Southwest Michigan

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Dec. 10, 2025 – Opening today, Corewell Health™ Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph converted its obstetrics triage area into a dedicated Obstetrics Emergency Department (OB...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., October 10, 2025 – Following an inspiring community event on women’s health and breast cancer awareness, Corewell Health™ is reminding community members that early...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Oct. 6, 2025 – The Corewell Health Care Center in St. Joseph is expanding its cancer care services with a new treatment option available for radiation therapy of basal cell and...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., September 25, 2025 – Corewell Health’s third annual Southwest Michigan Women in Medicine Symposium attracted more than 200 women – a company record for attendance. The...

Watervliet, Mich., July 15, 2025 – Residents in Watervliet and surrounding areas can now receive expanded heart care at Corewell HealthTM Watervliet Hospital. New services will include general...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., June 4, 2025 – Corewell Health™, in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan, is hosting blood drives scheduled throughout Southwest Michigan this summer. The blood...

ST. JOSEPH, May 12, 2025 – Corewell Health™ is pleased to announce the opening of a new substance use treatment and education center in Berrien County. According to the Michigan Department of...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., March 19, 2025 –Corewell Health™ Lakeland Hospitals – St. Joseph Hospital is advancing surgical care by acquiring and utilizing the da Vinci 5 (dv5), the latest innovation...

Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 24, 2025 – Corewell HealthTM has opened an advanced heart failure clinic at Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan. The clinic is located at Corewell Health Lakeland...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., November 26, 2024 – Corewell Health™, in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan, is encouraging community members to donate blood this holiday season. A series of...

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) and Corewell Health™ Lakeland Graduate Medical Education will offer clinical training for medical students at a new...

Southwest Michigan area residents will soon be able to access primary care services at a new Corewell Health™ facility in Dowagiac. The opening of Corewell Health Primary Care Dowagiac...

Natalie Baggio, RN, will become the new president of Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan, effective July 1. She will report to the system’s Chief Operating Officer, Darryl...

The Corewell Health™ Center for Wellness - formerly Center for Better Health and Wellness - has moved to a spacious new building around the corner from its...

Corewell Health™ welcomed two new members to its board of directors in Southwest Michigan. Bertha King and Stephen Hempel, M.D., began three-year terms on...

Community members are invited to support Corewell Health Hospice & Palliative Care, formerly Caring Circle, by purchasing a luminary now through Monday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. Donors may choose to personalize each luminary...

Corewell Health™ Lakeland Hospitals - St. Joseph Hospital and Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals - Niles Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2023 from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog....

Southwest Michigan area residents can access gastroenterology services at a new Corewell Health™ facility, Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals...

General surgeon Andrew Vaughan, D.O., joined the medical staff in Southwest Michigan. Dr. Vaughan will see patients alongside several board-certified surgeons...

Save the date for Corewell Health Foundation Southwest Michigan's Annual Gala. This year’s theme is “Coming Together,” raising funds to benefit the Patient Assistance Fund....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone ages six months and older as the best protection from this serious...

Corewell Health welcomes two new family medicine physicians to Southwest Michigan. Jon Ferlmann, DO, joins the team at Corewell Health Primary Care - Coloma,...

In collaboration with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan, Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals - St. Joseph Hospital is hosting an inaugural...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three American adults has prediabetes. What is more troubling, most people are living with it and do...

Through the Allied Health Careers Scholarship program, the Corewell Health Foundation Southwest Michigan (formerly known as Spectrum Health Lakeland Foundation) granted...

Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan is pleased to welcome board-certified pulmonologist, Narayana Gandham, MD, to the medical staff. Dr. Gandham will see patients...

The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), recently granted three-year accreditation to the cancer program at Corewell...

Corewell Health is hosting a series of joint-relief orthopedic community seminars throughout July. During each 45-minute presentation, local Corewell Health orthopedic...

Today, Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals in Niles and St. Joseph received “A” Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog that...

Corewell Health is pleased to welcome Pansy Samuel, NP, to the heart and vascular medical staff. Samuel is seeing patients alongside ten cardiology physician specialists...

Corewell Health, the new name for Spectrum Health Lakeland, is pleased to welcome Aubrey Tompkins, CNM, to its medical staff. Tompkins is seeing patients alongside three...

Blood supplies across the state remain low, with some blood types in critical need. Corewell Health, in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan, is hosting a...

Corewell Health leaders, physicians, community partners and patients marked the opening of the newest facility in Southwest Michigan yesterday in Niles. The...

Corewell Health is pleased to welcome Ingrid Kwak, NP, to the heart and vascular medical staff. Kwak is seeing patients alongside ten cardiology physician specialists...

On February 6, 2023, Lakeland General Surgery in St. Joseph will see patients at the Center for Outpatient Services, located at 3900 Hollywood Road. They are moving from...

(ST. JOSEPH) Jan 26, 2023 - The Society for Simulation in Healthcare has awarded the simulation training center at Corewell Health South full accreditation in the areas of teaching, education and...

January 26, 2023 - Debbie Guido-Allen, RN, has been promoted to president, Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital, the new name for Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn. She will begin her role Monday, Feb. 6....

