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Spectrum Health Lakeland Opportunities

Volunteers play a vital role in our community and at Spectrum Health Lakeland, whether that’s greeting visitors, helping out in the gift shops, assisting patients, or more. Click below to learn about joining our amazing team of volunteers:

Become a Volunteer at Lakeland

United Way of Southwest Michigan Opportunities

From student success to hunger relief, find a community cause you care about and an opportunity that fits your schedule. Click below to see United Way of Southwest Michigan’s volunteer center and see how you can get involved and make a positive difference in someone’s life:

See All Volunteering Opportunities in the Community

Junior Achievement Opportunities

As a Junior Achievement (JA) volunteer, you can share your personal and professional experiences and skills with students from your community and help them make the connection between what they learn in school and what they will need to succeed in work and life. Want to learn more about JA? See an overview and a list of programs

Ready to inspire a future generation? Click here to learn how to become a JA volunteer

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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
We Are Lakeland

Video of our team members

Sep 19

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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.

Spectrum Health Lakeland Cancels, Postpones or Goes Virtual With Public Events

Spectrum Health Lakeland is taking the following steps related to public events through May 31, 2020.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Berrien County Announces Additional Cases of COVID-19

The Berrien County Health Department was notified of three additional positive cases of COVID-19 over the weekend.

Flu Visitor Restrictions in Place at Lakeland Hospitals

To help protect the health of our patients, team members, and visitors, Spectrum Health Lakeland is instituting a revised visitation policy for its hospitals.

Berrien County Officials Emphasize Importance of "Stay Home, Stay Safe" Order

Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-21 that temporarily requires all Michigan residents to “suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life”

Lakeland Medical Practices Consolidate Locations, Go Virtual

In an effort to limit potential exposure of COVID-19, Lakeland Medical Practices have consolidated some locations and begun conducting appointments via video visit or phone call.

Spectrum Health Provides Community Resources on COVID-19

Spectrum Health Lakeland continues to closely monitor the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in our community.

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.

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