Press Releases

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health Offers New Breakthrough Treatment for Emphysema

In a breakthrough for patients suffering from severe COPD or Emphysema, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health has become one of the first Michigan health systems to offer a new minimally invasive procedure that offers hope for better... Read story

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health Named CHIME Health Care’s “Most Wired” Seven Years in a Row

For the seventh consecutive year, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health has been recognized as one of CHIME Health Care’s Most Wired Hospitals in the country. Of the 13 Michigan hospitals that made the list, Metro Health is the only one... Read story

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health adds key leadership positions

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health, the first health system in West Michigan to appoint a physician CEO, is adding to its accomplished senior leadership with two executive vice presidents joining the team. Dr. Rakesh (Raki) Pai has been... Read story

Investments in women’s health care add access and options

With new doctors and a comprehensive women’s health center soon to open, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health is working to ensure women in West Michigan have access to care through every phase of their lives. Three OB/GYNs transitioned... Read story

Dr. Peter Hahn chosen as new President & CEO

Metro Health — University of Michigan Health has become the region’s first physician-led healthcare system following the selection of Chief Medical Officer Dr. Peter Hahn as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Hahn begins in the new... Read story

Metro Health-University of Michigan Health Partners with Eon to Improve Lung Cancer Care

Metro Health-University of Michigan Health today announced that it is partnering with Eon to improve the management of lung cancer screening and pulmonary incidental nodule patients with EonDirect. EonDirect is the first cloud-based software powered... Read story

Metro Health certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health believes everyone in West Michigan should have local access to world-class health care. This includes the most advanced treatments available for stroke, a leading cause of death and the No. 1 cause of... Read story

Leader honored for exemplary service to physicians of the future

Gerri Navarre is being honored for a career that has nurtured the education of more than a thousand aspiring physicians at Metro Health – University of Michigan Health, turning the students of today into the medical leaders of tomorrow. Navarre,... Read story

Metro Health – University of Michigan Health Repeats as “Best and Brightest” Winner

By Dave Olejniczak, Chief Operating Officer On behalf of our Leadership Team, I am proud to announce that we have been selected as being among the “101 Best and Brightest to Work for” in West Michigan. Metro Health – University of... Read story

City of Wyoming and Metro Health-University of Michigan Health Partner in National Drug Take Back Day Event

The City of Wyoming and Metro Health-University of Michigan Health will help households across our community dispose of unused medications safely and properly on Saturday, April 28. The City of Wyoming and Metro Health again will partner to provide... Read story