News Releases

Flu Vaccine Available Throughout Community Spectrum Health wants you and your family to avoid the flu this year. The Spectrum Health Continuing Care Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) has begun...

Spectrum Health Hospice Debunks Common Myths Spectrum Health Hospice knows that most people don’t think about hospice care until they or a loved one is in need of this special health service....

All clear. The bomb squad has given the all clear on the suspicious package at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. Barclay Avenue is open and all hospital activities are returning to normal. At...

Spectrum Health’s Grand Rapids hospitals were recently named a 2011 recipient of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s (HFMA) MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle. As a...

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital will be offering an opportunity to donate blood on Thursday, September 22nd. Michigan Blood will be collecting blood donations at Spectrum Health Reed City...

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grants $4.5 million to Support Expanded Program The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has committed a $4.5 million grant to Strong Beginnings to continue reducing infant mortality...

Patients with Severe Peripheral Arterial Disease Being Recruited Spectrum Health is participating in a clinical trial evaluating the use of a patient’s own stem cells in preventing leg...

Specialists Available Each Saturday Morning High school football season officially starts tonight in West Michigan, offering both fun and some health risks to student athletes. Despite safety...

Sachin Kunde, MD, MPH, joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group as a pediatric gastroenterologist. Dr. Kunde treats children in his office located at 35 Michigan Street NE and at Helen DeVos...

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services has joined Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital’s Partners in Children’s Health, becoming one of 31 hospitals to affiliate with the children’s...

Additional Outpatient Pharmacy Available Along Medical Mile The Spectrum Health Medical Group and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital have a new home for several pediatric specialty practices and...

Fremont, Michigan ‘ Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology...

Patients Sought with Severe Aortic Stenosis for Non-Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Spectrum Health is participating in a clinical trial to evaluate a transcatheter alternative to open-heart...

Otsego Memorial Hospital (OMH) in Gaylord has joined Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital’s Partners in Children’s Health becoming one of 31 hospitals to affiliate with the children’s hospital....

Convenient Site Consolidates Medical Services Spectrum Health will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking event on Tuesday, August 2, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the site of its future medical services...

Patients receiving care at Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital are sitting a little more comfortably these days. Ten new Staxi® Medical Transport Chairs were purchased with $10,000 donated to the...

Web-based Abriiz engages children, parents and doctors to manage chronic condition Ideomed today announced it has created Abriiz, a new product to help children, parents and doctors manage...

Recognized as the top health care provider in Grand Rapids Spectrum Health received recognition in three categories today in U.S. News Media & World Report’s 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings,...

Heat Tips from Spectrum Health Spectrum Health has some quick health tips to deal with this week’s soaring temperatures and stifling humidity. “Everyone needs to be on the alert this week,”...

Betty Ford did much for the women of our nation by bringing attention to the need for education and early detection. Her legacy of promoting breast care services lives on and is saving lives Make...

FREMONT, Mich., August 10, 2011- From January to June 2011, adolescents from all over Newaygo County had the opportunity to participate in a weight-loss focused, Adolescent Obesity Pilot program...

Elias J. Neujahr has been named vice president, operations, Spectrum Health Medical Group and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. In this new role, Neujahr will have responsibility for medical...

Spectrum Health is pleased to announce an executive appointment in its organization. Tina Freese-Decker has been named interim president, Spectrum Health United Memorial. She is responsible for...

New course offering will expand elective opportunities for students attending the School of Health, Science and Technology Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) today announced a partnership with...

Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital is inviting the public to the grand reopening of its newly renovated gift shop, The Window Shop. The enlarged 1400-square foot space offers an improved layout to...