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Love Your Heart

It's never too late to reduce your risk of heart disease. 
 
At the top of the CDC's list of primary risk factors for all chronic diseases are smoking, poor nutrition, and sedentary lifestyle.

You can help prevent heart disease by taking the following steps:

 

Talk with your healthcare provider to learn more about how you can reduce your risk.

 

 

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Living with heart failure? (Jaclynn Jackubowski, FNP)

Learn about the factors that contribute to an individual's risk for heart failure.

Feb 19
Keeping Tabs on Your Ticker: Can a Smartwatch Save Your Life? (Dennis Disch, MD)

Cardiologist Dennis Disch, MD, talks about the future of wearable technology and its ability to detect and help treat heart-related conditions.

Dec 11
Physician Video Profile: Ogubay Mesmer, MD (Cardiology)

Ogubay Mesmer, MD is a cardiologist with Spectrum Health Lakeland that specializes in adult cardiovascular disorders.

May 20
Physician Video Profile: William Lawrence, MD (Cardiology)

William Lawrence, MD is an interventional cardiologist with Spectrum Health Lakeland that specializes in adult cardiovascular disorders.

Apr 08
Provider Video Profile: Jaclynn Jackubowski, NP (Cardiology)

Jaclynn Jackubowski, NP, works with a variety of patients with complex heart conditions.

Apr 07
TAVR heart valve replacement surgery

TAVR heart valve replacement surgery explained by Spectrum Health Lakeland cardiac specialists.

Jun 29
Physician Video Profile: Dale Leffler, DO (Cardiology)

Dale Leffler, DO is an interventional cardiologist with Spectrum Health Lakeland that specializes in adult cardiovascular disorders.

Jun 15
Provider Video Profile: Emily Milliken, NP (Cardiology)

Emily Milliken, NP is the TAVR Coordinator at Spectrum Health Lakeland. She works with a variety of patients with complex heart conditions.

Mar 09
Living with heart failure? (Jaclynn Jackubowski, FNP)

Learn about the factors that contribute to an individual's risk for heart failure.

Feb 19
Cardiac Care: Rusty Schrubba "More than Just Heartburn"

After a successful surgery at Lakeland Heart and Vascular, Rusty is back to maintaining an active lifestyle.

Jan 16

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BHSH System Reinstates Practices to Terminating Pregnancy When Medically Necessary

After extensive evaluation and in-depth discussion, and always using compassion as our guide, we have evolved our approach. We continue to have the full support of the BHSH System Board of Directors.

Veggie Van to Offer Free Healthy Foods, Nutrition Information

The Veggie Van will offer free healthy foods and nutrition information from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7 at Southwestern Medical Clinic, Niles.

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Spectrum Health Lakeland Celebrates Lives Saved Through Organ Donation

During National Donate Life Month (NDLM), Spectrum Health Lakeland encourages community members to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors.

Spectrum Health Lakeland Receives Accreditation for Aortic Valve Procedure

Corazon, Inc. has granted accreditation to the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) program at Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph.

Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health to Launched New Health System

Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health are moving forward to create a new health system which will be temporarily known as BHSH System and will launch Feb. 1, 2022.

Spectrum Health Lakeland Warns of “Vishing” Scam

Spectrum Health Lakeland has received reports from patients and Priority Health members in Berrien County who are receiving calls from individuals pretending to be from Spectrum Health or Priority Health.

Spectrum Health Lakeland Welcomes New Board Members

Spectrum Health Lakeland welcomed three new board members in 2022: Deborah Bennett Berecz, Pamela Garmon Johnson, and Kenneth O’Neill, MD.

Community Health Needs Assessment Provides Local Health Insights

Spectrum Health Lakeland recently published the 2022-2024 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA).

South Bend International Airport Delivers Teddy Bears to Lakeland

As part of the tenth annual Bears in the Air program, South Bend International Airport (SBN) delivered more than 2,000 teddy bears to children in six area hospitals this week, including Spectrum Health Lakeland.

Spectrum Health Lakeland Earns Emergency Department Geriatric Accreditation

The American College of Emergency Physicians recently granted the emergency department at Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph with the bronze standard—Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation.

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A Letter to Region 5 Communities

Our individual and collective resources are being overwhelmed, and we need our communities’ help to get back on track.

Lakeland Medical Center Ranked Nationally for Clinical Quality, Safety

Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation for Medical Excellence in heart failure treatment and stroke by CareChex® Awards by Quantros.

Temporary Revision of Hours for Laboratory Services

Effective Saturday, September 25, the outpatient laboratories at Spectrum Health Lakeland Niles and Watervliet hospitals and the Center for Outpatient Services will revise their operating hours.

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