West Michigan

Spectrum Health moves into teaching kitchen space to expand culinary medicine programming and open a lifestyle medicine specialty practice GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. March 2, 2020 – Spectrum Health is...

Meleah Mariani, MSN, has been named the chief nursing officer at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, effective immediately. She has been serving as interim CNO at the Ludington Hospital since...

ZEELAND, Mich., Feb. 24, 2020 – Spectrum Health adult and pediatric outpatient rehabilitation facilities in the Holland and Zeeland areas are reorganizing to better serve patients and families....

Jason Joseph and Darryl Elmouchi named in Becker’s “100 to know” GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 19, 2020 – Becker’s Hospital Review, a leading health care trade magazine, recently recognized...

FREMONT, Mich. (Feb. 19, 2020) – Spectrum Health is helping shine a spotlight on vaping. Spectrum Health physician Shelley Schmidt, M.D., and Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial tobacco treatment...

New protocol allows for timelier behavioral health care GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 17, 2020 – Inebriated patients can begin the process of receiving follow-up care and assessments sooner thanks...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., February 13, 2020 –Spectrum Health today announced that through the generosity of Acrisure LLC, the Acrisure Center for Innovation in Children’s Health will be established...

Annual event introduces start time for ride-along competitors GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb.12, 2020 – The Spectrum Health Irish Jig, one of Michigan’s premier 5K road races, is making changes to...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Feb. 11, 2020 – Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital and Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital have received the Healthgrades 2019 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award™ for a...

Screenings aim to calm public anxiety and prevent spread of illness GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 9, 2020 – In an effort to prevent the spread of illness and ease anxiety about novel coronavirus...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While we can't select our genetics, we can make lifestyle choices...

Kim Septrion, RN, a radiology department nurse at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital was selected as the hospital’s latest recipient of the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The announcement...

Bill Feyers, CT technologist lead in the medical imaging department at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, was selected as the Bee Award winner by Kim Septrion, RN who was named as the DAISY Award...

Special Community Event Scheduled for February 19 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 5, 2020 – February is Heart Month and Spectrum Health – the leading provider of cardiac care in West Michigan – is...

February 4, 2020— Art has the power to heal, inspire, provoke, challenge and offer hope. For more than 17 years, Zeeland Community Hospital has partnered with local schools to hold its annual...

Spectrum Health Pennock is pleased to announce the addition of Patrick Hite, PA-C to Spectrum Health Pennock Family Medicine – Lake Odessa, located on M-50 near downtown Lake Odessa. This...

January 27, 2020— Kathleen Campbell, PT, DPT, PRPC has recently joined Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital Rehabilitation. She will work with the adult rehabilitation team in the Medical...

Spectrum Health Pennock is pleased to announce the addition of David Dargis, DO to the General Surgeons team in Hastings. Dr. Dargis is a board-certified physician specializing in general surgery....

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 20, 2020 – Spectrum Health is honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by encouraging employees to volunteer for community agencies across the state on Monday,...

Registration is now open at spectrumhealth.org/wheatlake-races BIG RAPIDS & REED CITY, Mich., January 20, 2020 – Runners, walkers and those joining the fight against cancer can register now for...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 8, 2020 – Working to meet the challenge of caring for the community amid an influx of respiratory illness, Grand Rapids hospitals are asking those who are ill to...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 8, 2020 – Spectrum Health hospitals are working to meet the challenge of caring for our community amid an influx of respiratory illness. Because one of the most...

All Beaumont Health hospitals are experiencing high volumes of patients with respiratory viral illnesses, predominantly influenza. As a result, visitation restrictions are now in place at...

Open interviews for nutrition services and environmental services positions Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 6, 2020 – Spectrum Health will hold a ‘same day hire’ event Thursday, January 9, at West...

Grace and Jaxon lead the list of most popular names in annual list. Big Rapids, Mich., Dec. 18, 2019 – Of the almost 500 babies born this year at Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Family...

