News Releases

Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners and Spectrum Health are working together to increase the number of family medicine physicians by opening the Spectrum Health Family Medicine Residency...

Did you know that donations of blood often slow down during the summer months when people are busy with vacations and outdoor activities? Giving blood just isn’t at the top of our “things to do”

Bob Connors, MD, president, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and practicing pediatric surgeon, received the 2011 Chairman’s Medal from the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF).The award...

Chronic conditions such as asthma don’t have to prevent children from participating in summer camp, thanks to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital’s asthma camp. Located at Camp Tall Turf in...

Only System in Michigan to Receive This Honor Spectrum Health was named one of the 10 top health systems in an annual study analyzing national health care quality and safety performance. This was...

Value Health Partners, a group of eight Michigan health care organizations includingSpectrum Health, announced the winners of their first Stroke Prevention Student Video Competition. The...

The Epilepsy Foundation announced this week that it has elected Brien J. Smith, MD, as chair of its board of directors. Smith is chief of neurology for the Spectrum Health Medical Group. “Brien...

All Proceeds to Benefit Free Preventative Care Projects The 7th Annual Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital 5K Run will take place on Saturday, August 13th, 2011. The annual race has been moved up...

A visit to outpatient services with mom wasn’t exactly at the top of the list of how four-year old Peyton Jung of Evart wanted to spend her day. But all that changed when she saw the three...

A young child’s life was dramatically improved thanks to an interventional cardiology procedure performed at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Grayson Jonker was born with multiple pulmonary...