Spectrum Health Employees Volunteer for Martin Luther King Day

Spectrum Health is observing the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by offering employees volunteer opportunities on Monday, January 21.

More than 100 Spectrum Health employees have committed to volunteering on this day of service at locations in Fremont, Greenville, Grand Rapids, Reed City and Zeeland.

“Spectrum Health is an active member of the communities we serve,” said LeMark A. Payne, director, inclusion and diversity, Spectrum Health. “We want to recognize the impact Dr. Martin Luther King has had on American history by strengthening our relationships within these communities through the gift of time.”

Payne added that activities will range from working in community centers to sprucing up parks. Volunteers will be working throughout the day.

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 140 service sites; the Spectrum Health Medical Group and West Michigan Heart, physician groups totaling more than 700 providers; and Priority Health, a health plan with 600,000 members. Spectrum Health is West Michigan’s largest employer with 19,000 employees. The organization provided $204 million in community benefit during its 2012 fiscal year.