2019 Leapfrog Award recognizes outstanding quality and safety. REED CITY, Mich., December 17, 2019– Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Spectrum...

2019 Leapfrog Award recognizes outstanding quality and safety. LAKEVIEW, Mich., December 17, 2019– Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Spectrum...

Located in the Integrated Care Campus on Fulton GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 16, 2019 – Spectrum Health officially opened its newest urgent care center today at the Integrated Care Campus at 7128...

Spectrum Health Celebration of Caring dinner highlights upcoming Charity Ball Greenville, MI., December 12, 2019 – As a highly skilled radiologist, Dr. John Merchun has been trained to see...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., December 12, 2019 – Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation and IHeart Media are happy to celebrate the 20th anniversary of collaboration in raising more than $400,000...

After 41 years as a physician and 30 years with Beaumont Health, Dr. Leslie Rocher, senior vice president and chief medical officer at Beaumont, Royal Oak, has announced his desire to retire from...

Birmingham, Michigan resident Stuart H. Blanck, an owner of Wallside Windows, has donated $21 million to support emergency medicine and future unmet needs of Beaumont Health. To recognize this...

Hospital designated as a Level IV trauma facility. REED CITY, Mich., December 4, 2019 – Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital emergency department staff have been recognized for their work with...

Treatment highlights partnership between Henry Ford Health System and Spectrum Health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 22, 2019 – Two Michigan State Police troopers are back on the road after one...

Spectrum Health Family Medicine—Grant is pleased to announce that Jennifer Hudson, DO, is now accepting new patients at the Grant clinic, located at 230 S. Maple Street. Dr. Hudson is a 2011...

Director of diversity, equality & inclusion receives award for Business, Management, Industry and Labor GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 20, 2019 – The YWCA West Central Michigan has honored seven...

Ben Franklin’s old adage, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” seems to fit perfectly when it comes to diabetes. About 95% of people with diabetes have Type 2 diabetes, which...

EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 19, 2019 – Breakthroughs in cystic fibrosis are finally happening. While the latest CF headlines tout a new genetic treatment that targets its underlying cause, a major...

Beaumont asks you to join the battle against this top public health crisis Antibiotic resistance is a larger public health threat than most people realize. And, the Centers for Disease Control and...

On the surface, dieting apps that appeal to and/or include options for the 18 and younger crowd might sound like a great idea. What’s not to like about encouraging healthy food choices,...

Retiring physician Dr. Thomas Wright chosen as honorary tree lighter for final event. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., November 15, 2019 – After 22 years of kicking off the holiday season, the final Tree...

(HARTFORD) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome internal medicine physician, Erika Nearpass, DO, to the medical staff. Dr. Nearpass will see patients at both Stagg Medical Center in...

Greenville, Mich., November 11, 2019 – Spectrum Health United Hospital announces the opening of pediatric observation units in coordination with Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital...

(ST. JOSEPH) – In honor of Caring Circle board member and long-time philanthropic supporter, Hilda Banyon, the organization recently established the Hilda Banyon Compassion Fund. Community and...

BIG RAPIDS, Mich., November 7, 2019 – Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Gradea national distinction recognizing hospital...

GREENVILLE, Mich., November 7, 2019 – Spectrum Health United Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing hospital...

ZEELAND, MI – November 7, 2019 – Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Zeeland...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 6, 2019 — Scientists have devised a technique to sort out which heart cells can replicate and which cannot, a critical step toward treatments that may one day help the...

FREMONT, Mich. (Nov. 4, 2019) – Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial is the recipient of a 2019 Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades, which conducts a national survey of hospitals...

Big Rapids & Reed City, Mich., November 1, 2019 – Spectrum Health Big Rapids and Reed City Hospitals announce the success in the pediatric observation program piloted in the emergency...

Big Rapids Hospital respiratory therapist recognized by peers. Big Rapids, MI., October 28, 2019 –Todd Weber was inspired to become a respiratory therapist after seeing the outstanding care his...

