Spectrum Health West Michigan
January 19, 2021
Spectrum Health Hires Senior Vice President of Quality, Safety and Patient Experience
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 19, 2021 – Spectrum Health West Michigan has hired James Moses, MD, MPH, as senior vice president of quality, safety, and patient experience. Dr. Moses will begin his new role in April. Dr. Moses comes to Spectrum Health from Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, where he has served […]
November 18, 2020
Spectrum Health Medical Group Orthopedics Opens Clinic in Rockford
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 18.2020 – To address a growing demand in northern Kent County, Spectrum Health Medical Group Orthopedics – Rockford is now open at the Spectrum Health Integrated Care Campus in Rockford. Three Spectrum Health orthopedic specialists are accepting appointments to treat work- and sports-related injuries, pain from arthritis, hand and wrist injuries, […]
October 20, 2020
Pharmacy staff works behind the scenes for patient safety
September 17, 2020
Spectrum Health Aero Med Avoids Collision with Drone, Calls for Operator Awareness
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 17, 2020 – Recently, a Spectrum Health Aero Med helicopter had a near collision with a drone while landing at Butterworth Hospital. The drone was hovering over the rooftop landing site when the aircraft landed. The device dropped low enough to be captured by an Aero Med crew member. The owner […]
May 11, 2020
Compassion, Teamwork and Flexibility
The nurses in Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital’s Critical Care Unit are caring for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. Nurse manager Patti DeLine and RN Melissa Jones took a few minutes to answer questions about their careers in nursing and what their days are like during this global pandemic. Why did you decide to […]
April 30, 2020
Q & A with Nursing Staff in Spectrum Health’s Serious Contagious Disease Unit
Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital is home to the Serious Contagious Disease Unit. Normally, this unit is used to care for medical and surgical patients however in times of significant need such as now, the unit is converted so that it can accommodate patients with serious contagious diseases. Nurse Manager Lauren Nichol MSN, RN, CMSRN and […]
March 16, 2020
Spectrum Health Cancels Non-Urgent Patient Appointments, Procedures, Surgeries
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 16, 2020 – In a continued effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, effective Tuesday, March 17, Spectrum Health is canceling all appointments, surgeries and procedures that are not urgent or emergency-related for the next two weeks. “We believe this is the right step to protect our patients, team members and […]
March 15, 2020
Mercy Health, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health and Spectrum Health Announce New Visitor Restrictions
GRAND RAPIDS and WYOMING, Mich., March 15, 2020 –Mercy Health, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health and Spectrum Health have revised their visitor policies to align with a new executive order from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The additional restrictions are intended to prevent the spread of illness and protect patients, health care workers and […]
March 11, 2020
Spectrum Health Announces New Family and Visitor Restrictions
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 11, 2020 – Spectrum Health has taken additional action to help limit the spread of COVID-19 by announcing new hospital family and visitor restrictions. The State of Michigan has its first presumed cases of COVID-19, and an official state of emergency has been declared by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. This act has […]
March 6, 2020
Spectrum Health Offers Free Virtual Screenings for Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 For Those with Symptoms
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 6, 2020 – Spectrum Health is offering free screening for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 to those who have symptoms and may be concerned they have the virus. The purpose is to prevent the spread of illness by enabling people to seek the information they need from their homes, while making it […]
February 20, 2020
Two Spectrum Health Leaders Recognized Nationally
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 19, 2020 – Becker’s Hospital Review, a leading health care trade magazine, recently recognized two Spectrum Health executives as national leaders in their fields. Becker’s named Darryl Elmouchi, MD, MBA, chief medical officer, Spectrum Health, and president, Spectrum Health Medical Group, to its list of “100 hospital and health system chief […]
February 18, 2020
Area Emergency Departments Change Sobriety Clearance Process
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 17, 2020 – Inebriated patients can begin the process of receiving follow-up care and assessments sooner thanks to a collaborative approach among area hospitals in measuring sobriety. The work was spearheaded by Spectrum Health. This approach is a significant change in when emergency department (ED) patients can be evaluated and deemed […]
February 4, 2020
New Family Medicine Provider Joins Spectrum Health
January 9, 2020
New Family Medicine Provider Joins Spectrum Health
January 8, 2020
Spectrum Health Enacting Visitor Restrictions
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 important tools in fighting the transmission of infection is limiting exposure, only healthy visitors may visit patients in the hospitals or outpatient locations. […]
January 8, 2020
Grand Rapids Hospitals Enacting Visitor Restrictions
January 6, 2020
Spectrum Health to Hold ‘Same Day Hire’ Event at West Michigan Works!
Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 6, 2020 – Spectrum Health will hold a ‘same day hire’ event Thursday, January 9, at West Michigan Works! from 1-4 p.m. The event includes open interviews for more than 50 full-time and part-time positions in the areas of nutrition services and environmental services. Full-time and part-time positions at 20 hours […]
December 16, 2019
Spectrum Health Opens Urgent Care in Ada
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 16, 2019 – Spectrum Health officially opened its newest urgent care center today at the Integrated Care Campus at 7128 Fulton St.SE in Ada. The health system now offers nine urgent care centers throughout West Michigan. The new Ada location brings this important level of care closer to home for patients […]
November 25, 2019
Michigan State Police Troopers Undergo Rare Living Donor Liver Transplant
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 22, 2019 – Two Michigan State Police troopers are back on the road after one donated half of his liver to the other in a living donor liver transplant earlier this year. Trooper David Burr, 28, of Grand Rapids, donated part of his liver to the officer who trained him, Trooper […]
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