News Releases

(NILES) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome board-certified general and bariatric surgeon, Seth Miller, MD, FACS, to the medical staff. Dr. Miller will see patients alongside...

Paul LaCasse, D.O., Beaumont Health executive vice president of post‐acute care and diversified business operations, will retire from Beaumont Health on March 31. Dr. LaCasse has led...

(ST. JOSEPH) – The infusion centers at Spectrum Health Lakeland recently introduced virtual reality (VR) into the clinical setting. While patients receive chemotherapy and other infusion...

Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Kris Palosaari, MA, CFRE, as director of the Spectrum Health Foundation Zeeland Community Hospital. Palosaari...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., January 9, 2019 – Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is proud to open West Michigan’s first dedicated pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU). The new unit will...

Benefits Downriver-area residents wanting to lose 100 pounds, or more Obesity - many call it an epidemic - is linked to diabetes, heart disease and certain types of cancer. Bariatric surgical...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Spectrum Health has announced it is joining with 11 health systems, representing approximately 250 hospitals across the United States, as a founding member of Civica Rx, a...

FDA-Approved CAR T-Cell Therapy Now Available GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., January 7, 2019 – Spectrum Health Cancer Center is now able to offer a new procedure, and more hope, to cancer patients. This...

A growing need for home health and hospice services in Southeast Michigan has prompted Beaumont Health and Alternate Solutions Health Network, an award-winning home health and hospice care leader,...

(ST. JOSEPH) – The BirthPlace at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph welcomed southwest Michigan’s first baby of 2019 at 8:58 p.m. on Monday, January 1. Enrique Balcazar and Itzel Balcazar...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 12, 2018 – Two new members have joined the Spectrum Health System Board. Michael Todman and Daniel Hopp will serve for three years. Both individuals also are members of...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., December 12, 2018 – Spectrum Health took a leap ahead in national rankings for health care industry supply chain management. Gartner, Inc. recently released its 10th annual...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., December 17, 2018– The Spectrum Health Grand Rapids Encompassing Addiction Treatment with Maternal Obstetric Management (GREAT MOMS) Program has received a $50,000 grant...

Effective January 1, 2019, Mary Kay VanDriel will transition from her role as president, Spectrum Health Big Rapids and Reed City hospitals, to vice president, operations, cancer health. Mary Kay...

Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 23, 2018 – Grand Rapids Football Club is proud to announce that Spectrum Health has agreed to continue its title sponsorship for the 2019 season. The sponsorship will...

Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 16, 2018 – Spectrum Health Culinary Medicine is one of 54 organizations to receive a share of $10 million from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund (Health Fund) and is...

Zeeland, Mich., November 19, 2018 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital announced today that it has received prestigious international recognition as a Designated Baby-Friendly birth...

Spectrum Health Pennock was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Pennock’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 15, 2018 – The Association of Fundraising Professionals West Michigan Chapter (AFPWM) has named Vicki Weaver as the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award for...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 13, 2018 —Sixty-eight Grand Rapids Community College students interested in health sciences or health careers are receiving scholarships through a partnership with...

Zeeland, Mich., November 12, 2018 –Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. It is the fifth consecutive...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 1, 2018 – Experts from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital and Spectrum Health have been longtime collaborators in patient care and are now forming a deeper relationship.

GREENVILLE, Mich., October 23, 2018 – Spectrum Health United Hospital is 5-star rated for Sepsis and Respiratory Failure outcomes according to a study released by Healthgrades, the leading...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 25, 2018 – In recognition of its expertise in serving adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital has received accreditation from the...

Zeeland, MI (October 23, 2018) – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital is 5-star rated for Treatment of Heart Failure and Sepsis as well as Total Knee and Total Hip Replacement according to...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich,. Oct. 23, 2018 – Several hospitals in the Spectrum Health system have received recognition for clinical excellence. Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital and Spectrum Health...

The volunteers of Ludington Hospital presented a $50,000 check Thursday evening to the Spectrum Health Foundation Ludington Hospital, culminating a $150,000 pledge toward the Family Birthing...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 19, 2018 – Spectrum Health Ventures is joining nine other investors as part of a $20 million Series C investment in Gauss Surgical’s Triton artificial intelligence...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 18, 2018–The Spectrum Health Foundation honored Dr. James and Gail Fahner with its Art of Giving Award at the Foundation’s Annual Celebration of Philanthropy Thank...

Spectrum Health collaborating on drop-off sites GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 17, 2018 – Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, Priority Health, Families Against Narcotics Grand Rapids Chapter and...

Spectrum Health collaborating on drop-off sites GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 17, 2018 – Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, Priority Health, Families Against Narcotics Grand Rapids Chapter and...

Will fund mammograms through Betty Ford Breast Care Services GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 16, 2018 – Spectrum Health’s Betty Ford Breast Care Services has received a $25,000 grant aimed at...

Company will maintain and grow the legacy of the country’s largest 25K road race Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 10, 2018 – River Bank Events and Media LLC announced today that Amway will take over...

The Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital board approved the nominations of two new members at its meeting October 2, announced Ken Rocco, board chairman. Rich VandenHeuvel of Ludington and Melissa...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 2, 2018 – The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit...

First study shown to improve the nearly 50 percent rate of relapse in children with high-risk neuroblastoma GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 1, 2018 – A paper published September 27 in Scientific...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 1, 2018 – The boards of directors of Spectrum Health and Lakeland Health have each approved resolutions to integrate Lakeland Health into Spectrum Health. Lakeland...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 27, 2018 – Angela Ditmar, RN, MBA, has been named president, Spectrum Health Pennock and southeast regional market leader, effective November 1, 2018. Ditmar is...

Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital invites women to be inspired at Ladies First, an event for adult women of all ages on Thursday, October 25, 2018. The event will be held from 6:30 p.m....

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 21, 2018 – Researchers from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and physicians from Spectrum Health have identified for the first time in a human...

Spectrum Health cardiologist offers opinion GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 17, 2018 – A new research study questions the effectiveness of daily low-dose aspirin for the primary prevention of heart...

A 25-year journey rooted in extraordinary vision, pioneering pediatric expertise and community support GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., September 12, 2018 – Kids at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital will be...

Hear from Tina Freese Decker, the new President & CEO of Spectrum Health.

Jason Joseph succeeds longtime CIO Patrick O’Hare GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 23, 2018 – Jason Joseph has been promoted to chief information officer for Spectrum Health, effective September...

Spectrum Health executive Roger Jansen, PhD, named president of the entity GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 15, 2018 – Spectrum Health has added a new dimension to its investment division in an...

Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 7, 2018 – Spectrum Health has been named to the Diversity Best Practices 2018 Inclusion Index for diversity and inclusion practices in recruitment, retention and...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 6, 2018 – Children in Canada who are battling neuroblastoma, a form of cancer, have been granted new hope toward a better prognosis and long-term survival. Helen...

Greenville, MI – July 27, 2018 – Preparations for the Spectrum Health Danish Dash are well underway. Whatever one’s fitness level, the Spectrum Health Danish Dash has something for everyone....

ZEELAND, Mich., July 23, 2018– Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital, in partnership with the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan, is offering a community “Youth Mental Health First...

Spectrum Health Pennock announced development of a new surgical center in partnership with the Spectrum Health Foundation at Pennock at its recent 95th anniversary breakfast. “We are pleased to...