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About 20 percent of U.S. adults had chronic pain and 8 percent had high-impact chronic pain – meaning pain that limited at least one major life activity – in 2016, according to an analysis of...

Two experienced Beaumont Health leaders have been promoted to new roles with increased responsibility. Melissa Foreman-Lovell, RN, DNP Chief Nursing Officer, Beaumont, Troy Melissa Foreman-Lovell,...

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...

New and expectant parents, and their family and friends, are invited to attend Beaumont Children’s annual baby fairs. These free events will feature life-saving demonstrations, Beaumont’s...

Patients encouraged to nominate a hospital employee To honor and celebrate the compassionate care nurses provide every day, Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital is launching The DAISY Award....

Are you a caregiver for an aging parent or other family member? Would being better prepared to navigate the challenges of aging make your days easier and more joy-filled? Join Beaumont Health...

WHEN: All day, Wednesday, March 27 WHO: Jersey Mike’s Subs caps off its 8th Month of Giving fundraising campaign with its annual “Day of Giving.” WHAT: All proceeds from participating,...

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...

To meet the community health care needs of an underserved area of Oakland County, Beaumont Health has filed a certificate of need application with the state of Michigan to build a new 117-bed...

Heart disease affects millions of Americans. It’s the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts believe engaging in...

It's never too cold for ice cream, especially free ice cream. You can make a difference by enjoying a free Dairy Queen ice cream cone on March 20 to benefit Beaumont Children’s, a local...

(STEVENSVILLE) – Southwestern Medical Clinic Counseling recently opened a new satellite location focused primarily on diagnosing and treating eating disorders. Southwestern Nutritional Wellness,...

On Tuesday, March 12, IHOP restaurants will once again offer each guest a free short stack of their famous buttermilk pancakes on Free Pancake Day. This family-friendly tradition aims to raise...

Results show water is clean and safe Grand Rapids, Mich., March 7, 2019 – Spectrum Health Pennock today announced that continued water testing shows zero evidence of Legionella bacteria in the...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 7, 2019 – Spectrum Health and the City of Grand Rapids are partnering to connect with new, diverse and local businesses at a Meet the Buyers open house. With an annual...

Beaumont Health has identified a property to develop a new, comprehensive outpatient care campus in Macomb County in 2020. The proposed Macomb County site is located within the Bay River...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 5, 2019 – Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital has received national recognition for how elderly patients are cared for in the hospital’s emergency department. The...

Professor. Researcher. Author and innovator. These are just a few career highlights from newly appointed Beaumont Children’s Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, Daniel Turner, M.D. In his new role,...

(ST. JOSEPH) – IBM Watson Health™ today published its 100 Top Hospitals® annual study naming Lakeland Medical Center and Lakeland Hospital Niles among the top 100 hospitals in the U.S. based...

Best-performing hospitals in the U.S. include: Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital, Blodgett Hospital, Zeeland Community Hospital and Lakeland GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March 4, 2019– Spectrum Health...

Zeeland, Mich., March 4, 2019 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson HealthTM. The study spotlights the top-performing...

Time to register for the Spectrum Health Irish Jig 5K GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 1, 2019 – Despite the cold, snow, ice and wind that have been a challenging part of this West Michigan winter,...

Three experienced Beaumont Health leaders have been promoted to new roles with increased responsibility within the organization. Debra Guido-Allen, RN, has been appointed chief operating officer...

$160 million expansion and renovation improves patient experience; increases privacy, safety and efficiency; and meets growing community need Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills has added space...

Less than 2.5 percent of U.S. hospitals have achieved this distinction for exceptional nursing more than twice GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 27, 2019 – Spectrum Health Grand Rapids has earned the...

Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills has added space and advanced medical technology while enhancing capacity of – and accessibility to – emergency, trauma, surgical and critical care. The...

‘Kidney health for everyone everywhere’ on World Kidney Day If you have high blood pressure or diabetes, you’re at risk of developing chronic kidney disease. It’s estimated 13 percent or...

Spectrum Health Foundation Ludington Hospital is partnering with Ludington Area Schools to provide athletic shoes to student athletes. During National Athletic Training Month in March, people may...

EAST LANSING, Mich., Feb. 22, 2019 — The number of opioid-related deaths in Michigan have hit an all-time high, requiring the resources of three of the state’s major universities and one of...

Robert Williams, M.D., MIS, a resident of Richmond, Virginia, joined the Beaumont Health Board of Directors in February. Beaumont conducted a national search to find a physician board member who...

Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 21, 2019 – Spectrum Health is proud to announce that President & CEO Tina Freese Decker was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2019’s Top 25 Women Leaders....

Duane Mezwa, M.D., has been appointed as Interim Dean of the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (OUWB). The dean also serves as the Chief Academic Officer of OUWB for William...

