News Releases

(ST. JOSEPH) For the ninth consecutive year, Spectrum Health Lakeland has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Quality Achievement Award with...

Health and wellness showcased at Big Rapids Farmer’s Market. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., July 8, 2022 – There’s nothing fresher than something handpicked. The next best thing is taking advantage of...

GREENVILLE, Mich., July 6, 2022 – Spectrum Health United Hospital has been named to the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals® list placing it among the top performing small community...

(STEVENSVILLE) – Southwestern Medical Clinic Christian Counseling and Psychological Services is pleased to welcome Crystal Payton, APRN, to the medical staff. Payton is seeing patients at two of...

June 30, 2022 - Beaumont Health’s Board of Directors has appointed two new members to help guide and lead the organization: Faye Nelson and Linda Little, RN. Nelson has more than 20 years of...

June 28, 2022 - The Beaumont Health Proton Therapy Center - the first in Michigan - is celebrating five years of lifesaving, highly targeted treatment, helping more than 800 children and adults...

لـ BHSH Beaumont Health اعتبارًا من يوم 5 يوليو، وهو يحمل درجة الدكتوراه في الطب، وماجستير إدارة الرعاية الصحية، وعضو...

GRAND RAPIDS y SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – El Sistema BHSH le da la bienvenida a Carlos Cubia como su director general de inclusión, equidad, diversidad y sustentabilidad, efectivo el 30 de junio. En...

غراند رابيدز وساوثفيلد، ولاية ميشيغان. – ترحب منظمة System BHSH بالسيد كارلوس كوبيا كرئيسًا للإدماج والإنصاف...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 27, 2022 – Spectrum Health has been selected by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as a recipient of the Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2022. Spectrum Health received...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI, June 27, 2022 – Spectrum Health West Michigan has received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke quality achievement award for its...

Staff collected nearly a half million tests at the site GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 27, 2022 – Spectrum Health is closing one of the first drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in Michigan after...

June 26, 2022 - After extensive evaluation and in-depth discussion, and always using compassion as our guide, we have evolved our approach. We continue to have the full support of the BHSH System...

With heavy hearts we share the passing of Merlin Hanson, who died on June 21, 2022. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family and many friends whom he loved, and who loved him, so deeply. His...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome certified nurse midwives, Erin Beckman and Lindsay Scheffers, to the medical staff. Beckman and Scheffers are seeing patients...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 22, 2022 – Spectrum Health West Michigan is pleased to announce that Charles J. Gibson, MD, FACS, has been named vice president, medical affairs, Grand Rapids. Gibson,...

Six Students Receive Help with College Tuition GREENVILLE, Mich., June 21, 2022 – Six college-bound students pursuing careers in the medical field have been awarded $1,000 scholarships from the...

ZEELAND, Mich., June 20, 2022 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital recently received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s highest possible Get With The Guidelines®

Golfers to support transportation assistance at Spectrum Health Foundation event. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., June 20, 2022 – Drive a ball down the fairway and help area patients get to needed...

GRAND RAPIDS and SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 20, 2022 – BHSH System welcomes Carlos Cubia as its chief inclusion, equity, diversity and sustainability officer, effective June 30. In this role, Cubia...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome Michelle (Missy) Powell, NP, to the medical staff. Powell is seeing patients at Spectrum Health Lakeland Primary Care, Coloma, which...

Donor establishes endowment to aid local nurses forever. GREENVILLE, Mich., June 16, 2022 – Longtime Greenville area farmer John Higgins is leaving tracks for others, just like his father,...

K-9 Eros joins security team, working alongside K-9 officer Angelo Gritsas June 16, 2022 - When K-9 officer Angelo Gritsas laid eyes on this 15-month-old, perky, black-and-tan German shepherd, who...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 14, 2022 – U.S. News & World Report has recognized Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in its 2022 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings within four...

Over 160 runners and walkers participated in the Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Lakestride Family Fun Run on Friday, June 10 in downtown Ludington. The first one over the finish line was Eliza...

