News Releases

Updated January 11, 2022 Monoclonal antibody therapy is the first COVID-19 treatment granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for outpatient care. Spectrum...

Vaccine supply remains extremely limited Beaumont Health is prepared to open additional COVID-19 vaccination clinics and begin vaccinating eligible community members as quickly as possible as soon...

Beaumont Health more than tripled server capacity this weekend after experiencing overwhelming demand regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Thousands of patients attempted to sign up for a...

Instamos enérgicamente a las personas que todavía estén en la Fase 1A a inscribirse inmediatamente. **Posting with permission from Vaccinate West Michigan** GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (8 de enero...

Remaining individuals in Phase 1A strongly encouraged to register immediately **Posting with permission from Vaccinate West Michigan** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (January 8, 2021) – Local health...

Ludington, Mich., January 7, 2020—Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital today announced Jeremy Vronko, MBA, CITAM as its new chief operating officer effective January 24, 2021. Vronko will oversee...

Beaumont Health has administered more than 15,000 vaccines at its Beaumont Service Center as of January 5, 2021. The system now has the capacity to vaccinate more than 3,200 per day. “We have...

Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital has announced its top 10 baby names for 2020. With the number of births rising each year, the Family Birth Center at Zeeland Community Hospital continues...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Dec. 22, 2020 – Spectrum Health Lakeland recently released the 2020 cancer care report from the Marie Yeager Cancer Center which outlines data collected to create more...

Effective Jan. 4, 2021, Ron Lewis will depart from his role as southwest regional market leader, president of Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital, and executive leader, radiology services,...

John Lewis, chairman of Beaumont Health’s board of directors, has announced the appointment of three physicians to the board of Michigan’s largest health system: Dr. Abed Asfour, Dr. Ashok B....

Two executive leaders will join Beaumont Health early next year. Hans Keil has been appointed senior vice president and chief information officer. Tammy Scarborough has been appointed president of...

Two family physicians have opened a new practice, Beaumont Primary Care, in downtown Royal Oak, 309 East Eleven Mile Road, next to the Beaumont Urgent Care. Dr. Anthony Brooks and Dr. Samantha...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 16, 2020 – Priority Health welcomes Praveen Thadani as the company’s new president, effective in early January. The announcement comes after a rigorous search process...

Site to serve as West Michigan’s ‘go-to’ source for credible information about the vaccine **Sharing on behalf of Kent County, Mich.** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 15, 2020) – A consortium of...

Sitio para servir como fuente de "ir a" del oeste de Michigan para obtener información creíble sobre la vacuna GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (15 de diciembre de 2020) – Un consorcio de los departamentos...

A group of Beaumont Health Care Heroes received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. All health care workers who received the vaccine are in the 1A high priority group,...

BIG RAPIDS, Mich., December 14, 2020 – Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Gradea national distinction recognizing the...

ZEELAND, Mich., December 14, 2020 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the...

Residents are encouraged to avoid traveling and gathering outside of their immediate household **Sharing on behalf of the Kent County Health Department** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (December 14, 2020)...

GRAND RAPIDS Mich., Dec. 14, 2020 – Spectrum Health announces today the Spectrum Health Irish Jig 5K race will return in 2022. The health and safety of our community are of paramount importance...

**Sharing on behalf of Michigan Health & Hospital Association** LANSING, Mich., Dec. 14, 2020–Frontline health care workers at two Michigan hospitals today were the first people in the state to...

NILES, Mich., Dec. 9, 2020– The Spectrum Health Lakeland Board of Directors recently approved a $1.34 million investment to renovate the bariatric and orthopedic units at Spectrum Health...

***Posting with permission from Michigan State University** FLINT, Mich., Dec. 8, 2020 – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 700 women die each year in the...

New Family Medicine Provider Joins Spectrum Health BELDING, Mich., December 7, 2020 – Spectrum Health Belding Family Medicine is excited to welcome Lyn Hulst, MD, to its care team. A Holland...

The Jack H. Miller Magnetoencephalography Center to be the first in West Michigan to offer MEG technology Grand Rapids, Mich., December 7, 2020 – Spectrum Health is excited to announce the...