(ST. JOSEPH) – A second Lakeland Wound Center location recently opened at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph offering patients access to cutting-edge products and treatments to promote...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland recently published their 2018 corporate annual report highlighting accomplishments from the past year including: a by-the-numbers look at our people,...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome ear, nose and throat specialist, Paul Judge, MD, to the medical staff. Dr. Judge will see patients alongside Stephen Bovenkerk, DO;...

Only Michigan Hospitals to Earn Three Cardiac Distinctions Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 12, 2019 – Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital and Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital have received the...

Grand Rapids, MI, February 12, 2019 – There is a desperate need for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) workers in Michigan and more specifically, for women in STEM. Junior...

Those affected by a cancer diagnosis in Mason and surrounding counties will have additional respite, relaxation and support with funds raised Saturday evening at the Spectrum Health Foundation...

Heart disease affects millions of Americans. It’s the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We can’t control our genetics,...

BIG RAPIDS & REED CITY, Mich., Jan. 31, 2019 — Beth Langenburg, RN, BSN, MBA, a long-time employee of Big Rapids Hospital, has been promoted to chief operating officer at Spectrum Health Big...

January 29, 2019 – BIG RAPIDS, MICH: Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital has officially been designated a Level Four Trauma Center by the state of Michigan. The designation means the emergency...

Beaumont Health is sensitive to the needs of the more than 5,000 Michigan-based federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown. Many are not receiving paychecks. Therefore,...

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Stephan Sharf Founding Dean Robert Folberg, M.D. has announced he will step down from the position on a yet to be determined date. Oakland...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., January 18, 2019 – Spectrum Health is honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by encouraging employees to volunteer for community agencies across the state on Monday,...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 17, 2019 – Spectrum Health is pleased to announce Ovell Barbee, senior vice president, human resources, as the health care system’s new diversity officer. This...

Beaumont Health is striving to ensure the organization continues to improve quality, supportongoing growth and enhanceaccess for patients where and when they need care. To support this transition,...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Patients with lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and sarcoidosis now have...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A new study confirms the long-suspected role of obesity as a risk factor for developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a type of kidney cancer, and identifies several specific...

(NILES) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome family medicine physician, Prakash Shrestha, MD, to the medical staff. Dr. Shrestha will see patients alongside five other physicians at...

(NILES) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome board-certified general and bariatric surgeon, Seth Miller, MD, FACS, to the medical staff. Dr. Miller will see patients alongside...

Paul LaCasse, D.O., Beaumont Health executive vice president of post‐acute care and diversified business operations, will retire from Beaumont Health on March 31. Dr. LaCasse has led...

(ST. JOSEPH) – The infusion centers at Spectrum Health Lakeland recently introduced virtual reality (VR) into the clinical setting. While patients receive chemotherapy and other infusion...

Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Kris Palosaari, MA, CFRE, as director of the Spectrum Health Foundation Zeeland Community Hospital. Palosaari...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., January 9, 2019 – Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is proud to open West Michigan’s first dedicated pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU). The new unit will...

Benefits Downriver-area residents wanting to lose 100 pounds, or more Obesity - many call it an epidemic - is linked to diabetes, heart disease and certain types of cancer. Bariatric surgical...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Spectrum Health has announced it is joining with 11 health systems, representing approximately 250 hospitals across the United States, as a founding member of Civica Rx, a...

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...

A growing need for home health and hospice services in Southeast Michigan has prompted Beaumont Health and Alternate Solutions Health Network, an award-winning home health and hospice care leader,...

(ST. JOSEPH) – The BirthPlace at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph welcomed southwest Michigan’s first baby of 2019 at 8:58 p.m. on Monday, January 1. Enrique Balcazar and Itzel Balcazar...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 12, 2018 – Two new members have joined the Spectrum Health System Board. Michael Todman and Daniel Hopp will serve for three years. Both individuals also are members of...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., December 12, 2018 – Spectrum Health took a leap ahead in national rankings for health care industry supply chain management. Gartner, Inc. recently released its 10th annual...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., December 17, 2018– The Spectrum Health Grand Rapids Encompassing Addiction Treatment with Maternal Obstetric Management (GREAT MOMS) Program has received a $50,000 grant...

Effective January 1, 2019, Mary Kay VanDriel will transition from her role as president, Spectrum Health Big Rapids and Reed City hospitals, to vice president, operations, cancer health. Mary Kay...

Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 23, 2018 – Grand Rapids Football Club is proud to announce that Spectrum Health has agreed to continue its title sponsorship for the 2019 season. The sponsorship will...

Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 16, 2018 – Spectrum Health Culinary Medicine is one of 54 organizations to receive a share of $10 million from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund (Health Fund) and is...

