News Releases

Greater patient satisfaction is a positive trend within the emergency department at Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital. A national satisfaction survey company, Press Ganey, polls patients weekly...

Eating healthy doesn’t have to mean spending more money. According to Jill Graybill, cardiovascular dietitian, Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, healthy eating requires just a little...

Shari Schwanzl Joins Leadership Team Shari Schwanzl, RN, BSN, MBA, joined Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital as vice president, nursing services. Schwanzl is responsible for planning, organizing...

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital salutes four employees for being named a 90 Club Hero for the month of February. The Hero award recognizes caregivers through a story of exceptional service told...

The Spectrum Health Medical Group announced the addition of a new surgical expert who will have the leadership role for the Spectrum Health Level I Trauma Center and largest surgical intensive...

Ortho Series Covers Injury Prevention, Treatment Spectrum Health will host a series of public seminars this month focused on common orthopedic health concerns that can hinder people from leading...

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital is offering a series of evening classes during the month of March for comprehensive diabetes self-management education by Lori King, R.N. If you or someone you...

Michigan Community Blood Centers (MCBC) will hold their blood drive at Spectrum Health Evart Clinic on Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the MCBC blood bus. The bus will be...

Parent Educator Offers 12 Tips for Parents During Parenting Awareness Month Good parenting skills can be learned “on the job,” through education and by following 12 guidelines, according to...

Knowledge and action have become important tools in reducing the incidence of colon cancer, which is the focus of National Colon Cancer Month in March. “The annual number of diagnosed cases and...

Calculator Estimates Out-of-Pocket Costs for Care Spectrum Health announced today it has added a cost estimator on its Web site for Priority Health members to determine out-of-pocket costs for...

Candace Smith King, MD, has joined the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital medical staff. Smith King provides care for infants, children and adolescent patients at the Helen DeVos Children’s...

Minimally Invasive Valve Repair Being Done At Fred And Lena Meijer Heart Center The use of robotically-assisted minimally invasive surgery at Spectrum Health has expanded to treat patients with...

The Spectrum Health Medical Group has recently added several primary care specialists. “There is a growing need for primary care physicians to provide a ‘medical home’ – a consistent...

Julia Steinke, MD, has joined the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital medical staff. She is a pediatric nephrologist, a specialist in diseases of the kidney. Dr. Steinke joins the division of...

Spectrum Health’s success in integrating its operations has earned the health system a place in the 2009 SDI IHN 100, as one of the nation’s top 100 integrated health care networks. It was...

The Spectrum Health Medical Group announced that it has added Paul G. Wasielewski, MD, who brings more than 10 years experience in neurology, as Spectrum Health’s first neurohospitalist for...

Vaccinations Available for Adults in Lake and Osceola Counties It is not too late to receive a flu shot. Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital will host free flu clinics in Lake and Osceola counties....

Michigan Community Blood Centers (MCBC) will hold their blood drive with Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 from 9:30am-1:30pm on the MCBC blood bus. The bus will be...

Women Can Have Different Warning Signs Say Spectrum Health Experts February is National Heart Month and a good time to remind women that heart disease is their number one killer. The single most...

206 Bed Hospital Slated for Completion in 2011 Children, families, donors, physicians and staff celebrated a major construction milestone today as the final steel beam was placed on top of the new...

Spectrum Health Continuing Care has contracted with West Michigan Long Term Care Partners to provide physician services for Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Centers, and Spectrum Health Neuro...

Heart Disease Is The Number One Killer Of Women A nationally known expert in women’s heart health kicks off heart month in February with a Spectrum Health presentation on reducing the risk of...

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital is offering a comprehensive diabetes self-management education program led by Lori King, RN. If you or someone you know has diabetes, it is very important to...

Network Includes 26 Hospitals Working Together for Pediatric Health Care Ludington-based Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan has joined Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital’s Partners in...