June 15, 2022 - Atlas Healthcare Partners, which specializes in developing and managing ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in partnership with health systems and physicians, announced today that...

FREMONT, Mich., June 10, 2022 – Anticipating a newborn’s needs is never easy. But thanks to experience, compassion and a knack for thinking ahead, Macey Ross, RN, brought peace of mind for one...

July 12, 2022 - On Thursday, July 28, Dairy Queen fans are encouraged to continue the 19-year tradition of making miracles happen for children and their families by visiting their local DQ to...

Anthony and Marcia Battaglia donate primary gift to support Troy NICU June 09, 2022 - For Melissa and Jeremy Livingston of Troy, getting pregnant took two-and-a-half years. They eventually...

Spectrum Health Pennock is pleased to announce the addition of Lora Commissaris, PA-C to Spectrum Health Pennock Family Medicine – Gun Lake. Commissaris will begin seeing patients June 17, 2022....

Spectrum Health Pennock emergency department nurse recognized. As nursing leaders gathered in the Spectrum Health Pennock emergency department for a DAISY Award ceremony Thursday, May 19, they...

8 de junio de 2022 – El Sistema BHSH le da la bienvenida a Benjamin Schwartz, MD, MHCM, FACOG, FACS como nuevo presidente de BHSH Beaumont Health, efectivo a partir del 5 de julio. “En nuestra bú

June 8, 2022 - BHSH System welcomes Benjamin Schwartz, MD, MHCM, FACOG, FACS, as the new president of BHSH Beaumont Health, effective July 5. “In the search for the new president of BHSH...

Funding will support Metro Detroit Healthy School Pantry Program June 7, 2022 - Beaumont Children’s has received a $150,000 grant from Rite Aid Healthy Futures, designed to help expand equitable...

The chamber will more than double patient access to hyperbaric treatments Grand Rapids, Mich., June 6, 2022 – Spectrum Health Hyperbaric and Dive Medicine is expanding with the arrival of a new...

Beaumont's expansion of minimally invasive heart valve program continues June 6, 2022 - Doctors at Beaumont Hospital, Troy performed their 100th catheter-based aortic heart valve replacement, or...

Beaumont doctor gives back to hospital that gave so much to his family June 2, 2022 - Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn, is like a second home to diagnostic radiologist Dr. Donald Conn. “I grew up...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 1, 2022 – Spectrum Health Foundation and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation Gala event will take place on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at DeVos Place, Grand...

BIG RAPIDS, Mich., May 24, 2021 – Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital has received Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission. This announcement followed rigorous evaluation,...

**Sharing on behalf of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy** ARLINGTON, VA, (May 24, 2022) – Spectrum Health Foundations from Grand Rapids, MI have been included in the 2021 High...

The minimally invasive procedure allows patients to be back to their lives faster with less recovery time GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 19, 2022 –Spectrum Health became the first health system in...

ZEELAND, Mich. (May 17, 2022) – This month, Spectrum Health Medical Group has expanded services to meet the growing needs of local employers. Occupational health services have been added to...

Freese Decker one of 13 women statewide to be named an MLive honoree Grand Rapids, Mich., May 17, 2022—Tina Freese Decker, BHSH System president and CEO, has been named one of MLive’s Women...

Fremont, Mich., May 12, 2022 – Tamarac and The Skincare and Spa will no longer require members, customers and guests to wear masks. Individuals without masks are asked to enter Tamarac and the...

Leading Duchenne Organization Expands Certification of Clinics that Provide Optimal Care for People with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with 1st Clinic in Michigan **Sharing on behalf of Parent...

GREENVILLE, Mich., May 11, 2022 – Tears, hugs and flowers highlighted a Nurses Week DAISY and BEE Award ceremony Tuesday as two Spectrum Health United Hospital caregivers were recognized for...

GREENVILLE, Mich., May 10, 2022 – Spectrum Health United Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade a national distinction recognizing the hospital’s...

