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Holland, MI-- In 1917, Holland Hospital first opened its doors in order to create local access to health care. From a house-turned-hospital at the corner of 12th and Central in downtown Holland to a now nationally recognized organization in many locations, Holland Hospital is proud to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2017 with an ongoing commitment to improve health in the communities it serves. “Our 100 year journey toward a healthier lakeshore community has been one of commitment, care and progress,...

Gifts to Annual Lights of Love Campaign Light the Lives of Patients Holland Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary invites the community to participate in the 30th annual Lights of Love Campaign, a festive and meaningful way to honor or remember a loved one as well as benefit patients through the proceeds. Each year, the campaign funds special projects that directly impact the care and comfort of patients.  This year, the Auxiliary is raising money for two departments. The Boven Birth Center to receive Newbo...

Holland Hospital Home Health Services was named to the Top 100 of the 2016 HomeCare Elite®, a designation reserved for the top-performing home health agencies nationwide. Winners are ranked by an analysis of publicly available performance measures in quality outcomes, best practice (process measure) implementation, patient experience (Home Health CAHPS®), quality improvement and consistency, and financial performance. “Improving quality of care and the patient experience continue to underpin a rapidly e...

Holland Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2016 and is one of only 36 hospitals nation-wide to be awarded this honor. It is the eighth consecutive year Holland Hospital has achieved this award. The Performance Award recognizes hospitals across the nation that have implemented a higher standard of care for heart attack patients as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guid...

Holland Hospital’s School Nurse 5K Run/Walk is back!  This family-friendly, non-competitive, 5K takes place Thurs., Oct. 6 at Holland High School, 600 Van Raalte Ave. Proceeds from this event benefit Holland Hospital’s School Nursing Program which serves the needs of more than 11,000 students in 5 local school districts.  The School Nurse 5K Run/Walk is designed to encourage physical activity among students. Registration is only $10. Kids can qualify to run for FREE by completing ten 30-minute ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in late July unveiled an updated Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings system that summarizes 64 quality measures into a unified rating of one to five stars.  Holland Hospital is one of only 102 hospitals to achieve a 5-star rating from a pool of approximately 4,600 hospitals reviewed nationwide. "When individuals and their families need to make important decisions about healthcare, they seek a reliable way to understand the best choice for them...

Holland, MI - The National Diabetes Prevention Program, offered by Holland Hospital’s Center for Good Health, is being recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC has given the program "full recognition," a designation which the CDC says is reserved for programs that have effectively delivered a quality, evidenced-based program that meets all of the standards for CDC recognition. “We are honored to receive this designation for delivery of this high quality national level ...

Dr. Laurie Birkholz discusses birth control options and the truth and myths around the various methods.

For the 14th consecutive year, Holland Hospital has been named a West Michigan’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA). According to MBPA, winning companies practice innovative strategies and represent best practices in human resources in industries as diverse as automotive, insurance, hospitality, communications and nonprofit organizations. “Performance like this requires a deep commitment to the patients we serve and to each other,”...

Holland Hospital is being honored by two national quality monitoring organizations. For the second year in a row, Holland Hospital has received the America’s 50 Best Hospital Award from Healthgrades. The award is reserved for hospitals that provide overall clinical excellence across a broad spectrum of conditions and procedures consistently for at least six consecutive years. This year, Holland Hospital is ranked by Healthgrades as the highest performing hospital in Michigan and the 7th highest nat...