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HASTINGS, Mich., March 20, 2020 – Spectrum Health Pennock announced it will be temporarily consolidating primary care locations to help limit potential exposure to COVID-19 for patients and team...

As American hospital systems have rapidly shifted their operations to screen, test and treat patients infected with the COVID-19 virus, an immediate healthcare financial crisis is looming. It will...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE In an effort to share COVID-19 testing and admissions information with the community, Beaumont Health will begin...

HASTINGS, Mich., March 18, 2020 – Spectrum Health Pennock announced that it is limiting outpatient rehab services at Hastings and Gun Lake locations. Pennock is also cancelling all non-essential...

FREMONT, Mich., March 18, 2020 – Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial is urging people to use Spectrum Health’s free screening options for the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Spectrum Health’s phone...

FREMONT, Mich., March 18, 2020 – Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial today announced that patients at its Cancer Center can get lab tests done there. Patients undergoing active chemotherapy...

To ensure the safety of our patients and staff, and to conserve hospital resources and move our staff to the areas of greatest need, Beaumont Health has paused offering some adult and pediatric...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE A Beaumont Health patient, a male in his 50s who tested positive for COVID-19 and had other underlying medical...

Big Rapids, Reed City services move to protect hospital patient safety. BIG RAPIDS & REED CITY, Mich., March 17, 2020 – As Spectrum Health continues to make changes to protect all hospital...

Health system COVID-19 hotline staff expanded to meet demand Beaumont Health has started processing a limited number of COVID-19 tests in its own laboratory. On-site processing allows doctors to...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE Beaumont Health launched a free online COVID-19 risk assessment tool today, March 18, which allows patients to...

FREMONT, Mich., March 16, 2020 – Tamarac, the Center for Health and Well-being, will close effective today, March 16, to help slow the transmission of coronavirus. All activities and...

Action in response to COVID-19 outbreak, effective for two weeks GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 16, 2020 – In a continued effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, effective Tuesday, March 17,...

FREMONT, Mich., March 16, 2020 – In an effort to better screen visitors during the coronavirus pandemic, Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial is keeping only a few entrances open for staff, patients...

Pennock Health & Wellness Center will close effective today, March 16, to help slow the transmission of coronavirus. The Health & Wellness Center will be closed beginning at 3 p.m. until further...

FREMONT, Mich., March 16, 2020 – Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial announced today that it is limiting outpatient rehab services at the Fremont/Tamarac and Newaygo locations. Gerber Memorial is...

Following Executive Order 2020-6 from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer GRAND RAPIDS and WYOMING, Mich., March 15, 2020 –Mercy Health, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health and...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE Beaumont Health is taking numerous additional actions to help stop the spread of COVID-19, care for patients who...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE Beaumont Health’s medical team is currently caring for the first Beaumont patient who tested positive for...

Dr. Barbara Ducatman has been appointed chief medical officer for Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak and associate dean of clinical affairs at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE Beaumont COVID-19 hotline provides community with timely, accurate information Confirmed cases of the new coronavirus

Action in response to COVID-19 outbreak GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 12, 2020 – In order to keep community members, team members and the public healthy and safe, Spectrum Health is taking the...

Free downloadable posters and videos for businesses, churches, schools GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 11, 2020 – Spectrum Health today announced it has posted downloadable materials, travel tips,...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 11, 2020 – Spectrum Health has taken additional action to help limit the spread of COVID-19 by announcing new hospital family and visitor restrictions. The State of...

Beaumont Health is pleased to announce the following recognitions: Four Beaumont employees appointed to Michigan medical boards and task force Governor Gretchen Whitmer has named four employees to...

Grand Rapids and Wyoming, Mich., March 9, 2020 – Officials from the Kent County Health Department, Mercy Health, Metro Health – University of Michigan and Spectrum Health are in contact with...

Screening available to anyone in Michigan GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 6, 2020 – Spectrum Health is offering free screening for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 to those who have symptoms and may be...

The typical school sports physical may fall short in assessing heart health. Because sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in young athletes, Beaumont Health cardiologists and...

FREMONT, Mich., March 3, 2020 – As a wedding destination, most people might put Las Vegas on the list, or closer to home, The Shak, Camp Newaygo or the red barn in Fremont. Spectrum Health...

Lung cancer kills more Americans each year than any other cancer, but doctors say early detection can make the difference between life and death. Jo Pastula, 60, of Plymouth, is thankful for new...

Spectrum Health moves into teaching kitchen space to expand culinary medicine programming and open a lifestyle medicine specialty practice GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. March 2, 2020 – Spectrum Health is...

Meleah Mariani, MSN, has been named the chief nursing officer at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, effective immediately. She has been serving as interim CNO at the Ludington Hospital since...

U.K. and U.S. scientists have discovered a combination of two commonly available drugs could boost the body’s ability to heal bone fractures – accelerating bone formation and healing. The...

ZEELAND, Mich., Feb. 24, 2020 – Spectrum Health adult and pediatric outpatient rehabilitation facilities in the Holland and Zeeland areas are reorganizing to better serve patients and families....

