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Spectrum Health Announces Executive Appointment

Spectrum Health is pleased to announce an executive appointment in its organization.

Tina Freese-Decker has been named interim president, Spectrum Health United Memorial. She is responsible for both the operations and strategic planning at United and Kelsey hospitals. Tina has been with Spectrum Health since 2002 and most recently served as vice president, system strategic planning & development and executive director, Spectrum Health Regional Hospital Network.

Her position takes effect July 1, 2011.

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system in West Michigan offering a full continuum of care through the Spectrum Health Hospital Group, which is comprised of nine hospitals including Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, a state of the art children’s hospital that opened in January 2011, and 180 service sites; the Spectrum Health Medical Group and West Michigan Heart, physician groups totaling more than 600 providers; and Priority Health, a health plan with 625,000 members. Spectrum Health is West Michigan’s largest employer with more than 17,800 employees. The organization provided $115.9 million in community benefit during its 2010 fiscal year. In 2011 and 2010, Spectrum Health was named a Top 10 Health System by Thomson Reuters.