Message from the President

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More Than Thankful

Nov 20, 2018
I hope you have relationships and other things in your life that make you thankful.

What Matters Most

Nov 05, 2018
In health care, it’s easy to get distracted: rising costs, lagging reimbursement, dozens and dozens of publicly reported measures, staffing shortages...

Spectrum Health Lakeland

Oct 01, 2018
It’s official. You may have already seen the banners and Tina Freese Decker’s welcome video.

Recalibration

Aug 22, 2018
Last year at this time we were having a great year financially and were looking forward to sharing that with you in the form of pay adjustments and bonuses.

Inspired and Energized

Aug 03, 2018
I usually share Message from the President with you in writing, but I’d like to do something a little different today.

A New Path

Jul 11, 2018
You may have heard the news by now. The Lakeland Health and Spectrum Health Boards of Directors have both approved a path to integration.

Christmas in June?

Jun 22, 2018
Well, not quite. But, looking out my window, I do see a Douglas fir sitting atop a steel beam on our Pavilion project.

For the Rest of Her Life

Jun 01, 2018
What creates a lifelong memory?

The Extra Mile

May 14, 2018
As her tears flowed, so did her story. They were seated together on a bench near the gift shop at Lakeland Medical Center.

Three Secrets to Success

May 07, 2018
Listen in as Loren B. Hamel, MD, President & CEO, welcomes team members at the New Team Member Orientation and shares three secrets to success.

Faith and Forgiveness

Mar 26, 2018
As a home health aide for Lakeland Homecare, her job takes her into the homes of many of our friends and neighbors who are sick and need help.

Tough Love

Feb 28, 2018
“You saved my life!” It’s something that most physicians hear, on occasion, from their patients.

Life and Death

Feb 06, 2018
It’s what we do every day. We care for our friends and neighbors from cradle to grave.

Way to Go

Jan 26, 2018
It’s always good to get a new point of view. It helps ensure that we don’t let our own bias get in the way of understanding existing reality and of identifying opportunity.

Happy New Year!

Jan 09, 2018
It’s a greeting that has been shared many times in the last week or two.

Blessed to Give

Dec 20, 2017
It’s been said that it’s more blessed to give than to receive.

Love Those Genes

Dec 06, 2017
Six pounds three ounces. My wife Ann and I sat staring into her beautiful face, hoping to make eye contact.

Perfect Smile

Nov 13, 2017
I met Melissa for the first time in the community room at Lakeland Hospital, Niles.

It’s over. It begins.

Oct 11, 2017
Another fiscal year has come to a close.

A Loving Team

Aug 23, 2017
Her headache just wouldn’t go away.
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