Spectrum Health and Zeeland Community Hospital Vote to Move Forward with Integration Process

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., November 29, 2010 — The Spectrum Health System Board of Directors and Zeeland Community Hospital (ZCH) Board of Directors have each approved resolutions that would integrate ZCH into Spectrum Health. Based on the resolutions, ZCH will become a Spectrum Health hospital, effective January 1, 2011. Specific terms of the agreement are confidential.

“Spectrum Health has had a long-standing relationship with Zeeland Community Hospital for more than a decade,” said Matt Van Vranken, executive vice president of Spectrum Health and president of Spectrum Health Hospital Group. “This agreement takes that relationship to a new level by integrating Zeeland into Spectrum Health and will enable us to provide a broader, more coordinated array of services to the region.”

Patients of Zeeland Community Hospital will experience the same level of consistent, quality care they have come to appreciate and value. Integration into the Spectrum Health System will take place over the next 12 to 24 months. During this time, there will be no interruption in patient care.

“Our Board came to this decision after an intensive and thorough analysis of several options. Integration with Spectrum Health will ensure care for the Zeeland, Hudsonville and surrounding communities today and far into the future,” said Henry Veenstra, president of Zeeland Community Hospital. “Our patients will benefit from expanded services and access to additional expertise that is unmatched in our region. We look forward to serving our patients with the same exceptional, compassionate care that has been our passion, tradition and trademark for over 80 years.”

Zeeland Community Hospital is a 57-bed, not-for-profit hospital staffed with nearly 200 physicians, 566 employees and 133 volunteers. Zeeland Community Hospital has been a member of the Spectrum Health Regional Hospital Network and the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Partners in Children’s Health.

Spectrum Health System is a not-for-profit health system in West Michigan that offers a full continuum of care through the Spectrum Health Hospital Group, a collection of eight hospitals and more than 140 service sites; the Spectrum Health Medical Group, mmpc® and West Michigan Heart—physician groups totaling more than 400 providers; and Priority Health, a health plan with nearly 580,000 members. Spectrum Health’s 16,000 employees, 1,500 medical staff members and 2,000 volunteers are committed to delivering the highest quality care. The organization provided $79.4 million in community benefit during its 2009 fiscal year. As a system, Spectrum Health has earned more than 100 awards since it was formed in 1997.

Zeeland Community Hospital has served Ottawa County and portions of Kent and Allegan counties for over 80 years, providing a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services including surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, emergency, urgent care, intensive care, digital mammography, CT scan, MRI and nuclear medicine technologies. ZCH has a strong commitment to community health education, partnering with local schools, churches, and businesses. ZCH is a 2010 winner of West Michigan’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For award and is the proud recipient of the 2010 Benchmark in Patient Satisfaction award from Arbor Associates Inc.; the 2009 Modern Healthcare magazine’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare; and the 2009 Hospital Value Index’sTM Best in ValueTM award which distinguishes ZCH as being among the best hospitals in the nation in terms of quality, affordability, efficiency and patient satisfaction.