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Designation denotes safe patient outcomes at Big Rapids Family Birthing Center. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., May 26, 2021 – Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital has earned a platinum designation for...

Designation denotes safe patient outcomes at United Hospital Family Birthing Center. GREENVILLE, Mich., May 26, 2021 – Spectrum Health United Hospital has earned a platinum designation for...

ZEELAND, Mich., May 26, 2021 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital has earned a platinum designation for maternal care from the Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI...

$15 physicals offered at Big Rapids and Reed City Walk-In Clinics. BIG RAPIDS & REED CITY, Mich., May 25, 2021 – Families with young athletes will have four opportunities to take advantage of...

Due to declining positivity rates and increasing vaccination rates, all Beaumont Health hospitals will welcome one support person/visitor each day, regardless of vaccination status, for patients...

Fremont, Mich., May 21, 2021 – For Olivia Smith of Hesperia, the COVID-19 was about protecting herself and, just as importantly, her family. So, when she showed up at Gerber Memorial’s...

In an effort to make obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination convenient and easy, Spectrum Health *urgent care and primary care physician offices now offer COVID-19 vaccinations. People who have a...

Spectrum Health will recognize the unique contributions of its certified nurses on Certified Nurses Day, March 19, 2021. The day is an annual worldwide event dedicated to celebrating certification...

Spectrum Health continues to offer COVID-19 vaccines at several locations this week for both adults and children, and is particularly eager to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the newly...

Beaumont Health will offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at its Beaumont Service Center and Beaumont, Troy clinics beginning Thursday, May 13. Beaumont has provided more than 337,000 vaccinations to...

(NILES) – Spectrum Health Lakeland began construction to expand heart and vascular services within Spectrum Health Lakeland Hospital Niles, located at 31 N. St. Joseph Avenue. The expansion will...

FREMONT, Mich., May 12, 2021 – Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial’s free Parkinson’s support group meeting on Thursday, May 20, will feature Ashok Sriram, MD, a Spectrum Health board-certified...

Spectrum Health will be offering walk-in opportunities to receive a free COVID-19 vaccination May 11 – 15 at clinics at 60th Street as well as at the West Michigan Vaccine Clinic at DeVos Place....

GREENVILLE, Mich., May 10, 2021 – Alicia Blackmer, RN, was recognized by her peers with a DAISY Nurse Leader Award May 6 at Spectrum Health United Hospital where she works as a hospital supervisor.

Fremont, Mich., May 10, 2021 – In honor of Mother’s Day, The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM), has awarded Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital a Hospital Maternity Care Excellence...

New Study Raises Concerns Over Racial Disparity Gap in State’s Infant Mortality Rate NOVI, MICHIGAN, May 7, 2021 – In honor of Mother’s Day, The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM), a...

Five Spectrum Health hospitals lauded for positive delivery outcomes. GREENVILLE, Mich., May 7, 2021 – In honor of Mother’s Day, The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM), has awarded Spectrum...

Beaumont Health’s Board of Directors has appointed Julie Fream, of Beverly Hills, as its new Board chair and Christopher Blake, of Grosse Pointe Farms, as its Vice Chair. The transition will...

Golfers to support virtual care at Spectrum Health Foundation event June 14. GREENVILLE, Mich., May 6, 2021 – Whether you drive for show or putt for dough, all golfers can chip in to support...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 6, 2021 – Spectrum Health has announced Bill Hoefer, FACHE, as the new market leader for the system’s southwest region covering Allegan and Ottawa counties. Hoefer...

11th annual fundraiser helps patients at Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center. REED CITY & CHASE, Mich., May 5, 2021 – Ida DeHaas, of Chase, may have lost her battle with cancer in 2015,...

Beaumont Health is providing five additional walk-in clinic days to make it easier for people to get vaccinated. Beaumont has provided more than 300,000 vaccinations to help combat the COVID-19...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Caring Circle of Spectrum Health Lakeland recently achieved level 5 partner status though We Honor Veterans, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization...

ZEELAND, Mich., April 29, 2021 –Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital was awarded an “A” in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the...

