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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.
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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.
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Grand Rapids to consider $22M in brownfield incentives for 8-story Spectrum Health development
GRAND RAPIDS — Spectrum Health has filed a Brownfield Plan Amendment for its new Center for Transformation and Innovation, an eight-story office tower planned for the Monroe North neighborhood near downtown Grand Rapids.
TowerPinkster to acquire Indiana-based architectural firm to expand reach
TowerPinkster and Indiana-based Kovert Hawkins Architects Inc. are merging to create a more geographically diverse design firm, the companies announced today.
New Spectrum center would move low-risk cardiac procedures away from hospital
Spectrum Health wants to move certain cardiac catheterization procedures out of the hospital setting to a new $23.2 million outpatient surgical center planned on Grand Rapids’ northeast side.
Health systems build capacity for ‘rapidly growing’ mental health needs
The number of people going to Holland Hospital’s emergency room with a mental health condition grew 50 percent from 2010 to 2017.
Spectrum-Beaumont merger plan likely to miss fall deadline amid regulatory review delays
Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health said today that they “continue to make progress” toward a proposed merger that would create the largest health system based in Michigan, although the regulatory review process has been taking longer than expected.
Spectrum, Beaumont advance merger with formal integration agreement
Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health have signed a formal integration agreement to advance plans for a blockbuster merger, the health systems announced today.
Crain’s Detroit: Regulators reviewing Spectrum, Beaumont merger ahead of fall closing
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is in the middle of its antitrust review of the proposed merger between Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health.
Faith-based care provider eyes future growth beyond latest Newaygo expansion
A new medical office in Newaygo could become the start of a far broader expansion across Michigan and perhaps nationally for Christian Healthcare Centers Inc.
Biersack appointed as president of Mercy Health Saint Mary’s
GRAND RAPIDS — Mercy Health Saint Mary’s has named Dr. Matt Biersack as president after he served in the role on an interim basis for the past five months.
Monroe North hospitality businesses anticipate boost from Spectrum Health development
GRAND RAPIDS — Business owners in the Monroe North neighborhood near downtown are anticipating an influx in activity when about 1,200 employees are expected to work from Spectrum Health’s planned eight-story office development.
Spectrum, Ascension to require workforce COVID-19 vaccines
GRAND RAPIDS — Spectrum Health will require COVID-19 vaccinations of employees, students, volunteers and contractors, although not until the vaccines are fully approved by federal regulators.
After failed mergers and employee dissension, Beaumont Health seeks to join a rising star
In May 2007, William Beaumont Hospitals — which at the time operated community hospitals in Royal Oak and Troy — acquired the Bon Secours Hospital in Grosse Pointe.
Born from a merger, Spectrum Health grows into major health care player
The seeds for what became West Michigan’s largest health care provider took root nearly three decades ago.
Office workers gradually return to downtowns as officials forecast a new landscape
The short-term outlook of city officials and commercial real estate experts is improving as office workers gradually return to in-person work, and they share an optimism as downtowns reawaken from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spectrum Health buys Eastern Kille Distillery property for $3.75M in major return for craft spirits maker
GRAND RAPIDS — The owners of Eastern Kille Distillery have sold their Grand Rapids manufacturing and tasting room property to Spectrum Health, generating a major return on the craft spirit makers’ real estate investment as they seek to maintain operations within the city.
Reporter's Notebook: Merging cultures will be key to Spectrum-Beaumont deal
If culture truly does trump strategy, then add one more complexity to the proposed merger between Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health.
Former Spectrum CFO sees no ‘compelling reason’ for merger with Beaumont
Spectrum Health’s former chief financial officer was “stunned” when he learned about the health system’s proposed merger with Beaumont Health, and doubts the plan will achieve the intended goals.
Employer group raises concerns over proposed Spectrum-Beaumont merger
The proposed merger between Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health that would form the largest in-state health system in Michigan has drawn concern from a statewide business-labor coalition that worries about the resulting potential for higher prices.