ZEELAND, MI – October 28, 2019 – The MHA Keystone Center honored Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital’s Megan VanDam, RN, BSN, with the quarterly MHA Keystone Center Speak-up! Award...

Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital Excels in Total Knee Replacement, Total Hip Replacement and Treatment of Sepsis Outcomes According to Healthgrades Zeeland, MI (October 22, 2019) –...

Hospital Excels in Treatment of Respiratory Failure Outcomes According to Healthgrades Greenville, MI., October 22, 2019 – Spectrum Health United Hospital is 5-star rated for Treatment of...

Hospitals Excel in Treatment of Pneumonia and Sepsis Outcomes According to Healthgrades Big Rapids and Reed City, MI., October 22, 2019 – Spectrum Health Big Rapids and Reed City Hospitals are...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 21, 2019 – Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is proud to join the Eastern Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium for Disaster Response (EGLPCDR) as a Center...

‘Collaborative care has been the best thing for us’ For Gentry Kestner, the ability to see a palliative care provider via virtual health without leaving the Spectrum Health Cancer Center at...

These understudied disorders afflict up to 25 million Americans Grand Rapids, Mich., October 16, 2019 – The National Institutes of Health has awarded a Michigan State University researcher a...

The holidays are filled with food and drink, family and friends, music and song. They might also be filled with stress and anxiety, lost focus and over-indulgence. On Nov. 12, Beaumont Hospital,...

The volunteers of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital presented a $50,000 check Wednesday evening for the hospital foundation’s Cancer Patient Assistance Fund, spearheading the first payment of a...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 8, 2019 – Spectrum Health is proud to be recognized as a 2019 College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Most Wired health care organization at a...

Susie diagnosed with benign tumor on her wrist GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 3, 2019 – When John Ball Zoo’s veterinarian Ryan Colburn first examined the lump on Susie the chimpanzee’s right...

Working cooperatively to offer behavioral health services GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 26, 2019 – In an effort to improve access to behavioral health services throughout the state, Spectrum Health...

Community members invited to create and bid on holiday decorations Big Rapids, Michigan: Holiday trees, wreaths and creative decorations of all types will be on display and up for bids at the...

Award presented annually to individuals demonstrating extraordinary volunteer service GRAND RAPIDS Mich., Sept. 24, 2019 – The Spectrum Health Foundation recently recognized Greg and Meg Willit...

Dr. Bob Connors plans departure January 3, 2020 Grand Rapids, Mich., September 17, 2018 – Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital President Bob Connors, MD, has announced his plans to...

(STEVENSVILLE) – Ronda Holmes, activity leader at Pine Ridge: A Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, recently became a facilitator for the Virtual Dementia Tour® through Second Wind Dreams—an...

Should you avoid exercise after a heart attack? What about exercise and heart failure – should people with heart failure avoid activity? In contrast, is intense exercise the only way to a...

Individual donor brick deadline is September 30. REED CITY, Mich., September 11, 2019 – The deadline to purchase personalized bricks that will be part of the Wheatlake Wellness Path is quickly...

(ST. JOSEPH) – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the United States’ largest philanthropy focused solely on health, recently awarded a $250,000 grant in support of Community Grand Rounds:...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 8, 2019 – Spectrum Health officially opened its newest walk-in clinic today inside the recently renovated Meijer store at 5500 Clyde Park Ave SW in Wyoming. Spectrum...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 6, 2019 – Spectrum Health has been recognized as a Corporate Community Leader by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Community Service Commission. This year’s...

Charity Partners and Race Details Announced for America’s Largest 25K Road Race GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct 1. – The Amway River Bank Run Presented by Fifth Third Bank with Spectrum Health the...

Holly Luft, RN, a supervisor in the emergency department at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has been nominated and selected for the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The announcement was...

Mellissa Lemire, nursing technician in the emergency department at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, was selected as the Bee Award winner by Holly Luft, RN who was named as the DAISY Award...

Spectrum Health was top enrolling site in clinical trials testing the device for detection of acute coronary syndromes GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 27, 2019 – An implantable monitoring device may...