***The following news is being shared with permission from Western Michigan University’s Western Regional Area Health Education Center (AHEC), in partnership with Spectrum Health and the...

Instead of gathering outside, community asked to send pediatric patients videos and photos The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it. But, the need for community support has never been...

An additional Beaumont hospital is now limiting visitation. Beaumont Hospital, Wayne is limiting the visitation of family and friends effective 8 a.m., Friday, Nov. 27 to protect patients, staff...

Hastings, Mich., Nov. 20, 2020 – Patients visiting Spectrum Health Pennock for an outpatient COVID-19 swab test are now being seen behind the hospital in the old retail pharmacy drive-thru. The...

Our response to COVID-19 is more effective if we are united in our efforts to face this virus together. With immediate action we can help save lives and keep our hospitals from being overwhelmed,...

Accepting patients with sports-related or work-related injuries and more GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 18.2020 – To address a growing demand in northern Kent County, Spectrum Health Medical Group...

Prioritizing patients with symptoms (ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland has revised eligibility changes for those seeking a test at a Lakeland facility. We have widen the opportunities for...

Three additional Beaumont hospitals are now limiting visitation. Beaumont Hospitals in Dearborn and Farmington Hills are limiting the visitation of family and friends effective Wednesday, Nov. 18,...

New MRI machine anchors project set to be completed in Spring. BIG RAPIDS, Nov. 17, 2020 – After three years of planning and anticipation, work has begun on the $4.9 million radiology department...

Beaumont Health is moving forward with plans to sell its ambulance division, which includes Community Emergency Medical Service, Inc. (CEMS), Parastar, Inc., and Beaumont Mobile Medicine, to...

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise at an alarming rate and hospital admissions surge, Spectrum Health urges Michigan residents to comply with the new three-week emergency epidemic...

COVID-19 pandemic continues to put a strain on health system Beaumont Health’s patient volumes, operating income and non-operating income rebounded better than expected, during a pandemic,...

Beaumont researchers studied risk of exposure for frontline health care workers In mid-April the Beaumont Research Institute announced it was conducting one of the nation’s largest testing study...

GREENVILLE, Mich., December 14, 2020 – Spectrum Health United Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Gradea national distinction recognizing the hospital’s...

Patients must be screened and make an appointment for testing GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 13, 2020 – Due to increasing demand for COVID-19 testing and a nationwide shortage of supplies, Spectrum...

Students, Staff Protected and Grateful **News release shared with permission from Kent ISD** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 12, 2020 – Students and staff in schools throughout Kent ISD are more...

As part of Beaumont Health’s overall goal and compensation strategy to be the best place to work and practice medicine, the health system is announcing three compensation enhancements: A $1,000...

Further reduces number of people who can visit in hospitals and outpatient care sites GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., November 11, 2020 – As the number of cases and positivity rates of COVID-19 continue to...

Nationwide Phase 3 trial testing for safety and effectiveness of investigational vaccine Researchers at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak are now enrolling patients in a national study to test the...

New buildings to provide community with modern facilities for optimal care Grand Rapids, Mich., 11-9-2020, – Spectrum Health has purchased property that allows them to move ahead on plans to...

**Shared with permission from The National Diversity Council** HOUSTON, TX, Nov. 9, 2020 – The National Diversity Council (NDC) announced it has appointed Ovell Barbee, SPHR, Senior Vice...

UPDATE: Beginning Nov. 17 at 8 a.m., Beaumont Hospital, Taylor will be implementing the same visitor safety restrictions detailed below. | VISITING INFORMATION Beaumont hospitals in Royal Oak,...

Beaumont Health has been recognized by The Joint Commission as a 2019 Pioneers in Quality Solution Contributor in electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). Beaumont is just one of 12 hospitals...

Whirlpools donates critical medical supplies, $1 million to surgery center (ST. JOSEPH) – Over the last several decades, and most recently during the COVID-19 pandemic, Spectrum Health Lakeland...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Patients suffering from severe aortic stenosis—a hardening or narrowing of one of the heart valves—now have access to the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...

