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Beaumont will begin offering the FDA/CDC approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at its Beaumont Service Center and Beaumont Hospital, Troy clinics to children 5 to 11-years-old beginning Friday, Nov....

We believe vaccination for 5 to 11-year-olds is the right next step in our battle against COVID-19. We are grateful for the opportunity to offer a limited number of doses to our pediatric patients...

Emergency heart surgery saves Marine veteran at Beaumont, Royal Oak Whether treating a potentially fatal, fast-moving aortic dissection, or long-term, slowly developing issue with the largest...

Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 22, 2021— Spectrum Health is partnering with Michigan State University, Mercy Health, as well as Kent and Muskegon counties to tackle several influential factors...

Efforts include expanded infusion sites and mobile unit GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 20, 2021 – Spectrum Health is expanding access to monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy in Grand Rapids and...

Beaumont 1st to offer innovative, minimally invasive BPH treatment in SE Michigan Scott Callison, 60, of Novi, says before undergoing a new, minimally invasive prostate procedure, he woke up every...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 14, 2021 – The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted...

ZEELAND, Mich., October 11, 2021 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital’s has received Primary Stroke Certification from The Joint Commission. This announcement followed rigorous...

Patients encouraged to visit primary care, walk-in clinic for non-life-threatening conditions (ST. JOSEPH) – All three Spectrum Health Lakeland emergency departments continue to see...

Patients with nonemergent medical conditions encouraged to visit their physician offices or urgent care sites All of Beaumont Health’s 10 emergency departments are experiencing extreme numbers...

(ST. JOSEPH) – For the eighth consecutive year, Spectrum Health Lakeland has received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award with...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Sept. 2, 2021 – Corazon, Inc., a national leader in services for the cardiovascular specialty, has granted Service Line of Excellence to the percutaneous coronary intervention...

Medical leaders from 21 hospital systems signed an open letter to Michigan residents pleading for people to get vaccinated. The letter comes after an increase of COVID-19 cases across the state,...

Appointments now available for those who meet criteria Patients who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and received two injections of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are...

Beaumont cardiologist starts free first responder screening program to prevent heart attack deaths Farmington Hills firefighter George Baker got in line with 57 of his fellow firefighters when...

**Sharing on behalf of Vaccinate West Michigan** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 10, 2021 – Grand Valley State University’s Anthropology Department, in partnership with Vaccinate West Michigan,...

**Compartir en nombre de Vaccinate West Michigan** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 10 de agosto, 2021 – La facultad de antropología de la universidad Grand Valley State, en alianza con Vaccinate West...

BLAST COVID-19 insight included in eight-study publication for medical professionals Insight on masking from America’s largest COVID-19 serological testing study, conducted by Beaumont...

Also first in state to use device to treat patient with Parkinson’s Grand Rapids, Mich., July 28, 2021 – Spectrum Health has employed a new and sophisticated medical device to ease some...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 21, 2021 – Spectrum Health, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 21 de julio de 2021 – Spectrum Health, en alianza con el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Michigan (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, MDHHS) y el...

Minimally invasive, water jet robotic procedure shrinks prostate while improving, preserving function Beaumont Health is the first and only health system in Michigan to offer a novel new treatment...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 15, 2021 – Spectrum Health is one of the first hospitals in Michigan to offer a novel treatment for emphysema, a severe form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

World’s most advanced neuroimaging benefits patients with epilepsy Epileptologists and neurosurgeons at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, now have another hi-tech tool to diagnose and treat epilepsy...

Beaumont’s Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) now receives extraordinary number of patients from across the state A specialized Beaumont Health team has cut mortality in half for patients...

Lung cancer kills more Americans each year than any other cancer, but doctors say early detection can make the difference between life and death. Beaumont Hospital, Trenton recently opened a new...

Patient’s cells may control urine leakage Urologists at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak are studying the safety and potential effectiveness of an investigational treatment option for stress urinary...

Beaumont Health has launched a research study that allows participants to monitor their immunity to COVID-19 over the next two years. The study, COVID-19 Vaccination Elicited Response or...

Valve experts use catheter method to help 34-year-old Southeast Michigan woman Cardiologists at Beaumont Health successfully replaced a 34-year-old woman’s tricuspid valve in a rare...

Device the size of a quarter prevents stroke-causing blood clots from traveling to the brainGrand Rapids, Mich., May 27, 2021 – Spectrum Health physicians recently implanted the organization’s...

