News Releases

David Scheeres, MD, has joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group effective today. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Scheeres to our group,” said James M. Tucci, MD, MMM, president, Spectrum...

Pediatric Health Information Available Online A new resource is available for parents seeking information about pediatric health care. The Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital channel as part of...

Infectious Disease Specialist Urges Vaccination According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the influenza virus is likely to infect 20 percent of Americans this year. Commonly called...

Mobile Clinics, Urgent Care Centers, Physician Offices Offer Vaccine Spectrum Health will be offering the flu vaccine in multiple locations in the coming weeks to make it as convenient as possible...

Spectrum Health Medical Group is expanding its capabilities in urogynecology with the addition of a new physician. Christine A. Heisler, MD, a specialist in female pelvic medicine and...

Kevin Hayes, DO, has joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group effective today. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Hayes to our group,” said James M. Tucci, MD, MMM, president, Spectrum Health...

Study Places Spectrum Health System in Top 50 Health Systems in the U.S. Spectrum Health has been recognized as one of the top 50 health systems in the U.S. in a new report from Thomson Reuters....

The Spectrum Health Medical Group has established a new office in Rockford, Michigan. The Spectrum Health Medical Group Family Medicine office, which opens today, is located at 570 E. Division Street.

A $133,030 donation from Kohl’s Department Stores is helping to keep children in West Michigan safe. Representatives from Kohl’s will present Safe Kids Greater Grand Rapids-a program of Helen...

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital staff, physicians and volunteers continue to personally involve themselves in the communities in which they live and work by organizing the 2nd Annual School...

Michigan Community Blood Centers (MCBC) will hold their blood drive with Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the MCBC blood bus. The bus...

Good sleep habits often take a summer vacation when school is out. Now is the time to resume a normal routine according to pediatric sleep medicine experts at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital....

Spectrum Health is using a cutting edge technology to delicately reach areas of the heart that are difficult to access in order to correct irregular heart rhythms. Cardiologists at the Fred and...

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital is offering a series of evening classes during the month of September for comprehensive diabetes self-management education by Lori King, R.N. and Kim Lombard,...

Jambunathan Krishnan, MD, has joined Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital as a pediatric critical care medicine specialist. Dr. Krishnan will provide care to infants, children and adolescents with...

Richard Freeman, MD, FACP, has been selected to serve as chief medical officer for the Spectrum Health Medical Group starting today. “We are very pleased that Dr. Freeman has agreed to take on...

D. Eugene Wiley, MD, has joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group in its Neurology Department effective today. “Dr. Wiley will be an exceptional asset to our group,” said James M. Tucci, MD,...

Travel Coffee Mugs Available at 14 Area Biggby Coffee Locations A partnership between the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation and Biggby Coffee is showcasing artwork made from the...

Priority Health, a nationally recognized health plan, today released a new and improved Web tool, “Find a Doctor,” on’priorityhealth.com. The tool enables patients to find specialists,...

Spectrum Health has been selected to participate in a three-state project that will seek to reduce the number of people who must be readmitted to the hospital for clinical reasons related to the...

Cancer Pavilion Opening Earns National Recognition Spectrum Health recently received national recognition for its efforts in the opening and initial marketing of the Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion...

New Study Finds Children Don’t Need Long-Term Steroids After Kidney Transplant Researchers at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Implement New Protocol to Eliminate Side Effects from Steroids...

Mark A. Kadlec has been selected to serve as chief operating officer for the Spectrum Health Medical Group.’ “We are very pleased that Mark will be stepping into this critical role,” said...

Karen Pakkala, MBA, has been named the new executive director of the Spectrum Health Visiting Nurse Association (VNA). “Karen has a great vision for what the VNA can be as its role grows in our...

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital is offering a series of classes during the month of August for comprehensive diabetes self-management education by Lori King, RN and Kim Lombard, RD. If you or...