Spectrum Health announces weather-related closures

Hospitals, urgent care centers remain open

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec 22, 2022 – For the safety of our patients, due to the significant winter storm predicted in West Michigan, Spectrum Health, soon to be Corewell Health™, is canceling many in-person office visits for Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. We will continue to offer virtual care, virtual urgent care and in-person urgent care services.

Hospitals, surgical services and urgent care centers remain open to serve patients and the community.

Offices are working to reach out to patients who were previously scheduled. Patients may receive a MyChart message to change their in-person appointment to a virtual care appointment.

A complete list of what offices and services are open and closed is available here.

Patients with questions are advised to call their physician’s office before traveling for visits.

About Corewell Health West

Corewell Health West, formerly Spectrum Health, is a not-for-profit health system serving 13 counties in West Michigan. Corewell Health West is a region of Corewell Health™, formerly the BHSH System (Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health) that provides care and coverage with an exceptional team of 60,000+ dedicated people—including more than 11,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and more than 15,000 nurses providing care and services in 22 hospitals, 300+ outpatient locations and several post-acute facilities—and Priority Health, a provider-sponsored health plan serving over 1.2 million members. Through experience and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness. For more information, visit corewellhealth.org or spectrumhealth.org.

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Contact:
Beth Cranson
Media Relations Manager
Office: 616.391.2603
Mobile: 616.540.0813
Email: elizabeth.cranson@corewellhealth.org