“Do men understand as well as women that the only way to look at another human being is as a miracle? Who else but a guild of women would empathize so closely with the pain our patients and their families feel every day?” - Kent Riddle, Mary Free Bed CEO Mary Free Bed Guild History The [...]

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by Amanda Larsen, Mary Free Bed writer John Butler has spent his life working with kids. A middle school teacher for 33 years and a football coach for 40 years, John has influenced many lives in Caledonia, Michigan. John’s care and compassion for the children in his life is a direct result of the fact [...]

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Gene Baldwin, devoted employee for nearly half a century, shares stories from his time as part of the Mary Free Bed family. Did you encounter Gene during your time at Mary Free Bed? If so, share your memory with us in the comments.

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1891, The Mary Free Bed Guild was established. 1915, The Mary Free Bed Guild membership had grown to fifty when the group posed for this picture at a Guild meeting at the home of Mrs. Warren H. Snow. Today the Mary Free Bed Guild continues to own and operate Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital (below). [...]

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