Spectrum Health Lakeland

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Nonprofit community-owned health system in southwest Michigan

Spectrum Health Lakeland
Type	Non-profit hospital
Industry	Healthcare
Year Founded	1899
Service Area	Southwest Michigan
Number of Employees	3934^[1]
Hospital Type	Teaching^[2]
Affiliated University	Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Website	www.lakelandhealth.org

Spectrum Health Lakeland is a nonprofit community-owned health system in southwest Michigan.^[3] The health system comprises three hospitals, an outpatient surgery center, a regional cancer center, rehabilitation centers, two long-term care residences, home care and hospice services, and 34 affiliate physician practice locations.

History

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For over a century, Spectrum Health Lakeland has served the community of southwest Michigan. Since its inception, the health system has experienced mergers, consolidations, and growth.

1899 - Mercy Hospital opens in Benton Harbor (building demolished beginning November 7, 2016)^[4]
1951 - Memorial Hospital opens in St. Joseph
1977 - Memorial Hospital (St. Joseph) and Mercy Hospital (Benton Harbor) merge to form Mercy Memorial Hospital
1992 - Pawating Hospital (Niles) merges with Mercy Memorial Hospital, forming Lakeland Regional Health System; Pawating Hospital becomes Lakeland Hospital, Niles
1994 - Berrien General Hospital merges with Lakeland
2002 - Center for Outpatient Services opens in Royalton Township, St. Joseph
2009 - Inpatient addition opens at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph
2010 - Southwestern Medical Clinic becomes a Lakeland HealthCare Affiliate; Community Hospital of Watervliet merges with Lakeland
2011 - The Marie Yeager Cancer Center in Royalton Township opens; Hospice at Home becomes a Lakeland HealthCare Affiliate
2012 - Lakeland Medical Suites, Niles opens to the public
2013 - The new and expanded Emergency Department opens at Lakeland Hospital, Niles; Hanson Hospice Center opens to the public; Pine Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation opens to the public
2015 - Lakeland HealthCare announces corporate name change to Lakeland Health^[5]
2015 - Lakeland Health joins Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Network^[6]
2015 - Six Michigan health systems align to form integrated care network^[7]^[8]
2016 - Lakeland Board of Directors approve five-story, $160 million expansion to St. Joseph campus^[9]
2018 - Lakeland Health and Spectrum Health announce a possible merger to be determined by October 2018;^[10] merger proceeded

Services

Spectrum Health Lakeland provides both inpatient and outpatient medical services throughout southwest Michigan. Lakeland Hospital, Niles and Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph are two of 14 hospitals in Michigan accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The Joint Commission, in conjunction with The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, has recognized Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph and Lakeland Hospital, Niles with Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers.

Campuses

Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph
Lakeland Hospital, Niles
Lakeland Hospital, Watervliet
The Lakeland Health Park, St. Joseph
The Hanson Care Park

Donations

In 2013, Lakeland Health, as it was known then, provided a total of $22.1 million^[11] in community benefits to improve quality of life in southwest Michigan:

$15.5 million in financial assistance and subsidized care
$3.6 million in medical education
$2.7 million in community outreach and leadership
$.21 million in cash and in-kind donations

Awards

2014 Advisory Board Engagement Award^[12]
2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award recipient^[13]
2014 Governor's Fitness Award Outstanding Healthy Workplace Diamond Level Winner^[14]
2014 Governor's Award of Excellence for outstanding inpatient clinical achievement in the acute care hospital setting^[15]
2015 "100 Great Community Hospitals" by Becker's Hospital Review^[16]^[17]
2015 Most Wired List^[18]
2015 Patient Centric Imaging Award^[19]
Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award^[20]
Stage 7 by HIMSS Analytics^[21]
U.S. News & World Report 2016 Best Hospitals List^[22]
2017 15 Top Health System by Truven Health Analytics^[23]

References

^ 2015 Corporate Annual Report Archived 2016-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ "GME - Main". www.spectrumhealthlakeland.org. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
^ "Innovation Starts with the Heart, Not the Head". Harvard Business Review. 2015-06-12. ISSN 0017-8012. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
^ Matuszak, John (November 8, 2016). "Mercy meets its end". The Herald-Palladium. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
^ STAFF, HP. "Name change for Lakeland". The Herald Palladium. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
^ Moody on the Market - New Rehab Network for Lakeland Health
^ MiBiz: 6 Michigan health systems join care network to drive best practices Archived 2015-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ Allegiance Health: Six Michigan Health Systems Announce Formation of Clinically Integrated Network Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ MiBiz: West Michigan Business News and Information Archived 2023-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Spectrum Health eyes new merger". MLive.com. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ 2014 Corporate Annual Report Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Advisory Board: 2014 Engagement Award Winners Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ HIMSS: Lakeland HealthCare Selected as 2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award Recipient
^ Michigan Fitness Foundation: 62 Michigan Residents Named Governor’s Fitness Award Finalists Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ MPRO Archived 2015-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ Becker's Hospital Review: 100 great community hospitals | 2015 Archived 2015-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ Moody on the Market: Lakeland Ranked Among Top 100 in U.S. Archived 2015-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ Hospitals & Health Networks Magazine 2015 Most Wired List^{[permanent dead link]}
^ HealthImaging 2015 Patient Centric Imaging Awards Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Healthgrades Overall Hospital Awards Archived 2015-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Case Studies Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ U.S. News & World Report Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ Truven Health Analytics Archived 2023-08-13 at the Wayback Machine