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GREENVILLE and LAKEVIEW, Mich., March 25, 2020—Spectrum Health United and Kelsey Hospitals are taking additional steps to care for the community and keep patients and team members safe by...

GRAND RAPIDS and WYOMING, Mich., March 25, 2020 – Metro Health – University of Michigan Health and Spectrum Health have revised their adult Intensive Care Unit visitor restrictions. As of...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE Additional drop-off site at Van Buren Twp. opens tomorrow To better accommodate the processing of community donations

St. Joseph, Mich., March 25, 2020 – In response to the outpouring of community inquiries and offers of support, Spectrum Health Lakeland has established a drop-off donation site at Lakeland at...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 24, 2020 – Grand Valley State University and Spectrum Health are working together to serve the needs of our community during this unprecedented public health...

HASTINGS, Mich., March 24, 2020—Spectrum Health Pennock is taking additional preparation steps to care for the community and keep patients and team members safe. Starting March 24, 2020, you...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE Health system advocates for coordinated statewide effort to care for COVID-19 patients Across its eight...

BIG RAPIDS and REED CITY, Mich., March 23, 2020—Spectrum Health Big Rapids and Reed City Hospitals are taking additional steps to care for the community and keep patients and team members safe...

Drop-off locations opening tomorrow at noon for community donations The donation sites have been updated as of 4.1.2020: https://www.spectrumhealth.org/covid19/giving-opportunities Grand Rapids,...

Greenville services move to protect hospital patient safety. GREENVILLE, Mich., March 23, 2020 – As Spectrum Health continues to make changes to protect all hospital patients in the face of...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 21, 2020 – A male patient in his 70s, who tested positive for COVID-19, passed away earlier today at a Spectrum Health hospital in West Michigan. “On behalf of...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE Centralized drop-off site at Beaumont Service Center will support Beaumont physicians, nurses and staff across...

HASTINGS, Mich., March 20, 2020 – Spectrum Health Pennock announced it will be temporarily consolidating primary care locations to help limit potential exposure to COVID-19 for patients and team...

As American hospital systems have rapidly shifted their operations to screen, test and treat patients infected with the COVID-19 virus, an immediate healthcare financial crisis is looming. It will...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE In an effort to share COVID-19 testing and admissions information with the community, Beaumont Health will begin...

HASTINGS, Mich., March 18, 2020 – Spectrum Health Pennock announced that it is limiting outpatient rehab services at Hastings and Gun Lake locations. Pennock is also cancelling all non-essential...

FREMONT, Mich., March 18, 2020 – Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial is urging people to use Spectrum Health’s free screening options for the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Spectrum Health’s phone...

FREMONT, Mich., March 18, 2020 – Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial today announced that patients at its Cancer Center can get lab tests done there. Patients undergoing active chemotherapy...

To ensure the safety of our patients and staff, and to conserve hospital resources and move our staff to the areas of greatest need, Beaumont Health has paused offering some adult and pediatric...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE A Beaumont Health patient, a male in his 50s who tested positive for COVID-19 and had other underlying medical...

Big Rapids, Reed City services move to protect hospital patient safety. BIG RAPIDS & REED CITY, Mich., March 17, 2020 – As Spectrum Health continues to make changes to protect all hospital...

Health system COVID-19 hotline staff expanded to meet demand Beaumont Health has started processing a limited number of COVID-19 tests in its own laboratory. On-site processing allows doctors to...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE Beaumont Health launched a free online COVID-19 risk assessment tool today, March 18, which allows patients to...

FREMONT, Mich., March 16, 2020 – Tamarac, the Center for Health and Well-being, will close effective today, March 16, to help slow the transmission of coronavirus. All activities and...

Action in response to COVID-19 outbreak, effective for two weeks GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 16, 2020 – In a continued effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, effective Tuesday, March 17,...

FREMONT, Mich., March 16, 2020 – In an effort to better screen visitors during the coronavirus pandemic, Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial is keeping only a few entrances open for staff, patients...

Pennock Health & Wellness Center will close effective today, March 16, to help slow the transmission of coronavirus. The Health & Wellness Center will be closed beginning at 3 p.m. until further...

FREMONT, Mich., March 16, 2020 – Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial announced today that it is limiting outpatient rehab services at the Fremont/Tamarac and Newaygo locations. Gerber Memorial is...

Following Executive Order 2020-6 from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer GRAND RAPIDS and WYOMING, Mich., March 15, 2020 –Mercy Health, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health and...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE Beaumont Health is taking numerous additional actions to help stop the spread of COVID-19, care for patients who...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE Beaumont Health’s medical team is currently caring for the first Beaumont patient who tested positive for...

Dr. Barbara Ducatman has been appointed chief medical officer for Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak and associate dean of clinical affairs at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE Beaumont COVID-19 hotline provides community with timely, accurate information Confirmed cases of the new coronavirus

Action in response to COVID-19 outbreak GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 12, 2020 – In order to keep community members, team members and the public healthy and safe, Spectrum Health is taking the...

Some of this information may have changed. | FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES HERE As the new coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to evolve, Beaumont Health is taking multiple steps to help reduce...

Free downloadable posters and videos for businesses, churches, schools GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 11, 2020 – Spectrum Health today announced it has posted downloadable materials, travel tips,...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 11, 2020 – Spectrum Health has taken additional action to help limit the spread of COVID-19 by announcing new hospital family and visitor restrictions. The State of...

Beaumont Health is pleased to announce the following recognitions: Four Beaumont employees appointed to Michigan medical boards and task force Governor Gretchen Whitmer has named four employees to...

Grand Rapids and Wyoming, Mich., March 9, 2020 – Officials from the Kent County Health Department, Mercy Health, Metro Health – University of Michigan and Spectrum Health are in contact with...

Screening available to anyone in Michigan GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 6, 2020 – Spectrum Health is offering free screening for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 to those who have symptoms and may be...

The typical school sports physical may fall short in assessing heart health. Because sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in young athletes, Beaumont Health cardiologists and...

FREMONT, Mich., March 3, 2020 – As a wedding destination, most people might put Las Vegas on the list, or closer to home, The Shak, Camp Newaygo or the red barn in Fremont. Spectrum Health...

Lung cancer kills more Americans each year than any other cancer, but doctors say early detection can make the difference between life and death. Jo Pastula, 60, of Plymouth, is thankful for new...

Spectrum Health moves into teaching kitchen space to expand culinary medicine programming and open a lifestyle medicine specialty practice GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. March 2, 2020 – Spectrum Health is...

Meleah Mariani, MSN, has been named the chief nursing officer at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, effective immediately. She has been serving as interim CNO at the Ludington Hospital since...

U.K. and U.S. scientists have discovered a combination of two commonly available drugs could boost the body’s ability to heal bone fractures – accelerating bone formation and healing. The...

ZEELAND, Mich., Feb. 24, 2020 – Spectrum Health adult and pediatric outpatient rehabilitation facilities in the Holland and Zeeland areas are reorganizing to better serve patients and families....

Jason Joseph and Darryl Elmouchi named in Becker’s “100 to know” GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 19, 2020 – Becker’s Hospital Review, a leading health care trade magazine, recently recognized...

FREMONT, Mich. (Feb. 19, 2020) – Spectrum Health is helping shine a spotlight on vaping. Spectrum Health physician Shelley Schmidt, M.D., and Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial tobacco treatment...

New protocol allows for timelier behavioral health care GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 17, 2020 – Inebriated patients can begin the process of receiving follow-up care and assessments sooner thanks...