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Health Alliance Plan to expand West Michigan presence with Spectrum Health agreement
Health Alliance Plan filled a significant gap in its West Michigan care provider network with a new deal with BHSH Spectrum Health West Michigan.
Spectrum Health 2021 income dropped as health systems combatted COVID-19 case surges, staff shortages
GRAND RAPIDS — Spectrum Health recorded a smaller bottom line for 2021 as health systems nationally were ailing from COVID-19 case surges and staff shortages that drove up labor costs.
BHSH System, GVSU launch $19M scholarship program to combat nursing shortage
GRAND RAPIDS — BHSH System will put $19 million toward increasing the talent pipeline for nurses who earn their degree at Grand Valley State University, officials announced today.
MiBiz Growth Report: March 28, 2022
Recruitment platform Job.com has acquired QCI Healthcare Staffing, a Grand Rapids-based health care staffing agency. The deal was the fourth staffing agency acquisition by Job.com, which seeks to acquire small to medium-sized staffing agencies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Holland Hospital leaders take on new roles as health care partnerships deepen
HOLLAND — Holland Hospital has put in motion an executive leadership succession plan while looking to extend its position in the lakeshore health care market and to build clinical services through partnerships with University of Michigan Health-West.
‘A BIG DEAL’: Backed by Michigan investors, generic drug maker aims to disrupt insulin market
Legislation proposed in Congress would cap customers’ monthly out-of-pocket cost for insulin at $35, an idea President Joe Biden supported in his recent State of the Union address.
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MSF approves $14M in brownfield incentives for Spectrum Health; amends programs to open accessibility
The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved a brownfield plan totaling $14 million in state tax capture for Spectrum Health’s Center for Transformation and Innovation that is under construction in Grand Rapids.
Spectrum-Beaumont merger creates SE Mich. market share opportunity for Priority Health
The recent merger between Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health creates the potential for Priority Health to make deeper inroads in the Southeast Michigan health insurance market.
Legislature approves $300M in COVID relief funding to help retain health care workers
Legislation allocating $1.2 billion in pandemic relief funding that’s now headed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her signature includes $300 million to help health care providers retain and attract staff.
Future health care costs in focus as Spectrum, Beaumont finalize merger
The new health system that Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health plan to launch Tuesday will have considerable market clout in the Michigan health care market, raising concerns about the potential effect on costs.
Health care leaders speak out as workers endure ‘pandemic of violence’
Incidents of abuse and violence against health care workers already occurred at an alarming frequency two years ago.
Hospitals delay care, add beds, shift staff in ‘most challenging’ COVID surge yet
Hospitals and their medical personnel who are already deeply strained from high patient volumes face an even tougher time in the weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases rise and hospitalizations reach new peaks.
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Spectrum Health announces $151M in facility expansions, including new 11-story medical center in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS — Spectrum Health plans to spend $151 million to develop three new outpatient medical centers in downtown and rural markets north of Grand Rapids.
‘This surge is not like the others:’ State health officials expect spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations in coming month
Michigan is poised to see a “very sharp crest” in the coming weeks in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as the delta and omicron virus variants sicken thousands more people in a post-holiday surge, according to state health officials.
Spectrum Health approved for 54 additional hospital beds in case COVID surge worsens
GRAND RAPIDS — Spectrum Health can temporarily add another 54 inpatient hospital beds in Grand Rapids should a surge in patients from the COVID-19 pandemic worsen in the coming weeks.
Hospital execs hope to gain lessons from pandemic-induced staffing crisis
The start of 2022 will be a grim one for hospitals.
Completing a blockbuster merger, overcoming COVID fatigue top Spectrum Health exec’s priorities
Spectrum Health looks to close next year on a blockbuster merger with Southfield-based Beaumont Health. T
Mercy Health Muskegon granted emergency OK for additional 37 beds to deal with COVID surge
MUSKEGON — Mercy Health Muskegon has received emergency state approval to add 37 beds to handle high patient volumes amid the current COVID-19 surge.
Mercy, Spectrum, UM Health-West at or near capacity with COVID-19 patients
Officials with three major West Michigan health systems reported Friday that their hospitals are at, or near, capacity with COVID-19 patients, test positivity rates are at record highs, and worker fatigue is at its worst levels of the pandemic.
8 West Michigan projects to watch
The construction industry experienced widespread pauses on projects in 2020 during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the backlog made for a packed year in 2021, which features a range of ongoing projects including housing developments and reuses of former industrial buildings.
Department of Defense to dispatch medical teams to GR, Detroit hospitals amid COVID-19 surge
The federal government will dispatch military medical teams to Grand Rapids and the Detroit area next week to support hospitals overwhelmed with patients.
Spectrum Health moves back to visitor restrictions as more hospitals seek community help with COVID-19 spike
Spectrum Health has reinstituted visitor restrictions at all of its 13 hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the state.
MiBiz on WOOD-TV8: Spectrum Health to spend $117M on pay raises, bonuses to combat staffing shortages
GRAND RAPIDS — Spectrum Health is planning to spend $117 million in the coming months on pay raises and bonuses as health systems across the country deal with widespread staffing shortages.
Spectrum Health to spend $117M on pay, bonuses to combat staffing woes
GRAND RAPIDS — Spectrum Health plans to spend $117 million in the coming months on higher pay and bonuses to help retain and attract workers amid a widespread health care industry staffing shortage.
Health care officials issue warnings as unvaccinated, deferred care patients push capacity
Health systems and emergency medical service agencies in a 13-county region of West Michigan say they are at a “tipping point” from high patient volumes.
COVID-19, delayed procedures push West Michigan hospitals to capacity
GRAND RAPIDS — The ongoing high demand for care both from people ill with COVID-19 and non-COVID patients who have delayed procedures has some West Michigan hospitals nearing capacity.
West Michigan hospitals receive top ratings as state ranks 10th for patient safety
Most hospitals in West Michigan have earned an “A” or a “B” grade in a recent biannual report card on patient safety.
Grand Rapids advances $22M brownfield plan for new Spectrum Health campus
GRAND RAPIDS — City officials have taken another step toward approving $22 million in brownfield incentives for Spectrum Health’s Center for Transformation and Innovation campus.
‘Employee-driven market’ stalls commercial office leasing, investments
West Michigan’s commercial office market is in a lull as companies remain hesitant to bring back workers while offering more flexible schedules, leading to worsening vacancy rates and a lack of investment in new construction.
Federal merger review backlog continues to stall Spectrum-Beaumont deal
The regulatory review of the proposed merger between Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health has taken longer than expected as the Federal Trade Commission examines a recent flood of deals.