News Releases

ZEELAND, Mich., November 21, 2016 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital has kicked off the holiday season with the hospital’s annual Loving Lights campaign, organized by the Service...

LUDINGTON, Mich., November 18, 2016 – Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has combined its patient safety and quality initiatives under the leadership of Jody French, RN, MSN. French’s...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 7, 2016 – Spectrum Health will hold a groundbreaking event on Tuesday, November 8, at 10 a.m. at the site of a future patient care facility – the Spectrum Health...

Top rating in Fall 2016 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Ludington, MI, November 1, 2016 – Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital received an “A” grade for patient safety in the new Leapfrog...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., November 1, 2016 – New Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide and provide the most complete picture of patient...

Rating means Big Rapids Hospital is among the safest in the nation BIG RAPIDS & REED CITY, Mich., November 1, 2016 – Big Rapids Hospital ranks among the safest hospitals in the country after...

Greenville, MI, October 31, 2016 – New Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide and provide the most complete picture of patient...

Becker’s Hospital Review is pleased to name 50 hospitals as some of the greenest hospitals in America. As hospitals continue to embrace population health management programs, many have started...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 18, 2016 – Spectrum Health is being recognized again for its quality in patient care with its Grand Rapids hospitals achieving numerous distinctions. Spectrum Health...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that Spectrum Health, as part of a consortium of integrated health care systems, will receive funding to help the NIH...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 17, 2016 – Spectrum Health is doing its best to remind women about the importance of regular screening for breast cancer. Candid Conversations, a community event...

ZEELAND, Mich., October 17 – This fall, Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital will continue to offer their free Live Well Senior Seminar, led by experts who focus on a wide variety of...

Greenville, MI (October 14, 2016) – Andrea Leslie, MSN, RN, NE-BC, has been named as the new president of Spectrum Health United and Kelsey hospitals, effective October 17. Leslie is assuming...

(Grand Rapids, Mich–Oct. 5, 2016) The American Heart Association will honor deserving individuals with the Richard M. DeVos Award at the twentieth anniversary of the Heart Ball on December 2....

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–Oct, 3, 2016 – Darryl Elmouchi, MD, MBA, has been named chief medical officer, Spectrum Health Hospital Group. Elmouchi, currently cardiovascular division chief, assumes...

ZEELAND, Mich., October 3, 2016 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital is partnering with Michigan Blood to host a community blood drive. Any healthy person 17 or older (16 with parent...

LANSING, Mich. – A new state program aimed at improving birth and health outcomes for high-risk mothers and their babies launches this week, Gov. Rick Snyder announced today. In 2014, Snyder...

Ludington, MI., September 20, 2016– Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has named Randall L. Kelley, FACHE, as its new president. He will officially assume his new role on September 26. His first...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 19, 2016 – Spectrum Health will hold a groundbreaking event on Wednesday, September 21, at 11 a.m. at the site of a future patient care facility – the Spectrum...

Media sneak peek scheduled for Tuesday morning GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Spectrum Health’s Programa Puente, a free health-screening program for Kent County’s Latino population, has found a...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 29, 2016 – The Spectrum Health Cancer Center has been named a Screening Center of Excellence by the Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) for its ongoing commitment to...

Grand Rapids Community Foundation funds tobacco prevention program GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Aug. 22, 2016 – The Spectrum Health Foundation has received a $30,000 grant from Grand Rapids Community...

ZEELAND, Mich., August 22 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital is now offering a class for low-impact cardio conditioning. The class entitled “Seated Cardio” will be held on...

ZEELAND, Mich., August 15 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital is offering a free class on actively aging as part of our Live Well Senior Seminar series. The class entitled “Active...

Grand Rapids – 8-11-16 Spectrum Health held a ceremonial opening today at its new Rehab and Nursing Center at 4118 Kalamazoo Avenue in Grand Rapids. The facility, which was originally built in...