$350,000 grant will enable the study of rare diseases in undiagnosed neonatal patients Grand Rapids, Mich., April 27, 2021 – The Gerber Foundation has awarded Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’

Researchers at Beaumont Health have used precision medicine to discover a simple blood test that may provide an early prediction of Alzheimer’s disease in patients, according to a study...

Article link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0248375 Researchers at Beaumont Health have used precision medicine to discover a simple blood test that may provide...

Study results offer hope to patients with functional mitral regurgitation Beaumont Health, a leader in the nonsurgical treatment of mitral valve disease, is now offering treatment for certain...

A clinical study of a new cardiac ablation procedure for patients with an irregular heartbeat has launched at Beaumont Health, a worldwide leader in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, or AFib....

First it was extreme fatigue and low-grade fever. Then, the shakes. In early April 2020, Heather-Elizabeth Brown, 36, of Southfield, tried to convince herself that her escalating COVID-19 symptoms...

Clinic brings specialized cardiac care to the region GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 24, 2021 – Spectrum Health is pleased to announce new Cardiovascular Services in South Haven. Spectrum Health...

Monoclonal antibodies used under FDA Emergency Use Authorization for non-hospitalized patients at risk for developing severe COVID-19 symptoms GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 2, 2021 – Spectrum Health...

First in West Michigan to offer targeted lung denervation, a new, investigational option for sufferers of common lung disease GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 28, 2021 – Spectrum Health is the first...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Dec. 22, 2020 – Spectrum Health Lakeland recently released the 2020 cancer care report from the Marie Yeager Cancer Center which outlines data collected to create more...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Patients suffering from severe aortic stenosis—a hardening or narrowing of one of the heart valves—now have access to the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...

Researchers inspired by Black Lives Matter Though Black women get breast cancer at a 3% lower incidence rate than white women, they are 42% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women....

It’s always a good idea to get your flu shot. But as the 2020 flu season approaches, Matthew Sims, M.D., Ph.D., director of Infectious Disease Research at Beaumont Health, wants you to know, now...

First in the Midwest to use combined application of Monarch Platform with Philips 3D real-time imaging to biopsy suspicious lung nodules GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., – Oct. 12. 2020 – Physicians at...

Telemedicine clinics open at Tri County, Montabella and Vestaburg High Schools. GREENVILLE, Mich., September 23, 2020 – Responding to the unique needs of teenagers, Spectrum Health has partnered...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 25, 2020 – With fireworks flying off store shelves, state campgrounds reopening and many backyard bonfires planned, the clinical team at the Spectrum Health Regional...

10 Summer Safety Tips from the Experts at Spectrum Health As Michigan’s Stay Home Stay Safe order comes to an end and life begins to resume some sense of normalcy, Spectrum Health’s infectious...

Beaumont Health is adopting a new anesthesia model to continue the health system’s transformation efforts to enhance the most current industry best practices. The goal is to better serve...

New da Vinci equipment offers new capabilities for surgeons, patients. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., May 19, 2020 – A new robotic-assisted surgical system debuted at Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital...

(ST. JOSEPH) – A new high risk cancer program is now available at Spectrum Health Lakeland to care for community members with increased risk of developing certain types of cancer. Located within...

HASTINGS, Mich., April 27, 2020 – While COVID-19 has become the focal point of everyone’s life in recent weeks, there are many patients suffering from other health conditions that require...

Reassures patients that clinics and hospitals are safe GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 23, 2020 – While COVID-19 has become the focal point of everyone’s life in recent weeks, there are many...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is resuming select surgeries, procedures, clinic appointments, outpatient therapies, and radiology studies that were previously deferred in anticipation...

Since mid-March, Beaumont Health has discharged 2,076 COVID-19 patients with 154 patients taken off ventilators. Currently, systemwide, Beaumont has 747 COVID-19 positive hospitalized patients,...

Delayed treatment poses real danger to heart patients GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 14, 2020 – New research has determined that the novel coronavirus COVID-19 can do alarming damage to the heart....

FREMONT, Mich. (Feb. 19, 2020) – Spectrum Health is helping shine a spotlight on vaping. Spectrum Health physician Shelley Schmidt, M.D., and Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial tobacco treatment...

New protocol allows for timelier behavioral health care GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 17, 2020 – Inebriated patients can begin the process of receiving follow-up care and assessments sooner thanks...

$5 million gift largest received by hospital Businessman James Anderson’s and his wife Patricia’s $5 million gift will support the creation of a hybrid surgical suite at Beaumont Hospital,...

