News Releases

Spectrum Health is observing the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by offering employees volunteer opportunities on Monday, January 19. More than 200 Spectrum Health employees have committed to...

Helen Johnson has been promoted to vice president, patient care services and chief nursing officer at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Johnson, NEA-BC/FACHE, has been vice president of nursing...

Grand Rapids, Michigan, healthcare provider selected as finalist for 2014 Foster G. McGaw Prize In honor of its broad-based efforts to improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of its...

Spectrum Health has elected Mark Murray to serve on its system board of directors for a three-year term. The system board provides oversight and strategic direction to the health system which...

Reid Anthony Kies came into the world Friday morning, January 2, as the first baby born this year at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Reid and his parents, mom Casey Flanery and dad Tony Kies,...

West Michigan Heart (WMH), a member of Spectrum Health and the largest cardiology practice in West Michigan, will join the Spectrum Health Medical Group (SHMG) on January 1, 2015. SHMG has an...

President and vice president of finance take office December 15 Spectrum Health is pleased to announce two important appointments to the Spectrum Health Continuing Care leadership team. Chad...

To help limit the spread of flu, all Spectrum Health hospitals, including Ludington, are requesting that people with flu-like symptoms refrain from visiting patients at the hospital....

Olivia and Noah take first place for most popular girl and boy names according to Spectrum Health’s 2014 Top 10 Baby Names lists. This year showed several newcomers to the girl’s list from...

Grand Rapids hospitals are working to meet the challenge of caring for our community during this highly active flu season. One of the most important tools in fighting the transmission of flu is...

Michigan Street Orthopedic Specialists became part of Spectrum Health Medical Group last week. The office, comprised of the practices of Randy F.R. Lovell, MD, Peter A. Ugolini, MD, and C....

Landmark Building Is Catalyst for Advancing Cardiovascular Care in West Michigan The Spectrum Health Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center is celebrating a decade of advanced heart and vascular care....

Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital will hold a free event to help people enroll for health care insurance coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act. The event will be held Saturday, December...

Today, Spectrum Health’s Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (HDVCH) unveils a new logo that visually aligns the hospital more closely with Spectrum Health, supporting efforts to build one...

The Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Foundation is starting a new tradition this year to remember or honor loved ones. Foundation director Kaley Petersen announced the program to decorate a...

Clinical Study Evaluates Safety and Efficacy of Aneurysm Sealing System for Endovascular Repair Spectrum Health is the leading enroller in an international clinical trial for a new investigational...

Brian Brasser has been named president, Spectrum Health United and Kelsey hospitals, effective December 8. Brasser is assuming this role from Christina Freese-Decker who was recently named senior...

Many women silently live with pelvic floor disorders that could be treated successfully. Statistics show that more than 50 million women will suffer from this disorder, but less than 50 percent...

Cardiology patients in and around Ludington now have the option of seeing a Spectrum Health/West Michigan Heart cardiologist close to home for many aspects of their care, with a new weekly...

Al Deering, board chair at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, has received the Health Care Leadership Award for 2014 from the Michigan Health and Hospital Association (MHA). Deering is one of...

International Recognition for Breastfeeding Support Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital has received the prestigious international recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated birth facility by...

Employees at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital (SHLH) provided 338 pounds of food in the annual statewide Harvest Gathering food drive this year. In addition, employees donated over $2,000 in...

Rapid advances in technology and changing consumer tastes have led to mountains of discarded electronic devices, creating an increasing environmental hazard. In October and November the entire...

“Good Morning America” Anchor Amy Robach Keynote Speaker Just a year ago, Amy Robach received the shock of her life. The news anchor on ABC Television’s “Good Morning America” program...

Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital honored its volunteers at the annual recognition dinner last night at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. Thirty nine volunteers were awarded service pins for surpassing...

On October 1, Gynecologic Oncology of West Michigan will become part of Spectrum Health Medical Group. The office, comprised of the practices of Gordon O. Downey, MD, FACOG, FACS and Charles R....

In conjunction with ArtPrize® 2014, Spectrum Health will celebrate art in a different way, by adding a twist of “green”. Employees of the large health system are participating by making art...

Steve Heacock, senior vice president of public affairs at Spectrum Health, is a speaker this week at the 2014 World Leisure Congress. The international event promotes the research and development...

Spectrum Health Hospital Group was recently recognized as one of the Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies™ in Michigan for 2014 by Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA). MBPA...

Spectrum Health and Munson Healthcare officials today signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore a potential collaboration between Aero Med’s operations in Big Rapids and North Flight EMS...

Like pieces of a puzzle, everything finally came together for Nathaniel Bailey. Darlene Bailey, a nursing home aide, had been raising her nephew, Nathaniel, since he was a baby. His health seemed...

Cancer care goes beyond just fighting the disease. Spectrum Health has earned STAR Program® Certification for providing quality care to cancer patients after their initial treatment. The award...

A Spectrum Health system senior vice president has assumed additional areas of responsibility. Roger Jansen, PhD, senior vice president/chief human resource officer, has assumed the additional...

$125,000 gift likely to be completed two years early Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital’s volunteers achieved another milestone this week in their support of continuous improvement in the...

Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Foundation held its 8th annual Benefit Ball on Saturday, August 9 at Lincoln Hills Golf Club in Ludington. More than 200 attendees enjoyed champagne, cocktails...

Marks completion of expansion launched in 2012 A new two-suite endoscopy facility, funded primarily by employee contributions, opens this week in the Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital surgery...

Consortium of Michigan Health Providers to Coordinate Cancer patients throughout West Michigan will now have greater access to new and unique clinical trials. Eleven hospitals and health care...

Forty-nine Spectrum Health practices have been designated patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) for 2014 by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. The designation period runs from July 1, 2014...

John MacKeigan, MD, former Spectrum Health executive dies of cancer Dr. John MacKeigan, former executive vice president and chief medical officer for Spectrum Health, died Sunday night after a...

Report Also Lists Seven Specialties as High Performing Five of Spectrum Health’s medical specialties have been ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report in its Best Hospitals...

The medical practice of Kerry Simon, MD, an office with deep community roots, will become part of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital (SHLH) effective July 14. As with other family practices that...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 14, 2014 – Patients who live, work or travel northeast of Grand Rapids now have a new center for care that unites many medical services under one roof. Spectrum Health...

Spectrum Health is pleased to announce two leadership transitions. A veteran executive and physician leader are taking on new roles in the organization. Tina Freese-Decker has accepted the...

We cruise into warmer weather just in time for muscle cars to roll into the parking lot at 750 Fuller Avenue NE, Grand Rapids. Spectrum Health Continuing Care will hold the 8th Annual Car Show for...

Move aims to improve access to primary care in Oceana County Two of Oceana County’s family practice offices have united under the banner of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, effective July 1....

The Art at Rest 2014 auction succeeded in raising more than $11,000 from 122 bidders at Lincoln Hills Sunday. The organizing committee of hospital volunteers reported Monday on the results of the...

Spectrum Health’s blood and marrow transplant (BMT) program has received internationally-recognized accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT). Blood and...

Community invited to the Grand Opening Ceremony Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital is pleased to invite the community to the Grand Opening Ceremony of its new emergency department (ED). The...

Formally Acknowledged for Environmentally Preferable Practices Spectrum Health United Hospital and Kelsey Hospital were awarded the 2014 “Greenhealth Partner for Change” Award by Practice...

Spectrum Health is the first health system in Michigan and among the first in the nation to successfully implant a recently FDA-approved device that uses electric stimulation of the brain to treat...