(ST. JOSEPH) Jan 25, 2023 - Corewell Health Foundation Southwest Michigan, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland Foundation, awarded a total of $224,016 in grant awards in 2022 through the Community...

(BENTON HARBOR) Jan 18, 2023 - At an event yesterday, Corewell Health South, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland, gathered community members and leaders to mark the beginning of construction at the...

(ST. JOSEPH) Jan 3, 2023 - The Lakeland Pharmacy Shoppe has moved and is now open within the Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center,...

(ST. JOSEPH) Dec 29, 2022 – Out of 1,316 local babies born to date in 2022, Jayden and Charlotte were the most popular names this year. The BirthPlace at Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals in...

Hospitals and emergency departments remain open (ST. JOSEPH) Dec 22, 2022 – For the safety of our patients, due to the significant winter storm predicted in Southwest Michigan, Corewell Health...

Dec 21, 2022 - On January 9, 2023, Lakeland Neurosurgery and Lakeland Pulmonology will begin seeing patients at a new location within Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital, the new name for the...

(ST. JOSEPH) Dec 21, 2022 - As part of the eleventh annual Bears in the Air program, South Bend International Airport (SBN) delivered more than 2,500 teddy bears to children in six area hospitals...

(ST. JOSEPH) Nov 22, 2022 - This year, more than 300 community members attended the annual Corewell Health Foundation Southwest Michigan, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland Foundation, gala held at...

(ST. JOSEPH) Nov 21, 2022 - Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital and Corewell Health Niles Hospital, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center and Spectrum Health Lakeland Niles Hospital, have...

(ST. JOSEPH) Nov 9, 2022 - The Berrien Community Foundation awarded Lory’s Place, a program of Caring Circle at Corewell Health South, a $10,000 project grant to support one year of continued...

(ST. JOSEPH) Nov 7, 2022 - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the United States' largest philanthropy focused solely on health, recently awarded Corewell Health South, formerly Spectrum Health...

(ST. JOSEPH) Nov 2, 2022 - Corewell Health South, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland, is pleased to welcome primary care physician, Max Schaefer, DO, to the medical staff. Dr. Schaefer is seeing...

(ST. JOSEPH) Nov 2, 2022 – Corewell Health South, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland, is providing free financial counseling support to community members during health insurance open enrollment,...

(ST. JOSEPH) Nov 1, 2022 - Corewell Health South, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland, is pleased to welcome board-certified general surgeon, Stephen Komara, DO, to the medical staff. Dr. Komara...

(ST. JOSEPH) Oct 26, 2022 - Corewell Health South, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland, welcomes Stephanie McNeil, MBA, as vice president, human resource business partner. McNeil also serves as vice...

(NILES) Oct 18, 2022 - Older adults and individuals caring for a loved one 65 years or older are encouraged to attend a free community event, Seniors in the know: Life planning made easy, hosted...

(ST. JOSEPH) Oct 14, 2022 – Corewell Health South, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland, is pleased to welcome board-certified family medicine provider, Eli Sager, DO, to the medical staff. Dr....

(ST. JOSEPH) Oct 6, 2022 - Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome general surgeon, Allison Hoch, DO, Hillary Edgerly, NP, and Genna Grondin, NP, to the medical staff. Dr. Hoch, Edgerly,...

(ST. JOSEPH) Sep 30, 2022 – Lory’s Place, a grief healing and education center of Caring Circle, hosted a dedication event Wednesday, September 28, celebrating the expansion of services, adult...

(ST. JOSEPH) Sep 29, 2022 – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome Manthan Kimmane, NP, to the medical staff at Spectrum Health Lakeland Heart and Vascular. Kimmane is seeing patients...

(ST. JOSEPH) Sep 27, 2022 – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome urologist, Suresh Potluri, MD, to the medical staff. Dr. Potluri is seeing patients alongside David Kraklau, MD, and an...

(BERRIEN SPRINGS) Sep 27, 2022 – The Veggie Van is making its way throughout Berrien County. This mobile farmer’s market will offer free, locally grown, top-quality, healthy fruits and...

(ST. JOSEPH) Sep 26, 2022 – On Saturday, November 12, community members are invited to attend a celebration and fundraiser to support nurses. The At the Heart of Healing Gala will be held at...

(NILES) Sep 20, 2022 – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome Lindsey Kinney, DO, to the medical staff. Dr. Kinney is seeing patients alongside four expert providers at Spectrum Health...

(ST. JOSEPH) Sep 20, 2022 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend a yearly flu vaccine for everyone age six months and older as the best protection from this serious illness....

(ST. JOSEPH) Sep 20, 2022 – It’s estimated that 1 in 3 adults have prediabetes, and more concerning, most individuals are unaware of it and their probability of developing Type 2 diabetes...

(GRAND RAPIDS) Sep 16, 2022 — Priority Health, Oronoko Township and the National Fitness Campaign (NFC) are pleased to announce the opening of an outdoor Priority Health Fitness Court® in...

