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Senior Leadership Team

Dr Loren Hamel Photo

Loren B. Hamel, MD
President, Spectrum Health Lakeland
Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Spectrum Health 

Vice Presidents

  

Natalie Baggio

Natalie Baggio
Vice President, Patient Care Services
& Chief Nursing Executive

Timothy Calhoun
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Ray Cruse
President, Watervliet and Niles Hospitals  
Vice President, Allied Health and Support Services

 

Froggatt John WEB

John Froggatt, MD
Vice President, Medical Affairs

Melinda Gruber

Melinda Gruber, PhD
Vice President, Continued Care Services
President, Caring Circle

Lowell Hamel, MD
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Chief Clinical Officer

kenneth oneil

Kenneth O'Neill, MD
Vice President, Clinical Integration

Mary Ann Pater, JD, RN
Vice President, Legal Counsel & Risk Management

robin sarkar

Robin Sarkar, PhD
Vice President, Information Systems & Chief Information Officer

Brandi Smith-Gordon

Brandi Smith-Gordon
Vice President, Philanthropy

Norma Tirado
Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Services

kendall troyer

Kendall Troyer
Vice President, Organizational Excellence
& Quality

Warren White, Jr.
Vice President, Physician Practices

Assistant Vice Presidents 

  

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Debra Johnson, RN, BSN
Assistant Vice President of Love & Respect
& Chief Experience Officer

 

Chief Compliance Officer 

  

 chris kuhlmann

Chris Kuhlmann
Chief Compliance & Integrity Officer

Continue Watching

Weathering and Health Inequity: Letting the Epigenome Out of the Bottle Without Losing Sight of the Structural Origins of Population Health

Dr. Geronimus discussed weathering and the ways that structurally rooted biological and psychosocial processes shape health inequities in our society.

Oct 25
Interview with Bechara Choucair, MD: Advancing Health? It's About the Mind, Body, and Community

Dr. Choucair shares how his organization is working to improve conditions for health and equity

Sep 12
Interview with David Williams, MPH, PhD: Structural Competency and Institutional Discrimination

Dr. David Williams discusses institutional discrimination, individual discrimination, and structural competency.

Jul 31
Interview with David Williams, MPH, PhD: Recognizing and Preventing Implicit Bias

Dr. David Williams discusses his research on ways to recognize and prevent implicit bias.

Jul 31
Interview with David Williams, MPH, PhD: Discrimination and Health Disparities

Dr. David Williams discusses his research on health inequities caused by racial discrimination.

Jul 31
Interview with David Williams, MPH, PhD: Social Influences on Health

Dr. David Williams discusses his research on the distinctive social exposures linked to racial status.

Jul 31
Interview with Patricia Rush, MD, MBA

Dr. Patricia Rush discusses the impact of psychological trauma on the brain and on chronic disease and health inequities.

May 21
COVID-19 Press Conference (03-16-2020)

Spectrum Health Lakeland President Loren B. Hamel, MD, discusses the health system's response to COVID-19 and steps being taken to ensure the safety of all staff, patients, and the community.

Mar 18
Lakeland has a Heart to Serve now with Spectrum Health

Improving health, inspiring hope, saving lives. Spectrum Health Lakeland is now part of Spectrum Health offering an expanded care team, additional specialties, and new technology for you and your family.

Jul 15
Spectrum Health Lakeland: Your 100 Top Hospital

IBM Watson Health™ published its 100 Top Hospitals® 2019 study naming Lakeland among the top 100 hospitals in the U.S. based on overall organizational performance.

Mar 04

Trending on Lakeland

Drive-up COVID-19 Specimen Collection Site Opens in St. Joseph

A drive-up COVID-19 specimen collection site is open in St. Joseph at the Center for Outpatient Services for individuals who have a physician's order to be tested, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

New Visitor Badges Going into Effect on December 2

Beginning December 2, all community members age 12 and older who are visiting a loved one in the inpatient units at Lakeland Medical Center.

Lakeland Named One of the Nation's 15 Top Health Systems

Spectrum Health Lakeland was named one of the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems by IBM Watson Health™.

Lakeland Hospitals Achieve ‘A’s’ in Patient Safety

Lakeland Medical Center and Lakeland Hospital Niles recently achieved an ‘A’ in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.

Lakeland Named 100 Top Hospital

IBM Watson Health™ today published its 100 Top Hospitals® annual study naming Lakeland among the top 100 hospitals in the U.S.

Spectrum Health Lakeland Accepting Donations of Medical Supplies

In response to the outpouring of community inquiries and offers of support, Spectrum Health Lakeland has established a donation drop-off donation site.

Spectrum Health Lakeland Announces New Visitor Restrictions

Spectrum Health has taken additional action to help limit the spread of COVID-19 by announcing new hospital family and visitor restrictions.

Spectrum Health Offers Free Virtual Screenings for Novel Coronavirus COVID-19

Spectrum Health is offering free screening for the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

Lakeland Health Awards $12,000 for Student Climbing Wall

Lakeland Receives National Recognition for Excellence in Financial Interactions

Spectrum Health Lakeland was recognized as an Adopter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s PATIENT FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS BEST PRACTICES®.

Lakeland Earns Patient Safety Award

The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM) awarded Lakeland Medical Center and Lakeland Hospital Niles with the Patient Safety Excellence Award.

Lakeland Welcomes Second K9 Team

Hiro, a two-year-old male German shepherd from Slovakia, joins handler, Chris Aungst, a retired police officer with the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department.

Berrien County Reports First Positive Cases of COVID-19

The Berrien County Health Department has identified the first two positive cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Berrien County.

Lakeland Outpatient Imaging and Laboratory Testing Hours Change

Beginning Thursday, March 26 the hours of operation for Spectrum Health Lakeland outpatient imaging and laboratory testing services will change.

Spectrum Health Lakeland Cancels, Postpones Appointments Through April 13

Spectrum Health Lakeland is postponing all non-urgent and routine outpatient appointments in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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