COVID-19

Metro Health Preserves Spiritual Practices for Patients Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

COVID-19 has quickly disrupted every part of our lives, including how we practice our faith. This can be especially challenging for healthcare settings as they uphold a statewide ban on visitors. The highly contagious nature of COVID-19... Read story

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health and Spectrum Health Revise Adult ICU Visitor Restrictions

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health and Spectrum Health have revised their adult Intensive Care Unit visitor restrictions. As of tonight (March 25) at 9 p.m., no visitors will be allowed in either of the organizations’ adult ICUs. The... Read story

Metro Health Provides Child Care and Financial Assistance for Staff During COVID-19 Outbreak

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health has announced progressive programs that will help ease the burden of child care and financial restraints for valued staff during the COVID-19 outbreak. Metro Health Hospital and Metro Health Hospital... Read story

Mercy Health, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health and Spectrum Health Announce New Visitor Restrictions

Mercy Health, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health and Spectrum Health have revised their visitor policies to align with a new executive order from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The additional restrictions are intended to... Read story

Metro Health Changes Visitor Policy to Limit the Spread of Respiratory Illness and COVID-19

With the first cases of COVID-19 confirmed this week in the state of Michigan, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health is taking additional measures to limit the spread of respiratory illness and COVID-19. Adjustments have been made to the... Read story

Hospital Systems and Kent Co. Health Department Work Together to Prepare for COVID-19

Officials from the Kent County Health Department, Mercy Health, Metro Health – University of Michigan and Spectrum Health are in contact with each other, as well as state and federal agencies, to coordinate preparedness efforts for COVID-19 in... Read story

Preparing for the Potential of COVID-19 in West Michigan

While the confirmed number of cases of COVID-19 disease in the United States is small, officials with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) suggests that the spread of the virus across the United States appears inevitable. Metro Health –... Read story

Metro Health Relies on Virtual Care to Continue Seeing Patients During COVID-19

Social distancing precautions are important, but so is a patient’s overall health. Metro Health is here for patients and their families and wants to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. This means finding innovative ways to continuing... Read story

Metro Health Grateful for Outpouring of Support from the Community

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health and the Metro Health Hospital Foundation would like to express gratitude for the outpouring of support from local businesses, restaurants and community members. “West Michigan is stepping up to rally... Read story