Businessman James Anderson's and his wife Patricia's $5 million gift will support the creation of a hybrid surgical suite at Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe and establish the James and Patricia...

People take risks daily, chancing their lives and putting others in jeopardy. It’s not okay. Speeding, driving drunk, texting: many common traffic violations raise your risk of accidents and...

Menopause is one of the most important stages in a woman's life. It not only affects the body, it affects mental, emotional and spiritual well-being as well. Menopause was once colloquially...

(NILES) – Over twenty million Americans suffer with daily heartburn or other symptoms of reflux such as regurgitation, chronic cough, hoarseness and dental erosions. The new Transoral...

In its early stages, lung cancer does not produce any symptoms. Which is why it’s so difficult to diagnose, treat and reduce the number of people dying from the disease. Even today, the overall...

Treatment highlights partnership between Henry Ford Health System and Spectrum Health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 22, 2019 – Two Michigan State Police troopers are back on the road after one...

Ben Franklin’s old adage, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” seems to fit perfectly when it comes to diabetes. About 95% of people with diabetes have Type 2 diabetes, which...

EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 19, 2019 – Breakthroughs in cystic fibrosis are finally happening. While the latest CF headlines tout a new genetic treatment that targets its underlying cause, a major...

Beaumont asks you to join the battle against this top public health crisis Antibiotic resistance is a larger public health threat than most people realize. And, the Centers for Disease Control and...

On the surface, dieting apps that appeal to and/or include options for the 18 and younger crowd might sound like a great idea. What’s not to like about encouraging healthy food choices,...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 6, 2019 — Scientists have devised a technique to sort out which heart cells can replicate and which cannot, a critical step toward treatments that may one day help the...

According to an October 2019 report from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, U.S. cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia have reached an all-time high. Metro Detroit is experiencing a...

Susie diagnosed with benign tumor on her wrist GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 3, 2019 – When John Ball Zoo’s veterinarian Ryan Colburn first examined the lump on Susie the chimpanzee’s right...

Working cooperatively to offer behavioral health services GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 26, 2019 – In an effort to improve access to behavioral health services throughout the state, Spectrum Health...

New valve could change the way patients around the world are treated for aortic valve disease Doctors at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak have implanted the world’s first Tria flexible polymer heart...

The new Max and Debra Ernst Heart Center at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak will open Sept. 30. It is dedicated to consolidating cardiac care, particularly for patients with heart failure, into a...

Spectrum Health was top enrolling site in clinical trials testing the device for detection of acute coronary syndromes GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 27, 2019 – An implantable monitoring device may...

Beaumont primary care and emergency medicine doctors say many patients see them for care that might surprise you: depression and suicidal thoughts. In fact, national data consistently shows spring...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland has added a new technology for men choosing radiation therapy for prostate cancer. SpaceOAR hydrogel is a protective spacer placed between the prostate...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 7, 2019 – Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is proud to open Michigan’s first dedicated wireless epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU), offering world-class care and the...

This week brings us 90-plus degree temperatures and, as a result, an increased risk of heat-related illness. On average, 600 people die each year in the U.S. from complications of extreme heat,...

June 20 open house offers hands-on surgeon experience GREENVILLE, Mich., June 5, 2019 – Minimally-invasive surgery at Spectrum Health United Hospital is taking a high-tech leap forward with the...

Greenville High School first site of behavioral health pilot GREENVILLE, MI; May 28, 2019 -– Responding to the needs of the community’s youth, Spectrum Health and Greenville Public Schools...

Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills will host a free skin cancer screening event from 2-5 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, at the Beaumont Cancer and Breast Center, 27900 Grand River, Suite 120,...

Spectrum Health annual event happening throughout West Michigan GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 24, 2019 –It’s always nice to get something for “free.” Spectrum Health is offering a...

Sobering thoughts for Alcohol Awareness Month Most adults drink alcohol. Consumption ranges from light to chronic – from a beer with dinner to downing enough whiskey to forget the day’s...

On Diabetes Alert Day, March 26, take time to consider your diabetes risk Many people do not realize they are at risk for developing diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...

During National Poison Prevention Week from March 17-23, Beaumont pediatrician Dilli Ramesh, M.D., warns parents against giving the ayurvedic medicine Balguti Kesaria to children. “This warning...

FDA-Approved CAR T-Cell Therapy Now Available GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., January 7, 2019 – Spectrum Health Cancer Center is now able to offer a new procedure, and more hope, to cancer patients. This...