Zeeland, Mich., November 19, 2018 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital announced today that it has received prestigious international recognition as a Designated Baby-Friendly birth...

Spectrum Health Pennock was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Pennock’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 15, 2018 – The Association of Fundraising Professionals West Michigan Chapter (AFPWM) has named Vicki Weaver as the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award for...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 13, 2018 —Sixty-eight Grand Rapids Community College students interested in health sciences or health careers are receiving scholarships through a partnership with...

Zeeland, Mich., November 12, 2018 –Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. It is the fifth consecutive...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 1, 2018 – Experts from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital and Spectrum Health have been longtime collaborators in patient care and are now forming a deeper relationship.

GREENVILLE, Mich., October 23, 2018 – Spectrum Health United Hospital is 5-star rated for Sepsis and Respiratory Failure outcomes according to a study released by Healthgrades, the leading...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 25, 2018 – In recognition of its expertise in serving adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital has received accreditation from the...

Zeeland, MI (October 23, 2018) – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital is 5-star rated for Treatment of Heart Failure and Sepsis as well as Total Knee and Total Hip Replacement according to...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich,. Oct. 23, 2018 – Several hospitals in the Spectrum Health system have received recognition for clinical excellence. Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital and Spectrum Health...

The volunteers of Ludington Hospital presented a $50,000 check Thursday evening to the Spectrum Health Foundation Ludington Hospital, culminating a $150,000 pledge toward the Family Birthing...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 19, 2018 – Spectrum Health Ventures is joining nine other investors as part of a $20 million Series C investment in Gauss Surgical’s Triton artificial intelligence...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 18, 2018–The Spectrum Health Foundation honored Dr. James and Gail Fahner with its Art of Giving Award at the Foundation’s Annual Celebration of Philanthropy Thank...

Spectrum Health collaborating on drop-off sites GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 17, 2018 – Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, Priority Health, Families Against Narcotics Grand Rapids Chapter and...

Spectrum Health collaborating on drop-off sites GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 17, 2018 – Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, Priority Health, Families Against Narcotics Grand Rapids Chapter and...

Will fund mammograms through Betty Ford Breast Care Services GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 16, 2018 – Spectrum Health’s Betty Ford Breast Care Services has received a $25,000 grant aimed at...

Company will maintain and grow the legacy of the country’s largest 25K road race Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 10, 2018 – River Bank Events and Media LLC announced today that Amway will take over...

The Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital board approved the nominations of two new members at its meeting October 2, announced Ken Rocco, board chairman. Rich VandenHeuvel of Ludington and Melissa...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 2, 2018 – The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit...

First study shown to improve the nearly 50 percent rate of relapse in children with high-risk neuroblastoma GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 1, 2018 – A paper published September 27 in Scientific...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 1, 2018 – The boards of directors of Spectrum Health and Lakeland Health have each approved resolutions to integrate Lakeland Health into Spectrum Health. Lakeland...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 27, 2018 – Angela Ditmar, RN, MBA, has been named president, Spectrum Health Pennock and southeast regional market leader, effective November 1, 2018. Ditmar is...

Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital invites women to be inspired at Ladies First, an event for adult women of all ages on Thursday, October 25, 2018. The event will be held from 6:30 p.m....

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 21, 2018 – Researchers from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and physicians from Spectrum Health have identified for the first time in a human...

Spectrum Health cardiologist offers opinion GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 17, 2018 – A new research study questions the effectiveness of daily low-dose aspirin for the primary prevention of heart...

A 25-year journey rooted in extraordinary vision, pioneering pediatric expertise and community support GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., September 12, 2018 – Kids at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital will be...

Hear from Tina Freese Decker, the new President & CEO of Spectrum Health.

Jason Joseph succeeds longtime CIO Patrick O’Hare GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 23, 2018 – Jason Joseph has been promoted to chief information officer for Spectrum Health, effective September...

Spectrum Health executive Roger Jansen, PhD, named president of the entity GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 15, 2018 – Spectrum Health has added a new dimension to its investment division in an...

Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 7, 2018 – Spectrum Health has been named to the Diversity Best Practices 2018 Inclusion Index for diversity and inclusion practices in recruitment, retention and...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 6, 2018 – Children in Canada who are battling neuroblastoma, a form of cancer, have been granted new hope toward a better prognosis and long-term survival. Helen...

Greenville, MI – July 27, 2018 – Preparations for the Spectrum Health Danish Dash are well underway. Whatever one’s fitness level, the Spectrum Health Danish Dash has something for everyone....

ZEELAND, Mich., July 23, 2018– Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital, in partnership with the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan, is offering a community “Youth Mental Health First...

Spectrum Health Pennock announced development of a new surgical center in partnership with the Spectrum Health Foundation at Pennock at its recent 95th anniversary breakfast. “We are pleased to...