(ST. JOSEPH) Sep 16, 2022 – The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM) has recognized Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph and Spectrum Health Lakeland Hospital Niles as...

(ST. JOSEPH) Sep 14, 2022 – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome cardiologist John-Phillip Markovic, MD to the medical staff. Dr. Markovic is seeing patients alongside nine cardiology...

(NILES) Sep 12, 2022 – The Veggie Van is making its way throughout Berrien County. This mobile farmer’s market will offer free, locally grown, top-quality, healthy fruits and vegetables, and...

(ST. JOSEPH) Aug 23, 2022 – Spectrum Health Lakeland congratulated 22 local high school students who completed the 2022 GROWTH internship program. The seven-week program includes a combination...

(ST. JOSEPH) Aug 17, 2022 – Spectrum Health Lakeland will host an in-person hiring event on Tuesday, August 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hanson Care Park, inside Pine Ridge, located at 4368...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome pulmonologist, Jeffrey Grondin, MD to the medical staff. Grondin is seeing patients alongside two board-certified pulmonary...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome Shannon Arader, PA to the medical staff. Arader is seeing patients alongside three ear, nose, and throat physician specialists and...

(BERRIEN SPRINGS) – Join Spectrum Health Lakeland for fun and excitement at this year’s Berrien County Youth Fair. Spectrum Health Lakeland, a proud annual sponsor of the fair, will share...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome Evan Lytle, DO to the medical staff. Lytle is seeing patients alongside board-certified neurosurgeon Rafeek Woods, MD; Angela...

(ST. JOSEPH) For the ninth consecutive year, Spectrum Health Lakeland has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Quality Achievement Award with...

(STEVENSVILLE) – Southwestern Medical Clinic Christian Counseling and Psychological Services is pleased to welcome Crystal Payton, APRN, to the medical staff. Payton is seeing patients at two of...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome certified nurse midwives, Erin Beckman and Lindsay Scheffers, to the medical staff. Beckman and Scheffers are seeing patients...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome Michelle (Missy) Powell, NP, to the medical staff. Powell is seeing patients at Spectrum Health Lakeland Primary Care, Coloma, which...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., March 1, 2022 – Soroya Pierre-VanArtsen, MBA, was recently appointed vice president of philanthropy, Spectrum Health Lakeland and president, Spectrum Health Lakeland...

(NILES) – Patients in need of medical, surgical, and cosmetic skin care can now see providers from Stonegate Dermatology within a new satellite office, located within the Spectrum Health...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Corazon, Inc., a national leader in services for the cardiovascular specialty based in Pittsburgh, has granted accreditation to the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...

Deceptive calls request personal information (ST. JOSEPH) - Spectrum Health Lakeland has received reports from patients and Priority Health members in Berrien County who are receiving calls from...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Dec. 21, 2021 – As part of the tenth annual Bears in the Air program, South Bend International Airport (SBN) delivered more than 2,000 teddy bears to children in six area...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Dec. 20, 2021– The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), with support from The Gary and Mary West Health Institute and John A. Hartford Foundation, recently granted...

NILES, Mich.,–Nov. 22, 2021 – Spectrum Health Lakeland began construction on a new integrated care campus, located at 2002 South 11th Street in Niles. The 22,000-square-foot facility will...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. Nov. 15, 2021 – Spectrum Health Lakeland recently acquired the Mazor X Stealth™ Edition Robotic Guidance Platform. The Platform combines pre-operative implant 3D planning and...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Throughout the month of November, Caring Circle, formerly Hospice at Home, celebrates 40 years of service in Southwest Michigan and joins organizations across the nation in...

(ST. JOSEPH) — Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation for Medical Excellence in heart failure treatment and stroke by...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Nov. 2, 2021 – The Center for Better Health, located at 100 W. Main Street in Benton Harbor, is celebrating one year since the facility first opened. Initially established...

Mask requirements and health screenings continue (ST. JOSEPH) – Due to rising COVID-19 positivity rates and inpatient volume, Spectrum Health Lakeland has revised our visitor guidelines....

Allows for same day results, increased testing capacity (ST. JOSEPH) – A new level of molecular testing is now available at Spectrum Health Lakeland through a $350,000 investment in the cobas®...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Sept. 2, 2021 – Corazon, Inc., a national leader in services for the cardiovascular specialty, has granted Service Line of Excellence to the percutaneous coronary intervention...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome Patricia McCarthy, NP, to the medical staff. McCarthy is seeing patients alongside Michael Burton, MD; Katie Fitton, DO; and Albert...

(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...

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...

(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...

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...

NILES, Mich., Dec. 9, 2020– The Spectrum Health Lakeland Board of Directors recently approved a $1.34 million investment to renovate the bariatric and orthopedic units at Spectrum Health...

New Family Medicine Provider Joins Spectrum Health BELDING, Mich., December 7, 2020 – Spectrum Health Belding Family Medicine is excited to welcome Lyn Hulst, MD, to its care team. A Holland...

Prioritizing patients with symptoms (ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland has revised eligibility changes for those seeking a test at a Lakeland facility. We have widen the opportunities for...