News Releases

Up to 1,000 doses a day can be given at United Lifestyles location. GREENVILLE, Mich., March 29, 2021 – To accommodate more patients getting the COVID-19 vaccine, Spectrum Health United Hospital...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 28, 2021 – The West Michigan Vaccine Clinic at DeVos Place, operated by Kent County, Spectrum Health and Mercy Health in collaboration with Vaccinate West Michigan, is...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, 28 de marzo de 2021 – La Clínica de Vacunación de West Michigan (West Michigan Vaccine Clinic, WMVC) en DeVos Place operada por el Condado de Kent, Spectrum Health y...

Study results offer hope to patients with functional mitral regurgitation Beaumont Health, a leader in the nonsurgical treatment of mitral valve disease, is now offering treatment for certain...

Spectrum Health United Hospital ICU, inpatient staffs also recognized. GREENVILLE, Mich., March 24, 2021 – Spectrum Health United Hospital leadership honored staff members in its ICU and...

All Beaumont Health hospitals will begin limiting the visitation of family and friends at our hospitals, effective March 25 at 8 a.m. to protect patients, staff and community as COVID-19 cases in...

A clinical study of a new cardiac ablation procedure for patients with an irregular heartbeat has launched at Beaumont Health, a worldwide leader in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, or AFib....

Number of cases, positivity rate and hospitalizations all increasing **Sharing on behalf of the Kent County Health Department** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 19, 2021) – The Kent County Health...

Número de casos, tasa de positividad y hospitalizaciones en aumento. ** Compartido en nombre del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Kent ** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., (19 de marzo de 2021) – El...

Spectrum Health makes an impact on health through trees GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 18, 2021 – The Arbor Day Foundation has named Spectrum Health a Tree Campus Healthcare facility. This...

Beaumont Health is launching a new process today to allow community members to add their names to a COVID-19 vaccine waiting list. Patients can visit beaumont.org/savemyshot to add their name to...

Health care leaders share what health equity is, why it matters, and what it looks like in action for health care systems ST. JOSEPH, Mich., March 15, 2021 – Community Grand Rounds, a...

$3 million gift from McBrien family provides expanded space for multidisciplinary care The new Florence and Richard McBrien Pediatric Neuroscience Center at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak is now...

ZEELAND, Mich., March 10, 2021 – In observance National Patient Safety Awareness Week, the Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM), a nonprofit group comprised of Michigan’s largest employers and...

New York, NY — March 10, 2021 —Spectrum Health, a not-for-profit, integrated health system based in West Michigan, today announced a new partnership with TytoCare, the global health care...

First it was extreme fatigue and low-grade fever. Then, the shakes. In early April 2020, Heather-Elizabeth Brown, 36, of Southfield, tried to convince herself that her escalating COVID-19 symptoms...

Oakland University and William Beaumont Hospitals have extended their affiliation agreement through 2041. This clears the way for Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine medical...

Three Beaumont Health hospitals are featured on Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Hospitals 2021 and notes their top 300 out of over 6,000 hospitals in the U.S. Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe;...

Registration is now open for May event to fight cancer. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., March 2, 2021 – Walkers, runners and cancer fighters of all ages are encouraged to register for the Spectrum Health...

Panel of experts to address ‘Living Well with Kidney Disease’ If you have high blood pressure or diabetes, you’re at risk of developing chronic kidney disease. It’s estimated 15%, or 37...

Clinic brings specialized cardiac care to the region GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 24, 2021 – Spectrum Health is pleased to announce new Cardiovascular Services in South Haven. Spectrum Health...

Hospital foundation donors team up with Artworks for class vouchers. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 22, 2021 – Spectrum Health Foundation Big Rapids and Reed City Hospitals has joined forces with...

Organizers hope pivot from spring to fall allows for ‘closer to normal’ event **Sharing on behalf of the Amway River Bank Run** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 17, 2021 – Amway River Bank Run...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly all organizations, including Beaumont Health’s 2020 operations and volumes. As a result, like many other health systems, Beaumont experienced...

Health system has administered more than 100,000 doses On Friday, Beaumont learned of an unexpected and significant reduction in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocation from the state of Michigan. The...

