VAI names insurance exec to board

A local health insurance leader has joined the board of the Van Andel Institute. VAI said yesterday it appointed Joan Budden, president and CEO of...

Trillium sparks conversation on how to live, die and grieve well

A new organization is taking a different approach to the end-of-life journey by emphasizing honest communication between patient and physician and serving as a...

Health care career advice

Students and parents are often frustrated by the limited choices they appear to have when thinking about careers. Yet, their thinking is often clouded...

Remain vigilant: After six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Michigan health experts warn...

As the weather cools and winter approaches, health professionals warn about complacency and encourage residents and businesses to remain vigilant in the COVID-19 pandemic. Health...
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Gov. Whitmer mum on health chief’s resignation, sports ban

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday refused to discuss the circumstances surrounding the abrupt departure of Michigan's health director during the coronavirus pandemic, including whether she asked for his resignation.

Health system breaks ground on $24.5M project

A health system plans to break ground Tuesday on a $24.5-million project to expand and renovate a local center. Spectrum Health said today that the...

VC fund invests in medical software startup

A venture capital fund in the region has invested in a medical startup on the state’s east side. The cultivate(MD) venture capital fund, by Holland-based Genesis...

Medical company makes leadership changes

An executive’s pending retirement has prompted organizational changes for an area maker of medical devices and equipment. Kalamazoo-based Stryker Corp. announced that David Floyd, group...
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Hospitals launch pay incentives to attract, retain workers amid staff shortages

Metro Health-University of Michigan Health launched a new bonus program this month that pays up to thousands of dollars to new workers who start...

Autism insurance helps children, but more therapists needed

LANSING — The state now requires health insurers to provide diagnosis and treatment coverage for people with autism spectrum disorder, and advocacy groups say...

Collaboration is a biomedical research imperative

When my parents considered building a research institute in Grand Rapids in the late 1990s, many people thought it a foolish endeavor. No significant medical...
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Rohs named SW Mich. regional president of Ascension Michigan

Ascension Michigan has named Dr. Thomas Rohs as president and CEO of the health system’s southwest region, overseeing hospitals in Kalamazoo, Plainwell, Allegan and...

Health care leaders focus on healthy lifestyles in 2016 forecast

Decreasing chronic illness will be one of the most important avenues to decreasing future health care costs, according to health care leaders who participated...

Biometrics use raises civil liberties concerns

LANSING — A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on DNA testing has raised concerns among civil liberties advocates about the use of biometrics in...

Mercy Health introduces military health programs

Mercy Health Muskegon and Mercy Health Physician Partners (MHPP) launched a military and veterans’ health program.

Man finds another tannery dump site

Editor's note: The original version of this article incorrectly described the dump sites as illegal. Another leather tannery waste dump site has been found in...

Priority Health, Blue Cross work together in pilot program to drive primary care...

Setting aside their competitive tendencies, Priority Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan are working together with the federal agency that administers Medicare...

University offering three new degrees

A local university is offering three new degrees in the cybersecurity and biomedical engineering fields. Starting this fall, Grand Valley State University will offer bachelor's...

‘Life care’ company enters market

A company offering “life care management” to seniors and those with disabilities has entered the West Michigan market. Ikor of North Grand Rapids said it...

BHSH System will continue providing abortion services

Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health hospitals will continue to provide pregnancy termination when “medically necessary.”