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New Map Shows Spectrum Health Medical Center and Partners Spectrum Health today unveiled an interactive map of Grand Rapids’ Medical Mile. The Michigan Street landscape, located in downtown...

Spectrum Health patients now have even greater access to health information online. “MySpectrum” is an online patient portal available at http://www.spectrumhealth.org/. Users of the free...

Each year, Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital recognizes one caregiver and one physician who go above and beyond, who exemplify patient centered values and provide positive experiences for their...

Spectrum Health Celebrates History Through Displays, Web Spectrum Health has been focused on improving the future of health care in the communities it serves through new facilities, technology,...

Spectrum Health Medical Group’s Women’s Health Network Explores Possibilities at Free Seminar No one looks forward to the health challenges that come with getting older. A team of experts from the

Devices Can Improve Longevity, Quality of Life for Heart Failure Patients The Spectrum Health Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute (FMHVI) announced today that it has received advanced...

The Spectrum Health United Memorial Foundation recently announced Golf Day 2011 will take place on Monday, June 13, 2011 at Egypt Valley Country Club. Avid Foundation supporter, Meijer, has...

Available at Three Urgent Care Centers As the summer season approaches, Spectrum Health is reminding people that sun exposure comes with some risk. Spectrum Health will hold free skin cancer...

Spectrum Health United Hospital President Paul Bonis announced a $9.61 million plan today for new construction and renovations to all of the outpatient service areas of the hospital, including a...

Spectrum Health Physician Alliance Promotes Collaboration, Support Spectrum Health officials today announced a new initiative to support collaboration with independent physicians. The Spectrum...

Spectrum Health is offering three educational web chats in May. All Spectrum Health web chats can be accessed at spectrum-health.org/onlinechat. Keeping the Beat: Treatment Options for Heart...

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Outstate Michigan Supports Pilot Program Parents and loved ones unable to be at the bedside of premature and critically ill infants can now stay connected...

Stroke Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S. Every 45 seconds someone in America has a stroke. In fact, stroke is the third leading cause of death in this country and a leading cause of disability....

Partner for Change Award honors initiatives directed toward mercury reduction, waste reduction and pollution prevention. Spectrum Health United Hospital has been honored with the 2011 Partner for...

The Spectrum Health Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital invite high school coaches and school administrators to attend an education event on Monday,...

Full Range of Services in One Location Offers Access to Care Close to Home Spectrum Health is expanding the number of Spectrum Health Medical Group physicians located at its West Pavilion, 6105...

Registering Now for May Classes Reed City, Michigan: Whether you are newly diagnosed or have had diabetes for some time, we can help you improve your health and your life. Spectrum Health Reed...

Will working too many hours in front of a computer damage your eyes? What about wearing eyeglasses with the wrong prescription? Marko Habekovic, MD, ophthalmologist, Spectrum Health Medical Group,...

Spectrum Health Medical Group continues to expand physician services in the community. Suzanne West, MD, will join Spectrum Health Medical Group Obstetrics and Gynecology. West earned her...

Come and Meet the Providers on 4.28.11 Spectrum Health Evart Family Practice would like to introduce the community to our new providers by hosting an open house from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on...

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital will be offering two opportunities to donate blood on Tuesday, April 26th. The Michigan Blood Bus will be in Reed City at Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital, 300...

Events in both Grand Rapids and Hudsonville Spectrum Health will hold its annual spring series of orthopedic seminars at two locations this year. Spectrum Health chose two locations to make it...

Expert Offers Tips for Intervention and Dispels Myths More than 3 million reports of child abuse are made annually in the United States. The sobering statistic concerns experts at the Helen DeVos...

Spectrum Health Hospitals Only Ranked Hospitals in Grand Rapids An annual study released this week recognized several Spectrum Health hospitals as being among the 100 best hospitals in the country...

Spectrum Health announced today that Steven Heacock, JD, CPA, has been named senior vice president of community relations for Spectrum Health System. Heacock will oversee the departments of...