BIG RAPIDS, Mich., May 10, 2022 – Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade a national distinction recognizing the hospital’s...

ZEELAND, Mich., May 10, 2022 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Gradea national distinction recognizing the...

Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospital’s achievements protecting patients...

Funds benefit children’s health programs at Beaumont Children’s locations across Metro Detroit May 10, 2022 - Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) announced financial support for...

May 10, 2022 - Beaumont Health Foundation will host fundraising golf events this summer to raise funds supporting important patient programs within local Beaumont hospitals: MONDAY, JUNE 13 KAREN...

Fremont, Mich., May 6, 2022 – Spectrum Health Foundation Gerber Memorial will host a golf scramble fundraiser on Friday, June 10, at Waters Edge Golf Course in Fremont to support health care...

May 5, 2022 - Visitors can peer inside the brain at Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn, which is hosting a giant inflatable, walk-through brain display through Friday, May 6. The 18-feet-wide and...

Energy from the project will help power the health system’s rehabilitation center GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 3, 2022 – As part of the BHSH System’s goal to make its facilities carbon neutral...

Fremont, Mich., May 2, 2022 – Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial has added a free suicide prevention training that is open to all community members. A training in Twin Lake in June has been added...

Beaumont is partnering with local law enforcement to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30, at several locations - no questions asked....

Spectrum Health offers drop-off sites and expert resources GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 26, 2022 – Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, Priority Health and Families Against Narcotics Grand...

Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital Recognized by American College of Cardiology GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 26, 2022 – Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital has received national accreditation...

**Sharing on behalf of the Grand Rapids African American Health Institute** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 20, 2022 – The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute (GRAAHI) is proud to announce...

Beaumont Hospital, Trenton, has achieved the highest honor for nursing excellence through the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program®, a subsidiary of the American Nurses...

International experts, industry luminaries, FDA gather in Washington D.C. to discuss pulmonary embolism Leaders in the treatment of pulmonary embolism are meeting in Washington, D.C., today to...

BHSH System (formerly Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health) is making a commitment in honor of Earth Day with an expanded focus on sustainability that is For Michigan By Michigan™. To deliver on...

**Sharing on behalf of American Hospital Association** WASHINGTON, DC (April 20, 2022) – The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that the 2021 Justin Ford Kimball Innovators...

Breast cancer survivor Connie Hansen enjoys volunteering at Spectrum Health United Hospital Cancer Center. She believes her own cancer journey helps her connect with patients going through their...

Gary Raffel, 72, is following in his mother Leona’s footsteps, literally, when he is volunteering at Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital. Leona Raffel volunteered at Big Rapids Hospital many...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., April 13, 2022– Spectrum Health Lakeland, in partnership with the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department, is providing community members with the opportunity to dispose of...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 12,2022 – Two of Michigan’s largest institutions have created what they hope will be a model for the nation in addressing the severe talent shortage in nursing....

Beaumont Health’s Board of Directors has appointed two new members who will help guide and lead the organization: Dr. Anthony Stallion and Warren Rose. Dr. Stallion joined Beaumont Health as...

Innovation Award goes to Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, lab for critical COVID-19 testing of organ donors during the pandemic Gift of Life Michigan bestowed its highest annual honor to Beaumont...

A Spectrum Health neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s disease will be the featured speaker at a Parkinson’s support group meeting on Thursday, April 21, that will be offered virtually and...

Richard Ruiz, unit secretary in the emergency services department at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, was selected as the Bee Award winner by Laura Negele, RN who was named as the DAISY Award...

ZEELAND, Mich., March 28, 2022 – The Spectrum Health Medical Group OB-GYN team on the lakeshore has expanded to include midwifery services. Katie Steele, RN, CNM, has joined the team as the...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich., March 28, 2022 – Spectrum Health is pleased to announce the expansion of women’s health services to the greater Grand Haven area. Sarah Arnold, MD, along with Natasha...

Radiologist John Merchun, MD, is right at home roaming the halls at Spectrum Health United Hospital in Greenville. Merchun, a Greenville native, was born at United Hospital 55 years ago. His...

