TRAVERSE CITY – Air handlers and related fixtures for a major expansion project at Munson Medical Center are being deftly handled by Sheet Metal Workers Local 7 members.

Employed by Cooke Sheet Metal, a handful of sheet metal workers have been working on and off at the hospital, which is undergoing a two-year project to increase the number of operating rooms. As part of the project, one new rooftop air handler was installed, another was placed in a mechanical room, while a third was upgraded as part of the project.

“So far, so good,” said Cooke Sheet Metal’s Ken Cooke. “They’re happy, we’re happy. We’re just trying to work around the hospital’s schedule, and that means working some nights and weekends.”

The tinknockers also worked on the expansion of the hospital’s emergency department two years ago. Established in 1926, Munson has been named a top 100 hospital in the U.S. 11 times.

Munson Medical Center is equipped to provide critical care for patients from 22 counties. Services in specialties such as neurology, oncology, cardiology, and orthopedics are provided through more than 300,000 annual patient visits.

A ROOFTOP air handler is installed at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City by George Shink and Ed Bush of Shhet Metal Workers Local 7. They’re working for Cooke Sheet Metal.