Jason Joseph and Darryl Elmouchi named in Becker’s “100 to know” GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 19, 2020 – Becker’s Hospital Review, a leading health care trade magazine, recently recognized...

Beaumont Health's net income increased to $390.2 million in 2019, an increase of $243.2 million over the previous year. The organization saw operating revenues rise to $4.7 billion, a $43.3...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., February 13, 2020 –Spectrum Health today announced that through the generosity of Acrisure LLC, the Acrisure Center for Innovation in Children’s Health will be established...

Annual event introduces start time for ride-along competitors GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb.12, 2020 – The Spectrum Health Irish Jig, one of Michigan’s premier 5K road races, is making changes to...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Feb. 11, 2020 – Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital and Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital have received the Healthgrades 2019 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award™ for a...

Screenings aim to calm public anxiety and prevent spread of illness GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 9, 2020 – In an effort to prevent the spread of illness and ease anxiety about novel coronavirus...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While we can't select our genetics, we can make lifestyle choices...

Kim Septrion, RN, a radiology department nurse at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital was selected as the hospital’s latest recipient of the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The announcement...

Bill Feyers, CT technologist lead in the medical imaging department at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, was selected as the Bee Award winner by Kim Septrion, RN who was named as the DAISY Award...

Special Community Event Scheduled for February 19 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 5, 2020 – February is Heart Month and Spectrum Health – the leading provider of cardiac care in West Michigan – is...

128-room Hyatt House hotel to be located at Woodward Corners by Beaumont Construction will begin later this year on Hyatt House Royal Oak/Beaumont, an extended stay hotel planned for Woodward...

February 4, 2020— Art has the power to heal, inspire, provoke, challenge and offer hope. For more than 17 years, Zeeland Community Hospital has partnered with local schools to hold its annual...

Spectrum Health Pennock is pleased to announce the addition of Patrick Hite, PA-C to Spectrum Health Pennock Family Medicine – Lake Odessa, located on M-50 near downtown Lake Odessa. This...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland has added a second K9 team to the organization. Hiro, a two-year-old male German shepherd from Slovakia, joins handler, Chris Aungst, a retired police...

Late U.S. Senators John McCain and Edward Kennedy, along with former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Beau, all died from an aggressive brain cancer called glioblastoma. Now, Beaumont radiation...

IHOP to Raise Funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Now through National Pancake Day On Tuesday, February 25, IHOP restaurants will once again offer each guest a free short stack of its...

January 27, 2020— Kathleen Campbell, PT, DPT, PRPC has recently joined Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital Rehabilitation. She will work with the adult rehabilitation team in the Medical...

(ST. JOSEPH) – High-risk pregnant women and women with chronic illnesses considering pregnancy now have local access to advanced levels of care through a new partnership with Spectrum Health....

Spectrum Health Pennock is pleased to announce the addition of David Dargis, DO to the General Surgeons team in Hastings. Dr. Dargis is a board-certified physician specializing in general surgery....

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 20, 2020 – Spectrum Health is honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by encouraging employees to volunteer for community agencies across the state on Monday,...

Registration is now open at spectrumhealth.org/wheatlake-races BIG RAPIDS & REED CITY, Mich., January 20, 2020 – Runners, walkers and those joining the fight against cancer can register now for...

Research is a collaboration between Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Van Andel Institute and Spectrum Health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 15, 2020–Uterine fibroid tumors are the...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 8, 2020 – Working to meet the challenge of caring for the community amid an influx of respiratory illness, Grand Rapids hospitals are asking those who are ill to...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 8, 2020 – Spectrum Health hospitals are working to meet the challenge of caring for our community amid an influx of respiratory illness. Because one of the most...

All Beaumont Health hospitals are experiencing high volumes of patients with respiratory viral illnesses, predominantly influenza. As a result, visitation restrictions are now in place at...

Southfield, Michigan-based Beaumont Health and Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health have signed a definitive agreement to make Summa Health a subsidiary of Beaumont Health. The arrangement will...

Open interviews for nutrition services and environmental services positions Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 6, 2020 – Spectrum Health will hold a ‘same day hire’ event Thursday, January 9, at West...

Spectrum Health rheumatologist calls finding “foundational” GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 2, 2020 – A Spectrum Health rheumatologist took part in a multi-center study that is the first to...

At last, your search for the perfect gift could be over. By donating blood, your most compassionate gift this holiday season could help could save three lives. Better yet, gather your friends and...

Simple blood test would identify key biomarkers Because early detection of autism is linked to significantly improved outcomes, the discovery of early predictors could make all the difference in a...

Grace and Jaxon lead the list of most popular names in annual list. Big Rapids, Mich., Dec. 18, 2019 – Of the almost 500 babies born this year at Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Family...

2019 Leapfrog Award recognizes outstanding quality and safety. REED CITY, Mich., December 17, 2019– Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Spectrum...

2019 Leapfrog Award recognizes outstanding quality and safety. LAKEVIEW, Mich., December 17, 2019– Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Spectrum...