Jon Ashford recognized by National Diversity Council. GREENVILLE, Mich., April 28, 2021 – Spectrum Health executive Jon Ashford was recognized as a diversity champion by the National Diversity...

The West Michigan Vaccine Clinic will be administering free COVID-19 vaccinations today and Wednesday, April 26 and 27, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for anyone who is 18 or older and has not...

Annual list recognizes excellence in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience and financial health Grand Rapids, Mich., April 27, 20201 – Spectrum Health Butterworth,...

New location across from hospital opens May 3. REED CITY, Mich., April 27, 2021 – Reed City area patients utilizing Spectrum Health outpatient rehabilitation services will have a bigger and...

$350,000 grant will enable the study of rare diseases in undiagnosed neonatal patients Grand Rapids, Mich., April 27, 2021 – The Gerber Foundation has awarded Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’

ZEELAND, Mich., April 26, 2021 – To meet the growing needs of the community and to align with the operations of other Spectrum Health locations, the Spectrum Health Urgent Care – Zeeland...

After vaccinating approximately 450 people in just two hours during its first vaccine walk-in clinic, Beaumont Health will now offer three additional walk-in clinics to make it easier for people...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Spectrum Health System is backing the implementation of an evidence-based violence reduction and intervention program proposed in Grand Rapids. In acknowledging that...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 22, 2021 – Spectrum Health recognizes that improving health means protecting the environment. Environmental factors such as allergens, air pollution and vehicle...

One-time walk-in vaccination program runs from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. As of today, Beaumont Health has provided more than 290,000 vaccinations to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In its continued...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Apr. 21, 2021 – Spectrum Health is pleased to announce Kelly Dyer as incoming president of the Spectrum Health and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundations, effective...

Spectrum Health offers drop-off sites and expert resources GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 20, 2021 – Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, Priority Health and Families Against Narcotics Grand...

Every day, more people die from opioid-related overdoses than from car accidents or gun violence. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 72,000 Americans died from drug...

Beaumont Health is sending an urgent warning to its communities that hospitals and staff have hit critical capacity levels and health care workers are pleading for Michiganders to personally take...

Ovell Barbee to be recognized during National Diversity and Leadership Conference Grand Rapids, Mich., April 14, 2021 – Spectrum Health Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Ovell...

Collaboration emphasizes patient care and population health management among seniors DETROIT, Apr. 13, 2021 — Grand Rapids-based Spectrum Health will expand its longstanding, network...

The West Michigan Vaccine Clinic at DeVos Place hopes to administer a total of 24,000 vaccinations today, tomorrow and Wednesday. Many appointments have just opened, particularly on Wednesday, so...

La Clínica de Vacunas del Oeste de Michigan en DeVos Place espera administrar un total de 24,000 vacunas hoy, mañana y el miércoles. Muchas citas acaban de abrirse, especialmente para el...

Researchers at Beaumont Health have used precision medicine to discover a simple blood test that may provide an early prediction of Alzheimer’s disease in patients, according to a study...

Beaumont Health is experiencing a major surge in COVID-19 patients, while very carefully allowing fully vaccinated individuals to visit their loved ones who are hospitalized with issues other than...

Value-Based Healthcare Programs Will Be Designed to Improve Patient Outcomes, Reduce Cost of Care GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. and DUBLIN – March 31, 2021– Spectrum Health and Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT)...

Article link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0248375 Researchers at Beaumont Health have used precision medicine to discover a simple blood test that may provide...

Longtime family medicine doctor readies for semi-retirement Dr. Mark Zook is going to miss his patients, colleagues and friends when he retires from Spectrum Health in late April. A...

United Hospital surgeon makes Greenville her adopted hometown Dr. Jusith Amparo still remembers the corn fields. And the size of the hospital and community when fellow surgeon Dr. Kevin O’Connor...

Additional non-clinical volunteers are needed to support this effort. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 30, 2021 – The West Michigan Vaccine Clinic at DeVos Place, operated by Kent County, Spectrum...

Se necesitan voluntarios no clínicos adicionales para apoyar este esfuerzo GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 30 de mayo, 2021 – La Clínica de Vacunas de West Michigan en DeVos Place, operada por el condado...