Holland Hospital News and Stories

As part of its ongoing mission to improve the health of the community, Holland Hospital will become a completely tobacco free campus beginning July 1, 2015.  The use of tobacco in any form, as well as e-cigarette and vapor products will not be allowed on hospital property including buildings, grounds, and parking lots at the main campus and at the hospital’s off-site locations.  The new policy applies to all employees, patients, volunteers and visitors. “By becoming completely tobacco-free, we...

Holland Hospital’s annual fund raising event, the Culinary Cabaret, last week raised a record amount of $178,485.  More than 550 guests attended the March 5 event at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville, bidding on more than 100 auction items and enjoying food and beverages from fourteen area restaurants, catering companies and beverage producers.  All of the funds raised will benefit the Holland Community Health Center which provides primary care health services to 5,400 uninsured or underinsur...

For nearly 30 years, the Hospital’s Volunteer Auxiliary has conducted its Light of Love campaign, securing hundreds of thousands of dollars for hospital programs and services over the years.  This year, the campaign again received tremendous support from the community, employees and volunteers by raising over $13,500 in contributions. This campaign supports the purchase of items that enhance the care and comfort of patients and their families but are not typically included in a department's budget. ...

Holland Hospital’s Urgent Care services, located on the Lakeshore Medical Campus (LMC) near Riley Street on Holland’s north side, will relocate in early January to a larger space on the same campus.  Urgent care patients will be seen at the current location in Building A until 10 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6. Overnight, the services will be moved a short distance to Building B where patients will be seen beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 7. “Our new space increases our number of patient treat...

More than half of Michigan hospitals have now engaged BCBSM in value-based agreements to transform health care reimbursement Michigan’s health care delivery system continues to transform its payment structure away from volume, toward a greater focus on quality and efficiency, as six Michigan health systems have signed new value-based reimbursement agreements with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. To date, 18 Michigan hospital systems, including 71 hospitals, have adopted this innovative payment model....

Just a click away! You are invited to view Holland Hospital’s latest Report to the Community with ease online using your computer, tablet or smart phone. “This year, we’re focusing on our community,” said Martha Slager, Director of Marketing and Communications. “Whether it’s promoting a healthier community through prevention and disease management, providing expert specialty services and improved access to treatment, or continuing to grow through coordinated care and strategic partnerships, we want our ...

Since opening in 2007, Holland Hospital's Special Care Nursery has been serving the needs of pre-term babies and their families. Seven years after opening, the nursery has surpassed a milestone with the admission of its l,000th patient in early November. “We are thankful to be able to provide this kind of high-level acute care in our community, keeping so many newborns and their families together close to home," states Carol Veldkamp, RN Clinical Manager of the hospital’s Boven Birth Center   With a...

Holland Hospital has been designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR).  The designation follows months of rigorous review of the hospital’s personnel qualifications, equipment requirements, quality assurance, and quality control procedures. “This is a significant accreditation that demonstrates our commitment to the highest quality breast imaging and excellent patient care,” explained Susan Ervine, MD, radiologist and co-medical director of Holland ...

Holland Hospital was recently honored with two separate awards that recognize the hospital’s commitment to heart/vascular and endoscopy patients. For a fifth consecutive year, Holland Hospital received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award for implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. “We are pleased to provide this highest level of heart care services to our community,” says Todd Knight, MSN, RN, CVRN, Director of Invas...