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Class Designed to Prevent Diabetes Before It Starts Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital now offers low cost preventative diabetes classes. This new approach to preventive health care uses...

Registering Now for June Classes Reed City, Michigan: Whether you are newly diagnosed or have had diabetes for some time, we can help you improve your health and your life. Spectrum Health Reed...

A collaborative group of West Michigan health care leaders is seeking to improve and promote advanced care planning in the region. The group is working to ensure that patients are educated and...

Seth Wolk, MD, MHSA, has joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group as department chief, surgical specialties. Dr. Wolk has special interests in patient safety and quality of care, interdisciplinary...

May is Stroke Awareness Month. Do you know your stroke facts? Stroke can be fatal. It’s the No. 4 cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the U.S. Stroke can happen to anyone...

A helmet is the single most effective safety device available to reduce head injury and death from bicycle crashes. So why doesn’t every child wear one? Safe Kids Greater Grand Rapids is trying...

Spectrum Health Medical Group Hosts Free Seminar at The Pinnacle Center Are fluctuating hormone levels keeping you from a good night’s sleep? Are your loved ones sometimes on edge when they are...

Comprehensive Care for Pediatric, Adult Epilepsy Patients Spectrum Health’s comprehensive epilepsy program has been designated a Level 4 epilepsy center by the National Association of Epilepsy...

Working with Partners to Promote Organ Donor Awareness The West Michigan Sports Commission (WMSC) and Spectrum Health announced today that Spectrum Health will serve as the presenting sponsor of...

An annual study released this week by Thomson Reuters recognized Spectrum Health United Hospital as being among the 100 best hospitals in the country based on measures of overall organization...

Spectrum Health is hosting a series of joint and back pain seminars. Participants will learn about patient-focused treatment options to relieve pain and restore a healthy, active lifestyle....

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, vice president, hospital finance, Spectrum Health Hospital Group, has been named the new President & CEO of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)....

Spectrum Health Medical Group Opens New Holland Facility Public Open House, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Scheduled GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 9, 2012 – Spectrum Health is inviting the public to get...

Doctor Dialogue Tackles Headache Disorders Spectrum Health Medical Group Hosts Free Seminar at The Pinnacle Center GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 9, 2012 – With 300 different diagnoses of headaches,...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 4, 2012 – Ladies – let’s be honest. Have you ever experienced “leakage” when you sneeze, cough or laugh? Don’t worry – you’re not alone. One in four...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 4, 2012 – Everyone knows bariatric surgery helps people shed unwanted weight, but can it also help with diabetes and metabolic disease? Recent research seems to...

Spectrum Health and Van Andel Research Institute Play Vital Role in New Cancer Research Enter Multiyear Agreement With Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 3, 2011 –...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 2, 2012 – Almost everyone experiences a headache on occasion. For most people, they are simply an irritating nuisance. Unfortunately, some headache sufferers find...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 2, 2012 – Nikesh Ardeshna, MD, has joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group as a neurologist and epileptologist. Dr. Ardeshna specializes in the interpretation of...

The Spectrum Health heart transplant program reached another milestone this week when it received Medicare certification. The Center for Medicare Services (CMS), issued formal certification this...

Marilyn Gates, MD, has joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group as a neurosurgeon. She specializes in complex spine surgery and neurotrauma and has a special interest in the correction of adult...

Music has been credited with bringing beauty into the lives of listeners. Therapists at Spectrum Health are also finding that it can also bring hope into the lives of some patients with brain...

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital will be offering an opportunity to donate blood on Tuesday, March 27th. The Michigan Blood Bus will be in Evart at Spectrum Health Evart Family Practice Clinic,...

Quality Care for Women in Northern Michigan Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital is proud to announce that it has been named as the newest location to offer Betty Ford Breast Care Services, joining...

Spectrum Health Medical Group Experts Discuss Latest Developments Many people experience some form of a seizure in their lifetime. Is that seizure an indicator of epilepsy? And, if it is epilepsy,...