Registering Now for April Classes Whether you are newly diagnosed or have had diabetes for some time, we can help you improve your health and your life. Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital is...

Betty Ford Breast Care Services Provides Advanced Care What does it mean to offer comprehensive breast care services? “A comprehensive breast care program means a patient has access to a full...

Spectrum Health has been recognized by two international organizations for its efforts to support new mothers who wish to breastfeed their newborns. The International Board of Lactation Consultant...

Parent Educator Offers 12 Tips for Parents During Parenting Awareness Month Parent educators at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital share 12 pieces of advice in observance of parenting month....

Nearly 40 percent of adults are so sleepy daily routines are affected People living in Michigan will set their clocks ahead one hour as they head to bed on March 12. The springtime ritual is a...

Melissa Brown, DO, has joined Spectrum Health Medical Group Family Medicine in Coopersville. Brown is a board-certified, family medicine physician. She received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 7, 2011 – Emily Stauch knew this headache was different. In November 2009, the 26-year-old Grand Haven resident came down with a headache at work so intense that...

Spectrum Health is offering four educational web chats in March. All Spectrum Health web chats can be accessed at spectrum-health.org/onlinechat. Donald P. Condit, MD, will host a web chat titled...

Community Navigator Project Will Help Identify Patients That May Need Preventative Care Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital recently partnered with the Michigan Primary Care Association AmeriCorps...

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is the recipient of a $245,800 gift from STAR 105.7 FM. The gift was made possible through the 2010 Think Outside Yourself radiothon. More than 1,000 individuals...

Device Allows Patients to Undergo Important Diagnostic Test The first implantation of an MRI-compatible pacemaker in Michigan was performed today at Spectrum Health Fred and Lena Meijer Heart...

Spectrum Health Reed City Receives Highest Ranking Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital Rehab and Nursing Center received the highest overall rating from the government’s Centers for Medicare and...

Women who suffer from the sometimes embarrassing medical condition of urinary incontinence will have two opportunities to ask questions of a local expert. Philip Hoekstra, MD, Spectrum Health...

Registering Now for March Classes Whether you are newly diagnosed or have had diabetes for some time, we can help you improve your health and your life. Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital is...

Part of “Bodies Revealed” at GR Public Museum Several physicians who use the da Vinci® Surgical System at Spectrum Health will speak this month as part of the Bodies Revealed exhibit at the...

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital will be offering two upcoming opportunities to donate blood. On Friday, February 18th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Michigan Blood Bus will be at the Spectrum...

Newaygo County and Area Residents Will Fall in Love with Their Health Through An Event Aimed at Creating Healthier Communities Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial (SHGM) invites our community, along...

February 12th event marks ninth year; raises funds for emergency department The 9th annual Many Hearts One Mission Charity Ball, a benefit for Spectrum Health United Hospital, will be held on...

ntegration to be official February 1, 2011 Effective Tuesday, February 1, 2011, West Michigan Heart, Greenville located 707 South Greenville West Drive, will become an outpatient testing center to...

Consumers can have their Health questions answered through live Web chats with Spectrum Health medical specialists. Three chats are scheduled through February at...

Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital will host a series of seminars to create health awareness and inspire healthy living. The Blodgett Hospital Wellness Series offers specialized health and wellness...

Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. (CHAP) has appointed Daniel L. Maison, MD, FAAHPM, palliative care, Spectrum Health Medical Group, to its board of directors. Five new appointees were...

Baldwin Heights Elementary Students Use Artistic Talent to Replicate the Human Body then Perform Mock Surgeries Greenville, MI January 13, 2011 – On Thursday, January 20th, fifth graders at...

The new 206-bed Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital officially opened today at 5 a.m. Patients are settling into the new 14-story building dedicated to infants, children and adolescents. Eighty-one...

Three additional West Michigan residents received new hearts in the past week at the Spectrum Health Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center. They are doing well and progressing as expected. The...

January 6, 2011 – Reed City, Mich: Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital Rehab and Nursing Center has received recognition from the board of directors of the Eden Alternative as having renewed...

