Spectrum Health

Spectrum Health System
Not-for-profit
Industry Healthcare
Founded Sept. 19, 1997
Headquarters Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Area served
 West Michigan
Key people
 Richard C. Breon, President & CEO
Revenue Increase $2.6 billion USD (FY2009)[1]
Decrease $50.9 million USD (FY2009)[1]
Number of employees
 25,000 total (2016)[2]
Website http://www.spectrum-health.org/

Spectrum Health System, commonly known as Spectrum Health, is a not-for-profit, integrated, managed care health care organization based in West Michigan. Spectrum Health's subsidiaries include hospitals, treatment facilities, urgent-care facilities, as well as physician practices that serve the western Michigan area.[3] Priority Health is a subsidiary health plan with nearly 600,000 members. Spectrum Health is the largest employer in West Michigan with 23,900 staff, 1,500 physicians and 2,000 volunteers.[4] The annual payroll and benefits amounted to $734 million in fiscal year 2009.[2] Spectrum Health is Aa3 rated by Moody’s Investors Service, placing it among only 40 health care systems in the country to receive this high rating.[5] Spectrum Health System is recognized as one of the Top 50 Integrated Health Care Networks in the United States.[6]

History

Spectrum Health was formally incorporated on Sept. 19, 1997, bringing together the resources of Butterworth Health System and Blodgett Memorial Medical Center.[7] It became the largest and most comprehensive health care organization in West Michigan after years of planning and a high-profile legal battle. In August 2000, Richard C. Breon was hired to lead the organization as CEO, and sought to form an integrated health care system.

In 2011, Spectrum Health implemented a program that integrates medical services, behavioral health care, addiction and social services for frequent emergency department users. A review of 296 patients involved in the program found a 45% reduction in emergency department visits and hospital admissions after 3 months and a 65% reduction after 6 months.[8]

Services

Spectrum Health provides inpatient and outpatient services at a variety of locations throughout Michigan.

Hospitals

The Spectrum Butterworth Hospital is located in downtown Grand Rapids. Patients are also seen at Spectrum Health’s community and specialty hospitals:[9]

Health care providers

The Spectrum Health Medical Group employs more than 90 physicians and mid-level practitioners. Spectrum Health also has a multispecialty physician group (mmpc), which has more than 300 health care providers serving patients in more than 30 specialties.

Other facilities and services

Spectrum Health Continuing Care is West Michigan’s largest provider of post-acute services, including rehabilitative, long-term acute, home and residential care. Spectrum Health has an air ambulance helicopter service, called Aeromed, that transports patients between accident scenes as well as between hospitals and the airport.[10][11]

Community benefit

Spectrum Health provided $79.4 million in community benefit during the 2009 fiscal year.[1]

Awards

As a system, Spectrum Health has earned more than 100 awards during the past 10 years.[12] Recent awards include:

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Combine Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009" (PDF). Spectrum Health System. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Facts & Figures". Spectrum Health System. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Spectrum Health Hospitals". Archived from Spectrum Health - Hospitals & Centers the original Check |url= value (help) on December 31, 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  4. ↑ "About Us". Spectrum Health System. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Report to the Community 2008-2009" (PDF). Spectrum Health System. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  6. ↑ "2012 IMS Top 100 IHNs" (PDF). 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  7. ↑ "Spectrum Health History 1991–2000". Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  8. ↑ "Coordinated, Intensive Medical, Social, and Behavioral Health Services Improve Outcomes and Reduce Utilization for Frequent Emergency Department Users". Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  9. ↑ "Spectrum Health Hospitals". Archived from Spectrum Health Hospitals the original Check |url= value (help) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  10. ↑ Spectrum Health - Aero Med
  11. ↑ "Grand Rapids Helicopter Crash". Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  12. ↑ "Awards and Accolades". Spectrum Health System. Retrieved March 20, 2010.

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