Dr. Marzia Leacche will serve as Richard DeVos Endowed Chair of Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 30, 2020 – Spectrum Health has selected...

(BENTON HARBOR) – The Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities has awarded Spectrum Health Lakeland a $1.2 million grant on behalf of the Rapid Response Initiative funded through...

Community flu-shot events sponsored by Beaumont’s Teen Health Centers The CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index predicts how well a community will handle natural disasters and pandemics. Detroit...

Regeneron’s drug REGN-COV2 has shown improved symptoms in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients. GRAND RAPIDS Mich., Oct. 29, 2020 – Spectrum Health is partnering with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals...

Cancer rehabilitation program recent recipient of ACCC’s ‘Innovator Award’ “Physical therapists and occupational therapists typically don’t get a lot of cancer rehabilitation training in...

Spectrum Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Centers at United and Kelsey Hospitals receive highest rankings GREENVILLE and LAKEVIEW, Mich., Oct. 27, 2020 – Spectrum Health United and Kelsey...

U.S. News & World Report Recognizes Area Rehab and Nursing Centers REED CITY, Mich., Oct. 27, 2020 – Spectrum Health Reed City Hospitals’ Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (RNC) has received...

One of 54 sites where multiple treatments will be evaluated simultaneously GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 27, 2020 – Spectrum Health is one of 54 sites of the Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS), which...

Researchers inspired by Black Lives Matter Though Black women get breast cancer at a 3% lower incidence rate than white women, they are 42% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women....

Issues Anti-Racism Pledge, announces MLK Jr. Day as a paid holiday GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 22, 2020 – Today, Spectrum Health issued an anti-racism pledge, committing to act against structural...

FREMONT, Mich., Oct. 22, 2020 – Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial’s new director of nursing, Angie Frye, RN, MSN, CNRN began her new role with one big goal: connecting and building relationships...

Happy National Pharmacy Week! Wait, what? You didn’t have that on your calendar? Its OK… we pharmacists don’t mind working behind the scenes. Some even call us the unsung heroes of health...

It’s always a good idea to get your flu shot. But as the 2020 flu season approaches, Matthew Sims, M.D., Ph.D., director of Infectious Disease Research at Beaumont Health, wants you to know, now...

Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital emergency department nurse honored. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., October 15, 2020 – Shelly May, Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital emergency department nurse, didn’t...

Spectrum Health offers drop-off sites and expert resources GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 15, 2020 – Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, Priority Health and Families Against Narcotics Grand Rapids...

Mask requirements and visitor restrictions continue GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 14, 2020 – With public health and safety as its top concern, Spectrum Health is reminding patients and visitors that...

Program part of expanded mental health initiatives, including new hospital now under construction Beaumont Health’s new Psychiatry Residency program has just been granted accreditation by the...

Magazine honors businesses and individuals who battle systemic and institutional racism. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 12, 2020 – Corp! Magazine recently recognized Spectrum Health’s Ovell Barbee...

First in the Midwest to use combined application of Monarch Platform with Philips 3D real-time imaging to biopsy suspicious lung nodules GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., – Oct. 12. 2020 – Physicians at...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 7, 2020 – In an effort to positively impact mental health among team members, Spectrum Health is proud to announce a partnership with Headspace, a global leader in...

COVID-19 testing moved to drive-thru process. REED CITY, Mich., October 6, 2020 – Patients visiting Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital for an outpatient COVID-19 swab test are now being seen...

Five months after announcing the signing of a non-binding letter of intent, Advocate Aurora Health and Beaumont Health have mutually agreed to end partnership discussions. “We continue to have a...

Two locations are available to meet patient needs GREENVILLE, Mich., October 1, 2020 – In response to patient volumes, hours for outpatient lab services at the Medical Specialty Center at...

Study aims to identify screening tool leading to new treatments for painful bladder condition The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $3.86 million grant to Beaumont researchers to develop a...

New “green roof” to brighten the stay for families and visitors at birthing center. GREENVILLE, Mich., September 30, 2020 – Patients and visitors to the Spectrum Health United Hospital...