Beaumont Health has updated COVID-19 visitation guidelines across the health system. Effective Monday, Feb. 15, at 8 a.m., visitation will be permitted for patients who do not have or are not...

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine has announced the addition of health system innovator Spectrum Health to its Corporate Roundtable. The Grand Rapids, MI-based integrated health system...

**Sharing on behalf of the Kent County Health Department** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., (Feb. 7, 2021) The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) notified the Kent County Health...

Health system partners with Benton Harbor health advocate and music artists Benton Harbor, Mich., February 8, 2021 – Community Grand Rounds, a program of Spectrum Health Lakeland, has teamed up...

Beaumont has the capacity to administer 50,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses a week, but is only receiving about 10,000 doses per week from the state With half a million eligible patients and some...

Volunteers contributing 20 hours of service or more to qualify for vaccination UPDATE: February 3, 2021 The West Michigan Vaccination Clinic and its partner organizations want to thank the...

Los voluntarios deberán contribuir con 20 horas de servicio o más a fin de calificar para la vacunación **Compartiendo en nombre del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Kent** GRAND RAPIDS,...

Monoclonal antibodies used under FDA Emergency Use Authorization for non-hospitalized patients at risk for developing severe COVID-19 symptoms GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 2, 2021 – Spectrum Health...

Beaumont Health’s Information Technology team detected and shut down unusual activity Saturday related to online COVID-19 vaccination scheduling on Beaumont’s Epic electronic medical record...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Neurosurgeon, Rafeek Woods, MD, recently joined the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) as a surgery champion on behalf of Spectrum Health Lakeland. MSSIC is...

First in West Michigan to offer targeted lung denervation, a new, investigational option for sufferers of common lung disease GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 28, 2021 – Spectrum Health is the first...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 22 de enero de 2021– El Condado de Kent, Spectrum Health y Mercy Health, en colaboración con Vaccinate West Michigan, se han unido para crear una clínica de vacunación...

**Sharing on behalf of Kent County** GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 22, 2021–-Kent County, Spectrum Health and Mercy Health, in collaboration with Vaccinate West Michigan, have come together to...

Beaumont Health is pleased to announce the following recognitions: WALLACE RECOGNIZED BY INFECTION CONTROL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY ASSOCIATION WITH AWARD Beth Wallace, MPH, senior director, Infection...

James Moses, MD, joins Spectrum Health West Michigan from Boston Medical Center GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 19, 2021 – Spectrum Health West Michigan has hired James Moses, MD, MPH, as senior vice...

Changes to facility entrance, wayfinding ST. JOSEPH, Mich. Jan. 19, 2021 – Phase II of the Pavilion project at Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center is now underway. The project features...

Changes to facility entrance, wayfinding (ST. JOSEPH) – Phase II of the Pavilion project at Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center is now underway. The project features 80,000 square feet of...

Invites community to join in acts of service, advocacy and learning GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 15, 2021 – This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Spectrum Health affirms its commitment to eliminating...

Beaumont has already administered approximately 32,000 vaccine doses and is prepared to administer as many as 50,000 doses a week if the health system receives enough vaccine from the state. On...

Providers will see patients starting Tuesday. CANADIAN LAKES, Mich., Jan. 13, 2021 – Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Family Medicine — Canadian Lakes is reopening Tuesday, January 19 for...

Spectrum Health United Hospital nurse, environmental services tech recognized. GREENVILLE, Mich., January 12, 2021 – Spectrum Health United Hospital labor and delivery nurse Monica Gyurenk, RN,...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., January 11, 2021 – Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is excited to celebrate 10 years of the iconic blue building being a beacon of hope and a world-renowned...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 11, 2021 – Spectrum Health welcomes two new incoming board members to the Spectrum Health System Board of Directors and thanks three board members for their many years...

Appointments are required to manage limited vaccine supply GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 11, 2021 – In response to the State of Michigan expanding eligibility for vaccination, Spectrum Health today...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Jan. 11, 2021 – The Center for Better Health, established in October 2020 with funding from the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities, will continue to...