Press Releases

Metro Health Aims to Bring Stroke Awareness to Young People

Contrary to common assumptions, a stroke can strike at any age. The one thing stroke sufferers have in common, whether they are 25 or 75, is this: The faster they get treatment, the better their chance at survival. May is National Stroke Awareness... Read story

Metro Health Attains HIMSS Level 7 Status

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health has become the first health system in Grand Rapids to attain HIMSS Level 7 status, the most prestigious distinction in the use of electronic medical record technology to improve patient care. The... Read story

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health Appoints Dr. Ronald Grifka as Chief Medical Officer

With decades of experience repairing children’s hearts and leading fellow physicians, renowned pediatric cardiologist Dr. Ronald Grifka is bringing his expertise and patient-focused approach back to West Michigan. As the new Chief Medical Officer... Read story

Additions to Metro Health – University of Michigan Health Oncology Staff Expand Access for West Michigan Cancer Patients

With the addition of three experienced physicians to its oncology staff, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health is expanding its capability to treat cancer, an illness expected to be faced by nearly 40 percent of Americans in their... Read story

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health Continues to Expand Women’s Health Services

With a new Women’s Health Center now open and gynecologic oncology services being added this spring, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health continues its expansion of advanced care for West Michigan women. Metro Health now has 10 OB/GYNs... Read story

Prescription Take Back Now Available at Metro Village Family Fare

Those unused prescriptions sitting in your medicine cabinet are much more dangerous than you may think. According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.2 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study... Read story

Metro Health Among the Nation’s Best and Brightest Places to Work

The rest of the country is catching on to what West Michigan already knows: Metro Health – University of Michigan is a great place to work. That not-so-well-kept secret is out, now that National Association for Business Resources (NABR) has named... Read story

New Partnership Provides Medical Route to a Healthier Lifestyle

West Michigan residents who have resolved to lose weight in 2019 have a new ally in their quest for a healthier life. Metro Health – University of Michigan Health is collaborating with Kentwood-based Grand Health Partners to offer a... Read story

More Choice and Access to Health Care for Michigan Children

Children and their families will have better access to the care they need, where they need it, as Metro Health – University of Michigan Health makes strategic additions to pediatric services. With three new pediatricians, a number of new pediatric... Read story

Healing Our Heroes: Sepsis education yields immediate results at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans

Urgent, complex and challenging medical cases enter into the emergency department at Metro Health – University of Michigan Health every day. Emergency Department Nurse Leona Kwekel says, some cases are so severe, she never forgets them. She... Read story