Patients visiting Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital for an outpatient COVID-19 swab test will see dedicated staff as of Monday, September 28 at 1 p.m. at a drive-through process located in the...

Telemedicine clinics open at Tri County, Montabella and Vestaburg High Schools. GREENVILLE, Mich., September 23, 2020 – Responding to the unique needs of teenagers, Spectrum Health has partnered...

Special blood drive Sept. 26 in Grand Rapids seeks diverse blood donations during National Sickle Cell Awareness Month GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Sept. 22, 2020 – September is National Sickle Cell...

Beaumont ACO ranks #17 in the nation and is in the 97th percentile nationally The Beaumont Accountable Care Organization is again the top-performing ACO in Michigan in terms of savings percentage...

The Beaumont Accountable Care Organization is again the top-performing ACO in Michigan in terms of savings percentage generated and one of the best in the country, according to the Centers for...

Dr. Ryan Madder featured performing simulated robot-assisted surgery thousands of miles from patient GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 21, 2020 – “Speed of Thought,” a documentary directed by...

NIH’s National Institute on Aging awards investigators $1.67M for their research After major surgery, approximately 17% of hospitalized patients ages 65 and older experience delirium –...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 17, 2020 – Recently, a Spectrum Health Aero Med helicopter had a near collision with a drone while landing at Butterworth Hospital. The drone was hovering over the...

Free event open to both providers and public GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 16, 2020 – Spectrum Health is inviting area providers and the community to gather next week to discuss advancements in...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 16, 2020 – Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital has named its childhood cancer program in honor of one of its greatest advocates. The program will now be...

FREMONT, Mich., Sept. 15, 2020 – Patients visiting Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial for an outpatient COVID-19 swab test will now get their specimens collected in an on campus drive-thru garage...

LUDINGTON, Mich., Sept. 15, 2020 – Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital is advising patients, families, staff and others visiting its clinic in Hart to take an alternate route because of...

Beaumont Health is pleased to announce the following recognitions: CANCER REHABILITATION PROGRAM RECIPIENT OF ACCC’S ‘INNOVATOR AWARD’ Dr. Christopher Wilson, program director for the...

Deceptive calls request personal information Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 14, 2020 – Spectrum Health has received reports from patients and Priority Health members that they are receiving calls...

FREMONT, Mich., Sept. 14, 2020 – Tamarac reopens its Wellness Center and pool to members on Monday, Sept. 14, with extensive safety measures that apply to everyone and are designed to minimize...

Flu shots and more now available curbside at 40+ locations across West Michigan GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 11, 2020 – In an effort to encourage more Michigan residents to get a flu shot,...

Zeeland, Mich., September 10, 2020 – Patients visiting Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital for an outpatient COVID-19 swab test will now see a large drive-thru canopy conveniently located...

Presented by the Beaumont Women’s Urology and Pelvic Health Center, join Beaumont urology specialists and other women’s health experts for a free, online panel discussion about incontinence,...

New Manikin Carts Provide Best in Basic Life Support Training BIG RAPIDS, Mich., September 9, 2020 – New state-of-the-art computerized manikins used for Basic Life Support (BLS) training are now...

Computerized manikins teach critical skills to United, Kelsey Hospital staff. GREENVILLE, Mich., September 9, 2020 – New state-of-the-art computerized manikins used for Basic Life Support (BLS)...

Given Highest Marks in State for Acute Care, Ambulatory Care and Continuing Care GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 6, 2020 – Spectrum Health West Michigan (SHWM) has earned the highest marks in Michigan...

Geoff Scott, MD, joins Spectrum Health Big Rapids OB/GYN staff. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., September 3, 2020 – Geoff Scott, MD, has joined the medical team at Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital to...

Timothy Jelsema, MD, MPH, Joins Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital staff. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., September 1, 2020 – Orthopedic physician Timothy Jelsema, MD, MPH, has joined the growing orthopedic...

GHP team receives national honor for making an impact in Flint area community **This news release was originally posted by Genesee Health Plans FLINT, Mich., Sept. 1, 2020 – Genesee Health...