Patient Guide

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Thank you for choosing Spectrum Health Lakeland. We strive to provide you with the best experience possible while you are in the hospital. In the patient guide books below you will find the answers you need to many questions you may have regarding your stay at Spectrum Health Lakeland and the services available to our patients, their families, and visitors.


Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center Guidebook

 

Spectrum Health Lakeland Niles Hospital Guidebook 

 

Spectrum Health Lakeland Watervliet Hospital Guidebook 

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Matters of the Heart short film

Watch what happens when a local Black-owned business and cardiologist come together to discuss heart health in our new short film, Matters of the Heart.

Mar 17, 2023
Health, Housing and Healing: A Community Grand Rounds Event

The large gap in homeownership rates between Black and white Americans is caused by years of policies and laws that have resulted in housing inequities. Keynote speaker, Natalie Moore, will unpack that history and how it relates to our health.

Oct 14, 2022
Community Grand Rounds - Battling Structural Racism

Structural Racism, meaning biases that have been built into the institution's people rely on, is a pervasive issue in the US.

Feb 22, 2021
Community Food Network: A Leg Up on Life

After assistance from a Lakeland nurse, Nancey received intervention for a life-threatening condition in the nick of time.

Apr 08, 2020
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, 2019
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, 2019
Interview with David Williams, MPH, PhD: Structural Competency and Institutional Discrimination

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

Jul 31, 2018
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, 2018
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, 2018
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, 2018

Trending on Lakeland

Lory’s Place to Host Disney Trivia Night Fundraiser

Lory’s Place is hosting a Disney themed fundraising event open to the public on Thursday, April 6 at Union + Social located on 216 Court Street in St. Joseph.

Corewell Health Opens New Care Center in Niles

Corewell Health leaders, physicians, community partners and patients marked the opening of the newest facility in Southwest Michigan yesterday in Niles.

Corewell Health Welcomes Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Please welcome primary care provider, Chelsea Wagner, NP, to the pediatric and family care team at Southwestern Medical Primary Care in Niles and Buchanan.

Corewell Health Cardiologist Wins Press Ganey Physician of the Year

A Corewell Health physician, Willie E. Lawrence, Jr., MD, FAHA, FACC, has been honored as Press Ganey’s HX23 Physician of the Year.

Corewell Health Welcomes New Advanced Practitioner to Southwest Michigan

Corewell Health is pleased to welcome Ingrid Kwak, NP, to the heart and vascular medical staff. Kwak is seeing patients alongside ten cardiology physician specialists and seven advanced practitioners in Coloma, Niles and St. Joseph.

Lory’s Place to Host Free Cookies, Cocoa and Conversation Event

Join us at Lory's Place on February 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. to learn about resources and appropriate words to comfort a person grieving the death of a loved one. RSVP by February 17.

Community Members Encouraged to Donate Blood, Save Lives

Blood supplies across the state remain low, with some blood types in critical need. Corewell Health, in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan, is hosting a series of community blood drives in February.

Corewell Health Announces New Board Member

Corewell Health™ welcomes Danielle “Dani” Brown, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Whirlpool Corporation, as a new board member effective Jan. 1, 2023.

Lakeland General Surgery Seeing Patients at Center for Outpatient Services

On February 6, 2023, Lakeland General Surgery in St. Joseph will see patients at the Center for Outpatient Services, located at 3900 Hollywood Road. They are moving from 2990 Niles Road.

Corewell Health South Simulation Training Center Receives National Accreditation

The Society for Simulation in Healthcare has awarded the simulation training center at Corewell Health South full accreditation in the areas of teaching, education and systems integration.

Corewell Health Foundation Southwest Michigan Awards $224,000 to Local Non-Profits

Corewell Health Foundation Southwest Michigan, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland Foundation, awarded a total of $224,016 in grant awards in 2022 through the Community Wellness Endowment.

2022 Cancer Care Report highlights oncology milestones

Corewell Health South, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland, recently released the 2022 cancer care report which looks at cancer cases locally.

Construction begins at future site of Center for Better Health and Wellness in Benton Harbor

Corewell Health South, formerly Spectrum Health Lakeland, gathered community members and leaders to mark the beginning of construction at the future site of the Center for Better Health and Wellness in Benton Harbor.

Lakeland Pharmacy moves to hospital, expands access and is now open when all other pharmacies in Berrien County are closed

The Lakeland Pharmacy Shoppe has moved and is now open within the Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph.

Corewell Health South announces top baby names in 2022

Out of 1,316 local babies born to date in 2022, Jayden and Charlotte were the most popular names this year.

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