Big Rapids physicians featured in celebration of Doctor's Day One grew up just an hour away in Mount Pleasant; the other more than 1000 miles away in Shreveport, Louisiana. But the career paths...

REED CITY, Mich., April 26, 2022 – Two Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital nurses were recognized with DAISY and BEE Awards for their nursing excellence and compassionate care during ceremonies...

Emergency Care Specialists (ECS), the emergency physician group at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital and most other Spectrum Health hospitals, recently held a trauma simulation skills lab for all...

Of 152 entries, thirteen area youth were selected as winners and 14 selected for honorable mention of the Reach Out and Read K-12 art contest sponsored by Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital...

Western Wayne and southern Oakland County residents now have convenient access to Beaumont’s expert staff and high quality of care right in their community with the opening of Beaumont...

Spectrum Health event supports area cancer patients. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., March 24, 2022 – Runners, walkers and cancer fighters of all ages will once again lace up their sneakers for an in-person...

New location will provide services from a variety of specialists in the areas of cardiovascular medicine, neurology and pulmonology GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 24, 2022 – Spectrum Health has...

LUDINGTON, Mich., March 24, 2022 – Laura Negele, RN, emergency department charge nurse at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, was selected as the hospital’s latest recipient of the DAISY Award...

In one of the first investigations of the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 booster vaccines, a new study published by Beaumont Health found COVID-19 booster shots significantly reduced the...

Nurses share benefits of special credentials. GREENVILLE, Mich., March 21, 2022 – In observance of Certified Nurses Day March 19, two Spectrum Health United and Kelsey Hospital nurses shared the...

Big Rapids nurses share benefits of special credentials. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., March 21, 2022 – In observance of Certified Nurses Day March 19, two Spectrum Health Big Rapids and Reed City Hospital...

Spectrum Health, Michigan State University and six other organizations highlight the importance of precision medicine GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 17, 2022 – Researchers from Spectrum Health and...

One of the foundational principles of the School Blue Envelope Program is that suicide prevention is everyone’s responsibility. Consequently, the program provides training to all school staff...

FREMONT, Mich., March 14, 2022 – For Charlie Watson, RN, caring for people is in his bones – and retirement didn’t diminish his passion for serving the Newaygo County community. So, at 56,...

Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills and Beaumont Hospital, Taylor, have achieved the highest honor for nursing excellence through the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition...

The pediatric and cardiac intensive care units are the only ones in Michigan to achieve this status GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 15, 2022 – The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)...

Thirteen hospitals across Michigan earn excellent rating. GREENVILLE, Mich., March 14, 2022 – Spectrum Health United Hospital has received the highest patient safety award from the Economic...

ZEELAND, Mich., March 14, 2022 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital has received the highest patient safety award from the Economic Alliance for Michigan for the fourth consecutive year....

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 14, 2022 – The Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has named Anas Al-Janadi, MD, VP department chief of hematology/oncology at Spectrum Health Cancer Center, a...

ZEELAND, Mich., April 12, 2022 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital’s new $8.72 million surgical facility expansion and lobby renovation is complete and open to patients. Construction...

Spectrum Health and MSU will work together on project’s bioinformatics component GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 11, 2022 – Spectrum Health will collaborate with Michigan State University...

Spectrum Health aims to integrate the healing benefits of trees by planting and maintaining trees on its health care campus and in its community GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 10, 2022 – The Arbor...

The TWIG auxiliary recently made a donation of $8,000 to Spectrum Health Foundation Ludington Hospital to assist with a variety of hospital projects such as patient and family transport...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., March 1, 2022 – Soroya Pierre-VanArtsen, MBA, was recently appointed vice president of philanthropy, Spectrum Health Lakeland and president, Spectrum Health Lakeland...

(NILES) – Patients in need of medical, surgical, and cosmetic skin care can now see providers from Stonegate Dermatology within a new satellite office, located within the Spectrum Health...