Kick off 2011 by Celebrating the Pursuit of Life, Health and Prevention of Cervical Cancer Raise your champagne glass and kiss the old year goodbye! It’s a new beginning: time for creative...

Jacob and Emma continue to be the most popular names for babies born at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. The Family Birthplace at Butterworth Hospital delivers more babies than any other...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., December 27, 2010 – Each new year brings new resolutions from people determined to improve something in their lives. Traditionally, the No. 1 resolution is to lose weight....

Click here to watch a video about The Gerber Foundation Neonatal Center. Note: Bites and b-roll available upon request Becki Denick experienced a typical pregnancy. She ate right, stayed active...

December 17, 2010 – Reed City, Mich: Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital has received the Michigan Center for Rural Health’s 2010 Michigan Rural Health Quality Improvement Award. Previously...

The Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation will host its 11th annual Think Outside Yourself Radiothon from December 15 through December 17 on STAR 105.7/WOOD FM. The community is invited to...

December 10, 2010 – Reed City, Michigan: Whether you are newly diagnosed or have had diabetes for some time, we can help you improve your health and your life. Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital...

Lung Mass and Cancer Clinic Tracks Diagnosis and Treatment for Patients Spectrum Health announces that it is now using a new minimally invasive procedure called endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) to...

The new Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital was dedicated today with remarks from hospital leadership, Helen DeVos and a ceremonial ribbon cutting with current and former patients. “Today...

50-Year-Old Grand Rapids Man Receives New Heart Thanksgiving Weekend GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., November 30, 2010 — Spectrum Health surgeons performed the first heart transplant in West Michigan on...

November 30, 2010 – Reed City, Mich: Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital wants to ensure that cost and access are not barriers to getting a seasonal flu vaccine this year and are therefore giving...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., November 29, 2010 — The Spectrum Health System Board of Directors and Zeeland Community Hospital (ZCH) Board of Directors have each approved resolutions that would integrate...

Spectrum Health’s cancer program received a three-year accreditation with commendation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC).The CoC encourages providers to improve...

While Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital celebrates its new addition and building renovations, its long history as a leading medical institution has not been forgotten. The two year $98 million...

Spectrum Health Evart Family Practice in Reed City, MI will be hosting a seasonal flu vaccine clinic for their existing patients on Friday, November 12th, from 9:00am-4:00pm. The clinic is located...

M. Ashraf Mansour, MD, has been named Academic Chair for the Spectrum Health Medical Group (SHMG). Dr. Mansour, head of the Spectrum Health vascular surgery division and currently interim chief of...

Jim Fahner, MD, division chief of pediatric hematology and oncology at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, was named the William Montgomery 2010 Pediatrician of the Year by the Michigan Chapter of...

Spectrum Health patients can now easily carry important health information in the palm of their hand. VIEW THE YOUTUBE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4shz3ani0II Spectrum Health is...

The Spectrum Health Medical Group continues to develop its neurology division through the addition of two neuro specialists. Archit C. Bhatt, MD, MPH, medical director for stroke, and Ahmed O....

Tom Peterson, MD, has been promoted to executive director of quality, safety and community health at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Peterson previously served as the medical director of...

Spectrum Health Medical Group announced today that Brien J. Smith, MD, has been named chief of its neurology department. “Brien Smith’s arrival is a truly significant step in the development...

Giving women fun exercise options is the focus of a program on Tuesday, November 9. “A Healthy Active Heart: Options to Get Moving,” begins at 7 p.m. at the Calvin College Prince Conference...

The Spectrum Health board of directors has elected Rex P. Killian, a health care and governance expert, to a one year term. Killian is president of Killian & Associates, LLC, a health care and...

A donation of more than $127,000 from Kohl’s Department Stores is helping to keep children in West Michigan safe. Representatives from Kohl’s will present Safe Kids Greater Grand Rapids—a...

Spectrum Health is holding a series of free seminars about spine care. The public is invited to learn about current treatments, therapies and surgical procedures that can alleviate back and neck...

A special art show this month will spotlight the talent and creativity of residents in the Spectrum Health Neuro Rehabilitation Services-Residential Program Artwork by 15 residents will be on...

Virtual Simulator Used for Training on da Vinci Robot Spectrum Health is using virtual reality to determine if the process of learning robotic surgery can be improved using a high tech approach....

Brooke Geddie, DO, and James Van Beynen, MD, have joined Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Physicians, members of Spectrum Health Medical Group. Dr. Geddie is a pediatric ophthalmologist and Dr....

Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial (SHGM) announced today that it has opened a new physician office for its Obstetrics and Gynecology providers. The office, located within the Gerber Memorial...

Susan Wente, CNM, Dr.Ph, has joined the new Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial (SHGM) Obstetrics and Gynecology practice of Drs. Melissa Bayne, Tami Michele and James Patenge. The new office is...

Pediatric cancer patients and families at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital will benefit from the second annual “Black Out Pediatric Cancer” event. The Northview Wildcats will host a benefit...

Spectrum Health is celebrating the completion of the two year $98 million Blodgett Hospital expansion and renovation project. Hospital officials and community leaders gathered to dedicate the...

Fourth Annual Free Cancer Screening on October 14, 2010 The collaborative efforts of Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital, District Health Department #10 and the American Cancer Society will team up...

Blodgett Hospital First In Region to Offer HALO System An outpatient treatment that destroys pre-cancerous tissue in the lining of the esophagus has been introduced in West Michigan by Spectrum...

Flu season is underway in West Michigan and Spectrum Health is ready. Spectrum Health has important information about the flu, including a comprehensive list of its community flu serum...

The first day of a cancer diagnosis begins one of life’s most profound journeys. Lilly Oncology on Canvas Art is a biennial competition and exhibition that provides everyone affected by...

Longest Serving Foundation Chair Receives Art of Giving Award The Spectrum Health Foundation has honored Dick DeVos with its Art of Giving Award. It was awarded at the Foundation’s annual...

Helping women understand the links between weight and heart health is the topic of a program Thursday, September 30. “How Weight Affects Your Heart” begins at 7 p.m. at the Calvin College...

Consumers can have their health questions answered through live Web chats this month with Spectrum Health medical specialists. Three chats are scheduled for September at...

Spectrum Health leadership today said any community discussion about open heart programs in West Michigan should focus first on patient safety and quality outcomes. “When evaluating another open...

Spectrum Health is holding a series of free seminars about relieving joint pain, a common issue for millions of Americans. The public is invited to learn about current treatments, therapies and...

Cardiologists J Craig Mulligan, DO, Craig Alguire, MD, and Ali Mahajerin, MD have joined West Michigan Heart and are practicing at several locations in West Michigan. Mulligan will be seeing...

Timothy C. Griffin, MD, has been named Chief, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Physicians, of the Spectrum Health Medical Group. Griffin will assume his new role in September. “Dr. Griffin’s...

Dan Arndt, MD and Yaw Appiagyei, MD, have joined Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Physicians, members of Spectrum Health Medical Group. Dr. Arndt is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist....

Nearly one third of Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital patients need canes for assistance with an unsteady gait or weak muscles at some point in their cancer journey. Properly fitted canes can...

The Spectrum Health Medical Group recently hired several new physician assistants and a nurse practitioner, which will enable the growing organization to provide better service to its patients....

Spectrum Health is pleased to announce that Betty Ford Breast Care Services received two grants to help underserved women in West Michigan receive breast screening services. “These grants make...

Spectrum Health was ranked as the nation’s fifth largest provider of hip and knee replacements in a recent issue of Orthopedic Network News. The July 2010 issue of Orthopedic Network News (ONN)...

Hyundai Motor America and its dealers as part of the Hyundai Hope on WheelsTM 2010 tour today announced a $25,000 grant to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. The 2010 Hope on Wheels Tour is...