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Trinity Health and Michigan community groups will make fresh, local food a Medicaid benefit

This article is part of State of Health, a series about how Michigan communities are rising to address health challenges. It is made possible with funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. A new Trinity Health initiative will allow people in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Grand Rapids areas to...

Michigan · 07-14
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Farms taking precautions amid cyclosporiasis outbreak

There are now more than 1,500 cases of the cyclosporiasis outbreak across Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Grandville, MI · 07-13

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The Role of a Hospice Medical Director: Adding Expertise, Not Replacing Care

Each month, we bring you an article from Emmanuel Hospice, which has been recognized as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in West Michigan and in the nation. The article below was written by Emmanuel Hospice. When imagining hospice, people may picture nurses making home visits...

Lowell, MI · 07-13
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Cyclosporiasis cases surge in Michigan counties, with adults 30-49 being the largest group

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — An investigation continues into a growing outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a parasite, as cases continue to climb across Michigan. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), investigators are still working to determine the source of the outbreak. In...

Michigan · 07-13
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Ten cyclosporiasis cases reported in Kent County as outbreak grows

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - As cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, continue to rise across Michigan, the Kent County Health Department is reporting 10 cases among its residents. Local case counts are preliminary and can change rapidly as investigations continue and new information...

Kent County, MI · 07-10

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Two local ENT organizations are coming together

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Two long-standing ENT organizations in west Michigan are coming together to provide more coordinated specialty care for patients! Dr. Greg Artz from Grand Rapids Ear, Nose & Throat and Dr. Anthony Howard from Michigan ENT and Allergy Specialists join us together to talk about their unified practice.

Grand Rapids, MI · 07-09

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Kent County plans to demolish former hospital for new administration building

Demolition could begin next month on the former Kent Community Hospital, making way for a massive new building that would serve as Kent County's administrative hub.

Kent County, MI · 07-08

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West Michigan pantry offers education amid parasite outbreak

With nearly 1,000 people in Michigan sickened by the parasite cyclosporiasis, some organizations West Michigan are working to prevent the spread of the illness through education.

Grand Rapids, MI · 07-09

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6 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis found in Ionia County as statewide numbers jump to 700

The Ionia County Health Department has confirmed six cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic illness that can cause “explosive” diarrhea, in the region and suspects that there are two more.

Ionia County, MI · 07-07

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Trinity Health Michigan Slashes Hospital Germs by Nearly 80% with Powerful UV Air Disinfection Devices

Kent County, MI (WGHN) – Trinity Health Michigan is employing a new tool in the fight against infections and germs. The Muskegon and Grand Rapids hospitals are the latest to implement air disinfection devices that use ultraviolet light to clean and sanitize indoor air. A UV air disinfection device...

Michigan · 07-06

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Local pantry offers education amid parasite outbreak

With nearly 1,000 people in Michigan sickened by the parasite cyclosporiasis, some organizations West Michigan are working to prevent the spread of the illness through education.

Grand Rapids, MI · 07-08

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Trinity Health and Michigan community groups will make fresh, local food a Medicaid benefit

This article is part of State of Health, a series about how Michigan communities are rising to address health challenges. It is made possible with funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. A new Trinity Health initiative will allow people in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Grand Rapids areas to...

Michigan · 07-06

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Speaker of the House visits Life EMS in Grand Rapids

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was in Grand Rapids this week to tour the Life EMS Ambulance campus.

Grand Rapids, MI · 07-02

Grand Rapids Magazine

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Featured Physicians, John H. Huntington, M.D.

Dr. John Huntington has been a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist for more than 30 years and has served West Michigan for more than 20.

Grand Rapids, MI · 07-01

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Trinity Health Grand Rapids works to offer more free medication

Trinity Health Grand Rapids is rolling out a new program that aims to get prescription medicine to some of the lowest-income patients in West Michigan.

Grand Rapids, MI · 07-01

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Trinity Health Michigan slashes hospital germs by nearly 80%

Trinity Health Michigan is employing a new tool in the fight against infections and germs with air disinfection devices use ultraviolet light to clean and sanitize indoor air. A UV air disinfection device is installed to the ceiling in areas with high foot traffic like main lobbies, emergency departments, patient rooms, and hallways. Working independently of HVAC systems, the device takes in air through a sealed chamber and treats it with UV-C rays to kill bacteria, viruses, and mold. The device then returns the clean air back into the room.

Michigan · 06-30

Grand Rapids Magazine

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Medical Mile marks 20 years of growth & impact

Michigan Street—from Monroe Avenue on the west to roughly College Avenue on the east—is known as the Medical Mile.

Grand Rapids, MI · 07-01

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Mystery group circulates health petitions — and attacks Republicans

LANSING — A nonprofit with unknown financial backing is fanning out across six Michigan cities with petitions to change local charters — and give elected officials an earful on health care, a key election-year issue. The potential ballot proposals seek to establish “Citizens’ Advisory Healthcare Action Committees” in...

Michigan · 06-26

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$13 million in federal funding to be distributed across West Michigan clinics

More than $13 million in federal funding will be distributed across West Michigan hospital and clinic systems for research projects and healthcare infrastructure.

Grand Rapids, MI · 06-26

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Data Scare At Grand Rapids Clinic As Cherry Health Probes Network Breach

Cherry Health, the Grand Rapids community health network, is warning patients and staff that an unauthorized person may have accessed and copied information from its computer systems. In a notice dated June 18, 2026, the organization said it first spotted suspicious activity on or about April 19 and is now running a full-scale review to figure out which records were touched. Cherry Health also said it currently has no evidence that any of the accessed information has been used to carry out identity theft or fraud.

Grand Rapids, MI · 06-20