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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...