Greenville High School senior Micah Bouman became king of the hill Saturday, beating the field and the famed Marvel Drive hill near the finish line to win the Spectrum Health Danish Dash on August 17.

Fundraiser in Chase aids patients at Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center. REED CITY & CHASE, Mich., August 16, 2019 – Saddle up and wagons ho! The 9th annual Ride for a Cure event at D Bar...

Community activist, Allan Carlson, 88, received the Justus and Paulina Stearns Legacy Award at the Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital “Mad Hatter” Benefit Ball Friday evening, August 9....

Beaumont Medical Center, Canton hosts 2nd annual ‘Family Safety Awareness Day’ Aug. 17 Beaumont Medical Center, Canton, located at 7300 N. Canton Center Road, is hosting its second annual...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 7, 2019 – Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is proud to open Michigan’s first dedicated wireless epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU), offering world-class care and the...

Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital’s Win With Wellness Fit Club program recently awarded bicycles to 14 local elementary students. The bicycles were prizes from the Fit Club 100 Mile Challenge,...

Equipment provides more scans, higher speeds. Patients visiting Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital will now have more advanced imaging services through a newly installed CT scanner. “To have this...

Located in the Wyoming Meijer Store GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 24, 2019 – People who live near and shop at the newly-renovated Meijer store in Wyoming, Michigan will soon be able to access care...

More than 20 medical surgical nurses take specialized training. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., July 22, 2019 – After completing specialized training and passing an advanced exam, Spectrum Health Big Rapids...

This week brings us 90-plus degree temperatures and, as a result, an increased risk of heat-related illness. On average, 600 people die each year in the U.S. from complications of extreme heat,...

5k race, Veggie Van and fun will highlight the Danish Festival event GREENVILLE, Mich., July 8, 2019 – Registration is open for the 2019 Spectrum Health Danish Dash and organizers are expecting...

Recognized for cancer clinical trials work GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 8, 2019 – Connie Szczepanek, R.N., B.S.N., C.C.R.P., research director, Spectrum Health, and director of the Cancer Research...

Golfers provide life-saving support at Spectrum Health Foundation event August 19. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., July 2, 2019 – Playing a fun round of golf is hardly a life and death situation. However,...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Caring Circle recently achieved Level 4 Partner status though We Honor Veterans, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in collaboration with...

$110,000 in gifts to fund scholarship endowment and Wheatlake Wellness Path. BIG RAPIDS, June 21, 2019 – Members of the Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Auxiliary continue to make a positive...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 18, 2019 – U.S. News & World Report has again included Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in its 2019 Best Children’s Hospital rankings, with a total...

Group receives $200,000 grant to fight abuse in Mecosta County BIG RAPIDS, Mich., June 7, 2019 – Mecosta County ranks number one among all 83 Michigan counties in risky health behaviors,...

Zeeland, MI (June 10, 2019) – Waiting in line at your local Urgent Care is becoming a thing of the past for Zeeland area residents. Spectrum Health Zeeland Urgent Care recently launched an...

June 20 open house offers hands-on surgeon experience GREENVILLE, Mich., June 5, 2019 – Minimally-invasive surgery at Spectrum Health United Hospital is taking a high-tech leap forward with the...

Marian Fuller, MD, has recently joined Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Obstetrics & Gynecology, located at 250 Nelson Road. She will provide both inpatient and outpatient OB/GYN care and...

Greenville High School first site of behavioral health pilot GREENVILLE, MI; May 28, 2019 -– Responding to the needs of the community’s youth, Spectrum Health and Greenville Public Schools...

LANSING, Mich., May 24, 2019 – At its 37th Annual Conference in Ann Arbor last week, the Michigan Recycling Coalition recognized the Spectrum Health Distribution Center and the Delta County...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 23, 2019 – This month, the Renucci Hospitality House marks 20 years of providing homelike and affordable accommodations for families whose loved ones are patients at...

Greenville, Mich– May 15, 2019—Spectrum Health United Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This marks United Hospital’s...