News Releases

(NILES) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome board-certified general and bariatric surgeon, Seth Miller, MD, FACS, to the medical staff. Dr. Miller will see patients alongside...

Paul LaCasse, D.O., Beaumont Health executive vice president of post‐acute care and diversified business operations, will retire from Beaumont Health on March 31. Dr. LaCasse has led...

(ST. JOSEPH) – The infusion centers at Spectrum Health Lakeland recently introduced virtual reality (VR) into the clinical setting. While patients receive chemotherapy and other infusion...

Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Kris Palosaari, MA, CFRE, as director of the Spectrum Health Foundation Zeeland Community Hospital. Palosaari...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., January 9, 2019 – Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is proud to open West Michigan’s first dedicated pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU). The new unit will...

Benefits Downriver-area residents wanting to lose 100 pounds, or more Obesity - many call it an epidemic - is linked to diabetes, heart disease and certain types of cancer. Bariatric surgical...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Spectrum Health has announced it is joining with 11 health systems, representing approximately 250 hospitals across the United States, as a founding member of Civica Rx, a...

FDA-Approved CAR T-Cell Therapy Now Available GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., January 7, 2019 – Spectrum Health Cancer Center is now able to offer a new procedure, and more hope, to cancer patients. This...

A growing need for home health and hospice services in Southeast Michigan has prompted Beaumont Health and Alternate Solutions Health Network, an award-winning home health and hospice care leader,...

(ST. JOSEPH) – The BirthPlace at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph welcomed southwest Michigan’s first baby of 2019 at 8:58 p.m. on Monday, January 1. Enrique Balcazar and Itzel Balcazar...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 12, 2018 – Two new members have joined the Spectrum Health System Board. Michael Todman and Daniel Hopp will serve for three years. Both individuals also are members of...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., December 12, 2018 – Spectrum Health took a leap ahead in national rankings for health care industry supply chain management. Gartner, Inc. recently released its 10th annual...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., December 17, 2018– The Spectrum Health Grand Rapids Encompassing Addiction Treatment with Maternal Obstetric Management (GREAT MOMS) Program has received a $50,000 grant...

Effective January 1, 2019, Mary Kay VanDriel will transition from her role as president, Spectrum Health Big Rapids and Reed City hospitals, to vice president, operations, cancer health. Mary Kay...

Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 23, 2018 – Grand Rapids Football Club is proud to announce that Spectrum Health has agreed to continue its title sponsorship for the 2019 season. The sponsorship will...

Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 16, 2018 – Spectrum Health Culinary Medicine is one of 54 organizations to receive a share of $10 million from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund (Health Fund) and is...

Zeeland, Mich., November 19, 2018 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital announced today that it has received prestigious international recognition as a Designated Baby-Friendly birth...

Spectrum Health Pennock was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Pennock’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 15, 2018 – The Association of Fundraising Professionals West Michigan Chapter (AFPWM) has named Vicki Weaver as the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award for...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 13, 2018 —Sixty-eight Grand Rapids Community College students interested in health sciences or health careers are receiving scholarships through a partnership with...

Zeeland, Mich., November 12, 2018 –Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. It is the fifth consecutive...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 1, 2018 – Experts from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital and Spectrum Health have been longtime collaborators in patient care and are now forming a deeper relationship.

GREENVILLE, Mich., October 23, 2018 – Spectrum Health United Hospital is 5-star rated for Sepsis and Respiratory Failure outcomes according to a study released by Healthgrades, the leading...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 25, 2018 – In recognition of its expertise in serving adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital has received accreditation from the...

Zeeland, MI (October 23, 2018) – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital is 5-star rated for Treatment of Heart Failure and Sepsis as well as Total Knee and Total Hip Replacement according to...