News Releases

(NILES) – The Michigan Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center recently honored Spectrum Health Lakeland nurses Lori Engler, RN, and Crystal Watson, RN, with the 2018 annual MHA Keystone...

Working cooperatively to offer behavioral health services GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 26, 2019 – In an effort to improve access to behavioral health services throughout the state, Spectrum Health...

Community members invited to create and bid on holiday decorations Big Rapids, Michigan: Holiday trees, wreaths and creative decorations of all types will be on display and up for bids at the...

Award presented annually to individuals demonstrating extraordinary volunteer service GRAND RAPIDS Mich., Sept. 24, 2019 – The Spectrum Health Foundation recently recognized Greg and Meg Willit...

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...

Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe has been named a top performer in the 2019 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award category by Vizient, Inc. The hospital was one of seven Vizient...

New valve could change the way patients around the world are treated for aortic valve disease Doctors at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak have implanted the world’s first Tria flexible polymer heart...

Dr. Bob Connors plans departure January 3, 2020 Grand Rapids, Mich., September 17, 2018 – Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital President Bob Connors, MD, has announced his plans to...

(STEVENSVILLE) – Ronda Holmes, activity leader at Pine Ridge: A Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, recently became a facilitator for the Virtual Dementia Tour® through Second Wind Dreams—an...

Should you avoid exercise after a heart attack? What about exercise and heart failure – should people with heart failure avoid activity? In contrast, is intense exercise the only way to a...

Individual donor brick deadline is September 30. REED CITY, Mich., September 11, 2019 – The deadline to purchase personalized bricks that will be part of the Wheatlake Wellness Path is quickly...

The new Max and Debra Ernst Heart Center at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak will open Sept. 30. It is dedicated to consolidating cardiac care, particularly for patients with heart failure, into a...

(ST. JOSEPH) – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the United States’ largest philanthropy focused solely on health, recently awarded a $250,000 grant in support of Community Grand Rounds:...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 8, 2019 – Spectrum Health officially opened its newest walk-in clinic today inside the recently renovated Meijer store at 5500 Clyde Park Ave SW in Wyoming. Spectrum...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 6, 2019 – Spectrum Health has been recognized as a Corporate Community Leader by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Community Service Commission. This year’s...

Charity Partners and Race Details Announced for America’s Largest 25K Road Race GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct 1. – The Amway River Bank Run Presented by Fifth Third Bank with Spectrum Health the...

A unique part of the expansion and renovation of the Emergency & Trauma Center at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, is the addition of an ultra-private patient examination room. The room will allow...

Holly Luft, RN, a supervisor in the emergency department at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has been nominated and selected for the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The announcement was...

Mellissa Lemire, nursing technician in the emergency department at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, was selected as the Bee Award winner by Holly Luft, RN who was named as the DAISY Award...

(NILES) – Women in Southwest Michigan have increased access to 3D mammography technology, also known as digital breast tomosynthesis, at Lakeland Hospital Niles. The technology is also available...

Spectrum Health was top enrolling site in clinical trials testing the device for detection of acute coronary syndromes GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 27, 2019 – An implantable monitoring device may...

Beaumont primary care and emergency medicine doctors say many patients see them for care that might surprise you: depression and suicidal thoughts. In fact, national data consistently shows spring...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland has added a new technology for men choosing radiation therapy for prostate cancer. SpaceOAR hydrogel is a protective spacer placed between the prostate...

Greenville High School senior Micah Bouman became king of the hill Saturday, beating the field and the famed Marvel Drive hill near the finish line to win the Spectrum Health Danish Dash on August 17.

Fundraiser in Chase aids patients at Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center. REED CITY & CHASE, Mich., August 16, 2019 – Saddle up and wagons ho! The 9th annual Ride for a Cure event at D Bar...

Beaumont Hospital, Troy has once again achieved the highest honor for nursing excellence through the Magnet Recognition Program of the American Nurses Credentialing Center , a subsidiary of the...

