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New Location Now Open! 1113 West Superior St.
New Location Now Open! 1113 West Superior St.
The Cardiovascular Network of West Michigan reached a significant milestone, successfully completing its 200th open-heart surgery procedure at University of Michigan Health-West. This achievement was marked April 4, 2024 by Dr. Alphonse DeLucia III and comes just 18 months after the program’s launch in October 2022. The Cardiovascular Network of West Michigan is a joint Read More
University of Michigan Health-West has reached a new milestone in cardiovascular care with the unveiling of the Steve and Amy Van Andel Heart & Vascular Center at a ceremony Thursday, Nov. 30. The state-of-the-art medical center, located within the UM Health-West Professional Building on Health Dr. SW, was made possible by landmark gifts totaling $3.1 Read More
Ten months since launching the state’s newest open-heart surgery program, the Cardiovascular Network of West Michigan completed its 100th surgery at University of Michigan Health-West, a pace that is nearly two and a half times its first-year goal of 50 operations. In addition to giving West Michigan patients greater choice and access to top-rated care Read More
The term heart attack often conjures images of blocked arteries requiring immediate medical intervention. However, a lesser-known condition called stress cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a challenging diagnostic look alike.
A group of community leaders has invested in the health of West Michigan with gifts totaling $3.1 million, opening a new era of cardiovascular care and advanced open-heart surgery, University of Michigan Health-West officials announced today. The gifts collectively are among the largest the nonprofit health system has ever received. Contributions have come from a Read More
University of Michigan Health-West, home of the state’s newest center for open-heart surgery, is adding the leadership and experience of a surgeon who has performed more than 5,000 cardiothoracic procedures in his career. Dr. Alphonse DeLucia III will lead the UM Health-West cardiac surgery team in its role as a member of the Cardiovascular Network Read More
A new era of advanced cardiovascular care has begun in West Michigan, as some of the nation’s top heart surgeons gathered to perform open-heart procedures in a new state-of-the art operating room at University of Michigan Health-West. For the first time, patients in the Grand Rapids market have an option for open-heart surgery. This is Read More
For every cardiac condition, University of Michigan Health-West has the capabilities and expertise you need. Nationally recognized as an Accredited Chest Pain Center, UM Health-West has earned additional accreditations for vascular diagnostic testing, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, nuclear medicine and more. We are building on that expertise to launch the first new open-heart surgery program Michigan Read More
The patient loved doing yard work. But lately, a painful problem was taking all joy out of a favorite activity.