Pulmonology

July 28, 2022

BHSH System Transplant Survival Rates Best in State and Among Best in Nation

July 15, 2021

Spectrum Health Offers New Valve Treatment for Emphysema

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 15, 2021 –  Spectrum Health is one of the first hospitals in Michigan to offer a novel treatment for emphysema, a severe form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The treatment uses the Zephyr® Valve system, an FDA-approved minimally invasive procedure requiring no incisions or cutting. “We are proud to offer […]

January 28, 2021

Spectrum Health Offers New Treatment for COPD

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 28, 2021 – Spectrum Health is the first health system in West Michigan to offer targeted lung denervation, an investigational treatment option for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. Targeted lung denervation (TLD) is a bronchoscopic intervention designed to disrupt pulmonary nerve reflexes, which may have the potential to […]