Spectrum Health Medical Group Hosts Free Seminar About Female Urinary Incontinence

Women who suffer from the sometimes embarrassing medical condition of urinary incontinence will have two opportunities to ask questions of a local expert.

Philip Hoekstra, MD, Spectrum Health Medical Group Urology, will explain why urinary incontinence happens and what can be done about it during free public seminars on Friday, February 18 and Friday, March 18.

Both seminars will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the third floor conference room of the Spectrum Health Medical Group building, 4069 Lake Dr., Grand Rapids, Mich. People interested in attending should call 616.267.8432 to R.S.V.P. Free parking is available in Lot K.

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system in West Michigan that offers a full continuum of care through the Spectrum Health Hospital Group, nine hospitals and more than 170 service sites; the Spectrum Health Medical Group and West Michigan Heart, physician groups with more than 600 providers; and Priority Health, a health plan with 600,000 members. Spectrum Health’s 16,700 employees, 1,500 medical staff members and 2,350 volunteers are committed to delivering the highest quality care. The organization provided $115.9 million in community benefit during its 2010 fiscal year. In 2010, Spectrum Health was named a Top 10 Health System by Thomson Reuters.