Beaumont Health and Universal Health Services broke ground today on a new mental health hospital in Dearborn. The two organizations formed a joint venture to address the state's growing, unmet...

Located in the Integrated Care Campus on Fulton GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 16, 2019 – Spectrum Health officially opened its newest urgent care center today at the Integrated Care Campus at 7128...

Spectrum Health Celebration of Caring dinner highlights upcoming Charity Ball Greenville, MI., December 12, 2019 – As a highly skilled radiologist, Dr. John Merchun has been trained to see...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., December 12, 2019 – Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation and IHeart Media are happy to celebrate the 20th anniversary of collaboration in raising more than $400,000...

After 41 years as a physician and 30 years with Beaumont Health, Dr. Leslie Rocher, senior vice president and chief medical officer at Beaumont, Royal Oak, has announced his desire to retire from...

Birmingham, Michigan resident Stuart H. Blanck, an owner of Wallside Windows, has donated $21 million to support emergency medicine and future unmet needs of Beaumont Health. To recognize this...

Hospital designated as a Level IV trauma facility. REED CITY, Mich., December 4, 2019 – Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital emergency department staff have been recognized for their work with...

Beaumont researchers seeking participants for study A team from the Beaumont Research Institute believes low-dose radiation might be a promising treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. The...

Beaumont Health is pleased to announce the following recognitions: Beaumont’s Emergency Medicine team wins ‘Excellence in Care Award’ from Hour Media Emergency medicine specialists, Dr....

Spectrum Health Family Medicine—Grant is pleased to announce that Jennifer Hudson, DO, is now accepting new patients at the Grant clinic, located at 230 S. Maple Street. Dr. Hudson is a 2011...

Director of diversity, equality & inclusion receives award for Business, Management, Industry and Labor GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 20, 2019 – The YWCA West Central Michigan has honored seven...

Beaumont Children's is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in Southeast Michigan. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) is a nonprofit organization that relies on the generosity...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Beginning December 2, all community members age 12 and older who are visiting a loved one in the inpatient units at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph will need a new visitor...

The typical school sports physical may fall short in assessing heart health. Because sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in young athletes, Beaumont Health cardiologists and...

Retiring physician Dr. Thomas Wright chosen as honorary tree lighter for final event. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., November 15, 2019 – After 22 years of kicking off the holiday season, the final Tree...

Beaumont Health’s net income increased to $258.7 million through the third quarter of 2019, an increase of $132.2 million for the same period in 2018. The organization saw operating revenues...

Children who are hospitalized can feel isolated and have a hard time settling in for a good night’s sleep during the holiday season. Once again, Beaumont Children’s is asking for the...

(HARTFORD) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome internal medicine physician, Erika Nearpass, DO, to the medical staff. Dr. Nearpass will see patients at both Stagg Medical Center in...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Lakeland Ear, Nose and Throat is pleased to welcome physician assistant, Jasmine Gillett, PA, and audiologist, Heidi Schmeltzer, CCC-A, to the care team. Gillett and Schmeltzer...

Greenville, Mich., November 11, 2019 – Spectrum Health United Hospital announces the opening of pediatric observation units in coordination with Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital...

(ST. JOSEPH) – In honor of Caring Circle board member and long-time philanthropic supporter, Hilda Banyon, the organization recently established the Hilda Banyon Compassion Fund. Community and...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Nov. 8, 2019– Lakeland Medical Center and Lakeland Hospital Niles recently achieved an ‘A’ in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction...

BIG RAPIDS, Mich., November 7, 2019 – Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Gradea national distinction recognizing hospital...

GREENVILLE, Mich., November 7, 2019 – Spectrum Health United Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing hospital...

ZEELAND, MI – November 7, 2019 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Zeeland...

Beaumont will be hosting several Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment events in November and December through Sunday, Dec. 15 to benefit residents throughout Southeast Michigan. To see a...

FREMONT, Mich. (Nov. 4, 2019) – Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial is the recipient of a 2019 Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades, which conducts a national survey of hospitals...

Big Rapids & Reed City, Mich., November 1, 2019 – Spectrum Health Big Rapids and Reed City Hospitals announce the success in the pediatric observation program piloted in the emergency...

Spectrum Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Centers at United and Kelsey Hospitals receive highest rankings Greenville and Lakeview, Mich., Oct. 29, 2019 – Spectrum Health United and Kelsey...

Spectrum Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Reed City Hospital receives highest ranking Reed City, Mich., Oct. 29, 2019 – Spectrum Health Reed City Hospitals’ Rehabilitation and...

Big Rapids Hospital respiratory therapist recognized by peers. Big Rapids, MI., October 28, 2019 –Todd Weber was inspired to become a respiratory therapist after seeing the outstanding care his...

ZEELAND, MI – October 28, 2019 – The MHA Keystone Center honored Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital’s Megan VanDam, RN, BSN, with the quarterly MHA Keystone Center Speak-up! Award...

Spectrum Health collaborating on several drop-off sites GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 23, 2019 – Saturday, October 26, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and Spectrum Health is joining...