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MUNISING -- Munising Memorial Hospital patients have something to be excited about -- the hospital is now switiching from analog radiology images to digital mammograms.

Thanks to a grant from theUS Deparment of Agriculture, the hospital received more than $90,000 for the new equipment.

The more advanced tools can better detect abnormalities and make it a faster process.

Munising businesses have also made contributions for the new equipment at around $30,000.

"It makes me feel proud of the community thatI live in and thatI work in that we've seen exceptional support," said Kevin Calhoun, CEO of Munising Memorial Hospital."Certainly the support from the federal government was very important for rural areas, such as ourselves. That's good to know, but the average citizen stepping in too and helping us."

In total, the upgrade will cost about $240,000and so far with the grantand money donated, they have enough fundsto secure the equipment.

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