammof Stetsonville remembered the local healthcare organization in his will. MemorialHealth Center humbly accepted a checkfrom his estate for $37,455 this past fiscal year.According to Elmer Balko, Damm’s close friend and financialassociate, Damm received his health care at a differentorganization until an open house held at Memorial HealthCenter convinced him to make a switch. He and his wifewere impressed with the services offered and changed theirhealth care to Memorial Health Center.Providing financial support to organizations and causeshe believed in was a way of life for Damm. He will beremembered best for his belief in the importance of highereducation.“Edwin was a generous man,” says Balko. “He wanted tohelp other people. He wanted to share what he was ableto accomplish in his life with the community.”Like Damm, Memorial Health Center is committed to thewell-being of the people living in the communities it serves.Damm passed away August 10 at the age of 94.Walther Meyer, MDDr. Walther Meyer was recruited as aphysician to Memorial Health Center(then known as the Medford Clinic-Hospital) by his father in 1947. Hisassistance in Medford was to be temporaryuntil a new doctor could be found. But, more than sixtyyears later, he was still caring for the people of Medfordand its surrounding area.Dr. Meyer was one of five individuals who took action toform a non-profit hospital corporation for the MedfordClinic-Hospital in 1958. He was also a key figure in thedevelopment of medical services for the new MemorialHospital of Taylor County in 1962 (later renamed MemorialHealth Center).By the time Dr. Meyer retired from his Memorial HealthCenter clinical practice in June 1998, he delivered 6,719babies (exceeding Medford’s population by 2,000), spanningfour generations! ⎯ But he never retired from medicine.In addition to doing consulting work and making housecalls when circumstances warranted, he continued hisgeriatric medical practice treating a number of MemorialNursing & Rehab Center residents on a weekly basis. He alsoremained active in providing the community with educationabout nutrition and wellness.Dr. Meyer enjoyed people; he enjoyed caring for them. Hisdedication could be described as exceeding the standard ofexcellence.Dr. Walther “Walt” William Meyer was born in May 1922 inMedford to the late George F. and Irma M. (Walther) Meyer.He died at the age of 86 on March 30, 2009.26 | MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER | An Aspirus Partner