Pulse3 Endowment for Community Cardiovascular Health

Pulse3 Endowment for Community Cardiovascular Health Improving cardiovascular health through education and preparedness in the Great Lakes Bay Region In 2022, Pulse3 once again recognized the need for change.

In 2007, the physicians at the Michigan CardioVascular Institute reorganized its foundation - the MCVI Foundation - from one that solely performed medical research to one focused on providing public education, prevention and treatment programs to improve cardiac health in the communities served by the practice. In June 2013, the MCVI Foundation announced a new name and an important change to its status as a charitable organization. Pulse3 Foundation (pronounced “pulse three”) was born, and the foundation changed from a private foundation to a public charity, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service. This new name focused on the “power of three.” The average human heart beats about three billion times in a lifetime. There are three areas that Pulse3 built its efforts around: living, learning and lifesaving. There are three communities – Bay, Midland and Saginaw, as well as the entire Great Lakes Bay Region – that are coming together in unity to address a health issue that affects us all. Facing difficult financial headwinds fostered by the pandemic, a change in structure was needed to ensure sustainability and long-term mission success. The organization gifted its remaining assets to the Central Michigan University College of Medicine and, in so doing, created the Pulse3 Endowment for Cardiovascular Health at CMU.

Record-breaking year for the MI HEARTSafe Program. Proud to have helped the schools of the Great Lakes Bay Region achie...
11/06/2025

Record-breaking year for the MI HEARTSafe Program. Proud to have helped the schools of the Great Lakes Bay Region achieve this life-saving honor!

Project ADAM Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Saginaw County Health Department - SCHD BWell Saginaw

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside-mdhhs/newsroom/2025/11/03/mdhhs-awards-399-schools-mi-heartsafe-designation #:~:text=For%20the%202024-25%20school%20year%2C%20a%20record-breaking%20399,new%20and%20total%20awardees%20in%20the%20program%E2%80%99s%20history.

Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.

11/05/2025

SAVE LIVES. Pulse3 was thrilled to provide the Nimkee Memorial Wellness Center with 2 new and training as part of our 2025 cardiovascular initiatives. Read more about this story on Page 7 of the Tribal Observer.
https://www.sagchip.org/tribalobserver/archive/2025-pdf/1125_Observer%20Web.pdf

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Central Michigan University

It’s an donation Monday! Congrats to our friends at CMU Health Psychiatry!
10/27/2025

It’s an donation Monday! Congrats to our friends at CMU Health Psychiatry!

Diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease. Check out the upcoming CMU Health Wellness Fair!
10/24/2025

Diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease. Check out the upcoming CMU Health Wellness Fair!

Check out the pics inside from our Hearts and Paddles Health Expo!
10/16/2025

Check out the pics inside from our Hearts and Paddles Health Expo!

The September/October issue of The Bulletin is ready to view!

https://issuu.com/scmsbulletin/docs/scms_bulletin_-_september_october_2025

Covenant HealthCare
MyMichigan Health
Pulse3 Endowment for Community Cardiovascular Health
CMU Health
CMU College of Medicine
Steve Vance
Barb Smith Su***de Resource & Response Network
BWell Saginaw

Out in force today with our CMU College of Medicine medical students and residents in support of the BWell Saginaw 10K...
09/27/2025

Out in force today with our CMU College of Medicine medical students and residents in support of the BWell Saginaw 10K/5K!

Thanks to all who came out for the 3rd Annual Hearts and Paddles Pickleball Tournament and Health Expo! We had an amaz...
09/22/2025

Thanks to all who came out for the 3rd Annual Hearts and Paddles Pickleball Tournament and Health Expo! We had an amazing weekend full of new friends, fun and healthy competition! Congratulations to our medalists and see you next year!

Health Expo is OPEN!
09/13/2025

Health Expo is OPEN!

Hearts and Paddles raffle item alert!Thank you to Beth Schwind for donating these two awesome JOOLA Pickleball bags to t...
09/10/2025

Hearts and Paddles raffle item alert!

Thank you to Beth Schwind for donating these two awesome JOOLA Pickleball bags to the raffle!

We appreciate your donation and support. Good luck this weekend.

We are excited to be days away Heart and Paddles Powered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. I played on some local c...
09/09/2025

We are excited to be days away Heart and Paddles Powered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. I played on some local courts last night. I love to see them full and hearing people say, "We need to play togerther, we are practicing for Hearts and Paddles." It's great to see players of all levels out there. Another cool aspect is the expericed players helping prepare teams throught practice games or words of wisdom.

Hearts and Paddles START TIMES

Several players have asked where to find their start times. They are located on the “Start Times” button on the front page the tournament in pickleball brackets.

https://pickleballtournaments.com/tournaments/hearts-and-paddles-pickleball-tournament-and-health-expo-1

Click on "Start Times"

To view your bracket, you must go to the events tab.

See you this weekend.



Pickleball Tournament in Saginaw. Register at PickleballTournaments.com

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Founded by the physicians at the Michigan CardioVascular Institute, the Pulse3 Foundation (pronounced “pulse three”) is focused on providing public education, prevention and treatment programs to improve cardiac health in mid-Michigan (Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties).

Did you know the human heart beats 3 billion times in an average lifetime? That’s a lot of work for one little muscle.

Although the heart is a strong and resilient muscle, it is also vulnerable – vulnerable to disease, genetics and lifestyle. Since 2007, Pulse3 has been making sure hearts keep the beat in mid-Michigan, to ensure each person has a chance to live a full and dynamic life.

We do this by: