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Yi Cai, MD, PhD, has joined Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Physicians, members of Spectrum Health Medical group, as a pediatric nephrologist. Dr. Cai and his colleagues provide care to children...

Blodgett, Butterworth named Blue Distinction Centers Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network have designated Spectrum Health Blodgett and Butterworth hospitals as Blue Distinction...

Rachel Van Klompenberg, AuD, has joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group as an audiologist. “We are very pleased to have Dr. Van Klompenberg begin her professional career with us,” said James...

Patients, Visitors Should Take Extra Time, Check Web Site On July 30, stage one of the Fix on I-196 will be completed and stage two begins. Two eastbound and two westbound lanes on I-196 through...

The activities department of the Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital Rehab and Nursing Center of Reed City will be holding their 8th annual ice cream social with musical entertainment on Sunday,...

Alliance Brings West Michigan Patients the Latest in Experimental Research Cancer patients in West Michigan will soon have the opportunity to access new drugs being developed to fight their...

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Child Life Specialists Offer Six Tips Going to the doctor is a common occurrence for children but may not be one they enjoy. Certified child life specialists at...

Will Begin Only Program In Western Half of Michigan Spectrum Health’s request to offer adult bone marrow transplants received final approval on July 13 from the Michigan Department of Community...

Spectrum Health has been recognized by The Institute for Diversity in Health Management, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association. Spectrum Health was identified as a Promising Practice...

“Commit to Be Fit” Program Named Ludwig Award Winner The “Commit to Be Fit” wellness program has been selected to receive the 2010 Ludwig Community Benefit Award. “Commit to Be Fit” is...

Middle school and high school athletes that wish to participate in school sports at Pine River Schools for the 2010/2011 school year must obtain a sports physical. Spectrum Health Reed City...

Local philanthropist Maria P. DeVos has been elected to a three-year term on the Spectrum Health Foundation Board of Trustees. DeVos, a Grand Valley State University graduate, also serves as a...

Spectrum Health First in Michigan to Offer MAKOplasty® Listen to Dr. Golladay discuss MAKOplasty® (mp3, 18MB) High school teacher Nancy Bruinsma will be ready this September if her students ask...

Kevin Splaine has been selected chief operating officer (COO) for Spectrum Health Grand Rapids. Splaine brings twenty years of experience in the health care industry, including several years in...

A specialist in pediatric orthopedics from Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital has opened practice in collaboration with Southwest Michigan Center for Orthopedic and Sports Medicine and Lakeland...

Major Gift Creates Richard DeVos Heart and Lung Transplant Program One of the world’s leading thoracic transplant surgeons has been named the lead surgeon for Spectrum Health’s heart...

Spectrum Health announced today the formation of the Frederik Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute along with a generous gift from Fred and Lena Meijer to help support its development. The...

Diabetes research conducted at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and 29 other trial sites in the U.S. and Canada showed children and adults with Type 1 diabetes achieved better glucose control by...

Zeeland Community Hospital (ZCH) and Spectrum Health have signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore a potential integration. The process to evaluate the relationship will begin immediately...

It’s official! With great pride, Gerber Memorial announces the final documents have been signed incorporating Gerber Memorial Health Services into Spectrum Health System. On May 1, Gerber...

Orthopedic Specialist Offers Injury Prevention Tips Lawn mower related injuries are the leading cause of traumatic amputations in children, so lawn mowers should be approached with caution say...

Twenty-three Physician Offices Earn Designation Twenty-three Spectrum Health Medical Group and mmpc physician practices have been named Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) by Blue Cross Blue...

A glucose meter (or glucometer) is only as good as the accuracy of the information it provides. Many factors can affect the accuracy of a glucose test, such as the size and quality of the blood...

Only System in Michigan to Receive Honor Spectrum Health was named one of the nation’s top 10 health systems today in an annual study analyzing clinical and financial performance. Spectrum...

Parents and children are invited to attend the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and Safe Kids Greater Grand Rapids 2010 Child Passenger Safety Day sponsored by State Farm Insurance on Wednesday,...

Outpatient Procedure Offers Limited Scarring, Reduced Pain, Quicker Recovery Women who are considering a hysterectomy may have memories of their mothers or grandmothers undergoing a major surgery...

All Proceeds to Benefit Cancer Services at Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital The 6th Annual Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital 5K Run and Family Fun Walk to benefit local cancer services will...

Community members have a special opportunity to learn more about accessing health care in Grand Rapids at an event next week sponsored by Spectrum Health Healthier Communities. Interested...

Michigan Blood, formerly known as Michigan Community Blood Centers, will hold their blood drive with Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 from 9:30am-12:30pm on the blood bus.

Art Prize winners Tracy VanDuinen and Todd Osborne will be creating art for the lobby of the new Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Using art produced by kids at art-making workshops held at...

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital today announced two new nursing leadership positions. Jeni Wincek, MSN, RN, has been named as the nursing director of pediatrics. She will provide leadership for...

Lana Gagin, MD, joined Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital as a general pediatrician. She provides primary inpatient and outpatient care for patients between the ages of newborn and 17 years at the...

Spectrum Health is holding a series of free seminars about joint pain in June. The public is invited to learn about current treatments, therapies and surgical procedures that can help people enjoy...

Recognizing the rising costs of a college education, Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital has increased their annual scholarship award from $500 to $1000 per student. Two well deserving winners,...

Consumers can have their health questions answered through live Web chats this month with Spectrum health medical specialists. Three chats are scheduled for May at www.spectrum-health.org/onlinechat.

Spectrum Health announced today that Suzette Jaskie has been named executive director, cardiovascular strategies for Spectrum Health Hospital Group. Jaskie will be responsible for developing and...

The Spectrum Health Osteoporosis Center continues to lead the charge for better bone health in West Michigan and is offering several educational opportunities in recognition of Osteoporosis...

Spectrum Health is recognizing Stroke Awareness Month (May) by offering free stroke screening events and encouraging the community to take a stroke risk assessment now available on its Web site....

“Clinic on Wheels” Brings Breast Screening to More Community Residents Spectrum Health Betty Ford Breast Care Services today unveiled its new mobile mammography unit. It will bring...

Mobile Unit Brings Breast Screening to More Community Residents WHAT: Spectrum Health Betty Ford Breast Care Services Mobile Mammography Unit Launch Event Spectrum Health is proud to bring the...

The Spectrum Health Medical Group is inviting the public to celebrate the completion of its new facility at 2111 12 Mile Road in Sparta. The Spectrum Health Medical Group Family Medicine offices...

Spectrum Health has taken another step in helping community members make informed health care decisions. A new blog, expanded quality information and comparison charts can now be found on the...

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital has been verified as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. This achievement recognizes the hospital’s dedication to providing...

Among the dedicated individuals who actively volunteer at Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital, every year the hospital honors one who distinguishes himself/herself by exemplifying the...

Inside the infusion therapy center at Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital, patients come and go’each with a unique story and all leaving a memory behind. But the life of one patient, who was a...

Expert Offers Tips for Intervention and Dispels Myths Nearly 30,000 children were abused or neglected in the state of Michigan in 2009. An estimated 1,700 children die annually from child abuse...

Butterworth Hospital Progressive Care Unit Earns Quality Award The Progressive Care Unit on floor 6 South at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital has received the Beacon Award for Critical Care...

Michigan Blood, formerly known as Michigan Community Blood Centers, will hold their blood drive with Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from 9:30am-1:30pm on the blood bus.

Patients discharged from the hospital with congestive heart failure (CHF) often are readmitted to the hospital because it is difficult to manage their condition. A home monitoring pilot program...

Only Program in West Michigan with Three-Year Accreditation Spectrum Health Comprehensive Breast Care Program has been granted a three-year full accreditation designated by the National...

The Spectrum Health Board of Directors and Gerber Memorial Health Services (GMHS) members have each approved resolutions that would integrate GMHS into Spectrum Health. Based on the resolutions,...

Spring has arrived in northern Michigan, and with it has come the next phase of Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital’s $1.3 million exterior renovation project. Spectrum Health is continuing to...

Spectrum Health Medical Group has named Thomas J. McGraw, as its new general counsel. “This is a vital position in our organization and we are extremely pleased to have someone of Tom’s...

Middle school and high school athletes that wish to participate in school sports at Evart or Reed City schools for the 2010/2011 school year must obtain a sports physical. Spectrum Health Reed...

Patients, Visitors Urged to Take Extra Time, Check Web Site Construction on the “Fix on I-196” begins in earnest on April 12 but Spectrum Health has begun educating staff and the public on how...

Gerber Memorial Health Services (GMHS) has won designation as one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in West Michigan by the Michigan Professional and Business Association. “The...

Spectrum Health Recognizes Advanced Credentials and Expertise Nurses who continue to improve their expertise and education are being celebrated this week at Spectrum Health. This Friday, March 19,...

Women with questions about personal defecatory dysfunctions who may be embarrassed to ask their health provider will have the chance this week to get answers quickly and privately during a...

Aquapheresis Safely Lowers Fluid Volume Spectrum Health physicians treating heart failure patients with significant fluid levels in their bodies are using a relatively new tool to lower those...

Karen L. Garibaldi, MD, MPH, has joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group effective February 28, 2010. Garibaldi, who specializes in internal medicine, will practice at the Spectrum Health Medical...

Pennock Health Services has joined Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital’s Partners in Children’s Health, becoming one of 29 hospitals to affiliate with the children’s hospital in an effort to...

Web Chat Provides Opportunity to Ask Your Questions About Colon Cancer March 12, 2010 It’s colon cancer awareness month and Spectrum Health is helping to spread the word that early detection...

Spectrum Health Co-Publishes Book With Local Artist WHAT: Stacy Niedzwiecki, a Rockford, Michigan artist, will be signing copies of the book “Healing Images”, a collection of her 63 nature...

GMHS is pleased to announce that it will soon acquire a new Digital Mammography Machine for its Women’s Imaging Center. Funds for the purchase are being raised through a number of events during...

Not getting enough sleep is more than an annoyance. Poor sleep impacts health, weight, safety, job performance, home life and personal relationships. An estimated 40 million Americans each year...

Small portion of Michigan Street will be closed for 48 hours to accommodate bridge installation The bridge to the new Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital will be installed on Saturday, March 13...

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...

One of only four Robert Wood Johnson-funded pilot sites in the country Spectrum Health announced today that it is one of four pilot sites selected to participate in a groundbreaking payment reform...

Spectrum Health provided $79.4 million in community benefit to West Michigan during its 2009 fiscal year. “Spectrum Health’s mission is to improve the health of the communities we serve by...

Parent Educator Offers 12 Tips for Parents During Parenting Awareness Month Parent educators with the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Center for Child Protection want to share 12 pieces of...

Both Done At Spectrum Health; Opportunity To Target the Treatment to the Patient Spectrum Health was part of a major clinical study of people at risk for stroke that showed that two medical...

Healthy Weight Center Made Possible Through Philanthropy Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is launching a new program to provide a medically focused, research-based approach to prevention and...

Bonnie Taylor, DO, FAAFP, has joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group. Dr. Taylor brings 23 years of medical experience to Spectrum Health. She is now seeing primary care patients at Spectrum...

Release Date: February 18, 2010 Last Update: February 18, 2010 Contact: James McCurtis, Jr. (517) 241-2112 Agency: Community Health MDCH Approves Certificate of Need for Spectrum Health Hospitals...

Visitors to the Spectrum Health Web site now have the opportunity to have their health questions answered through live Web chats with medical specialists. Two chats are scheduled for February at...

The 6th Annual, GMHS Day of Dance for Health event will be held at Newaygo Middle School, 850 E. 76th St., Newaygo, MI on Saturday, February 27th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (doors open for...

Registering Now for March Classes Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital is offering a series of classes during the month of March for comprehensive diabetes self-management education by Lori King,...

Michigan Blood, formerly known as Michigan Community Blood Centers, will hold their blood drive with Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 from 9:30am-1:30pm on the’...

Children and teens are invited to help create art for the new Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital by attending one of six free public art making events. Friday, February 19,’5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m....

Philanthropy supports only program of its kind in Michigan at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Children suffering from a feeding disorder have new hope of joining their families at the dinner...

From sledding and ice skating to cross country skiing and snowboarding, Michigan’s winter months offer children and families a variety of outdoor activities. “Cold weather is no reason...

Spectrum Health’s success in integrating its operations has earned the health system a place in the 2010 SDI IHN 100, as one of the nation’s top 100 integrated health care networks. The...

Guests Will Have Opportunity to Observe, “Test Drive” Surgical Robot Two Spectrum Health physicians will discuss current mitral valve diagnosis and treatment at a public presentation on...

Editor’s Note: This event is full and tickets are not available to the public. Dr. Foody will be discussing new research regarding how stress and vitamin D levels affect women. She will be...

Free program offering beauty consultations comes to Osceola County Spectrum Health Crossroads Radiation Therapy Center in Reed City and the Paradise Salon of Reed City will host “Look...

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 away seasonal flu vaccine at their...

Hospitals Achieve 2010 Goal Initiated by MHA Spectrum Health hospitals succeeded in eliminating industrial trans fats from its food service programs as part of a voluntary statewide effort...

Lori Gibson, JD, FACHE, SPHR, chief human resources officer, Spectrum Health Continuing Care, recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (www.ache.org). To obtain...

VeinSolutions, a service of the Spectrum Health Medical Group, will be offering a free varicose vein screening next month. The VeinSolutions practice of Robert Cali, MD;’ Robert Cuff, MD; Lewis...

Two of Michigan’s leading health care organizations today announced they are working to come together to deliver regional, quality driven health care in the decades ahead to communities across...

Procedure Offers Less Pain, Shorter Recovery Surgery without an incision is now being done at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, also known as...

Registering Now for February Classes Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital is offering a series of classes during the month of February for comprehensive diabetes self-management education by Lori...

With the nation gripped in a record-setting deep freeze, the last thing people want to do is travel back and forth to their doctor, let alone for cancer treatment. However, patients visiting the...

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital has a new digital mammography system, along with computer aided detection (CAD) equipment that enhances screening and diagnosis of breast cancer. The new digital...

Ulrich Duffner, MD, joined Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital as a pediatric hematologist/oncologist. He provides care for infants, children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders. He...

The 2009 STAR 105.7 Think Outside Yourself radiothon raised more than $274,000, a $50,000 increase over last year’s event, to support programs and services at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital....

The Spectrum Health Board of Directors and West Michigan Heart shareholders have each approved resolutions that would integrate West Michigan Heart into the Spectrum Health system. Based on the...

The most popular names for the babies born at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in 2009 happen to be the most popular names for the past decade. Spectrum Health Family Birthplace at Butterworth...

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 away nearly 300 doses at their Family...

Spectrum Health Medical Group has added a director of operational excellence. Jayant Trewn, PhD, joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group on November 30. “Jayant brings skills and expertise that...