Beaumont Health’s net income increased to $209 million through the second quarter of 2019, an increase of $206.4 million over the same period in 2018. The organization saw operating revenues...

Beaumont Hospital, Troy has once again achieved the highest honor for nursing excellence through the Magnet Recognition Program of the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a subsidiary of the...

Urgent Care Centers expand access to the Beaumont Network of facilities and providers Beaumont Health and WellStreet will open their 13th urgent care facility at 30955 Woodward Ave., inside the...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome oncologist, Daniel Douce, MD, to the medical staff. Dr. Douce will see patients alongside Gerald Kozuh, MD, Edmund Paloyan, MD, and...

Community activist, Allan Carlson, 88, received the Justus and Paulina Stearns Legacy Award at the Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital “Mad Hatter” Benefit Ball Friday evening, August 9....

Beaumont Medical Center, Canton hosts 2nd annual ‘Family Safety Awareness Day’ Aug. 17 Beaumont Medical Center, Canton, located at 7300 N. Canton Center Road, is hosting its second annual...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland team members, Barbara Schmidtman, PhD, director of oncology services, and Brendon Beede, information security project manager, were recently honored with...

(SOUTH HAVEN) – On Saturday, August 3, hundreds of community members and volunteers attended the annual Hospice at Home Benefit Wine and Beer Tasting for Caring Circle which took place on the...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 7, 2019 – Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is proud to open Michigan’s first dedicated wireless epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU), offering world-class care and the...

Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital’s Win With Wellness Fit Club program recently awarded bicycles to 14 local elementary students. The bicycles were prizes from the Fit Club 100 Mile Challenge,...

Beaumont has more nationally ranked hospitals in Michigan than any other health system Five Beaumont hospitals rank in the top 15 in Metro Detroit; seven Beaumont hospitals earn national 'high...

Equipment provides more scans, higher speeds. Patients visiting Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital will now have more advanced imaging services through a newly installed CT scanner. “To have this...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Gold Plus Quality...

Located in the Wyoming Meijer Store GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 24, 2019 – People who live near and shop at the newly-renovated Meijer store in Wyoming, Michigan will soon be able to access care...

More than 20 medical surgical nurses take specialized training. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., July 22, 2019 – After completing specialized training and passing an advanced exam, Spectrum Health Big Rapids...

This week brings us 90-plus degree temperatures and, as a result, an increased risk of heat-related illness. On average, 600 people die each year in the U.S. from complications of extreme heat,...

(WATERVLIET) – Over the last two months, community members raised $35,707 in support of the newly named George and Janet Lane PARCOURSE – a free community fitness track. Of the funds raised,...

Beaumont, Wayne hosts 4th annual Family Safety Awareness Day Aug. 1 Beaumont Hospital, Wayne, 33155 Annapolis St., is hosting its fourth annual “Family Safety Awareness Day” to educate the...

On Thursday, July 25, participating Dairy Queen locations in Southeastern Michigan will raise funds for Beaumont Children’s. Donations collected on Miracle Treat Day will help Beaumont...

The Heart and Vascular Services department at Beaumont Hospital, Troy will host its first Veterans Wellness Day Fair on July 31. “As a team, we promote heart-healthy lifestyles as well as...

Southfield, Michigan-based Beaumont Health and Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health have signed a Letter of Intent to develop a strategic partnership. The arrangement would strengthen both...

5k race, Veggie Van and fun will highlight the Danish Festival event GREENVILLE, Mich., July 8, 2019 – Registration is open for the 2019 Spectrum Health Danish Dash and organizers are expecting...

Recognized for cancer clinical trials work GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 8, 2019 – Connie Szczepanek, R.N., B.S.N., C.C.R.P., research director, Spectrum Health, and director of the Cancer Research...

Family Approach to Smoking Termination: Kicking butts one family at a time Researchers with Beaumont’s Cancer Clinical Trials Program are seeking cancer patients who smoke and their family...