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About University of Michigan Health-West

As an affiliate of University of Michigan Health, University of Michigan Health-West provides a world-class system of leading-edge healthcare services with its patient-centric, holistic approach.

The 208-bed hospital anchors the Village in Wyoming, Michigan, serving more than 250,000 patients annually. More than 61,000 emergency patients are treated each year at the hospital, a Verified Level II Trauma Center. Primary and specialty care services are provided at 30 locations throughout West Michigan.

More than 500 staff physicians provide state-of-the-art treatment for a full array of health needs, including for cancer, heart and vascular disease, stroke and trauma. As a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center and accredited Chest Pain Center, UM Health-West provides specialty services that include neurosciences, pulmonology, gastroenterology, cardiology, endocrinology, OB/GYN, bariatrics, orthopedics and wound care. In 2020, UM Health-West was the only Grand Rapids area hospital included among the “101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” by the National Association of Business Resources.

The hospital is committed to promoting health and wellness through the UM Health-West Foundation, Live Healthy community outreach classes and educational programs.