Holland Hospital News and Stories

HOLLAND – Dec. 22, 2011 - Holland Hospital is pleased to announce that the surgical practice Lakeshore Surgical Associates of Holland is joining the hospital’s Lakeshore Health Partners physician medical group. Effective January 1, 2012, Lakeshore Surgical Associates, including Drs. Stephen VanWylen, Daniel DeCook and William Houskamp and staff, will be known as Lakeshore Health Partners – General Surgery.  The surgical practice specializes in thoracic surgery; advanced laparoscopic surgery; surgic...

HOLLAND – Dec. 12, 2011 - Holland Hospital is being recognized as a national Best and Brightest Companies To Work For. TM For the first time in its history, the National Association for Business Resources has chosen Best and Brightest award winning organizations at the national level, and Holland Hospital is included in the inaugural group of 87 award recipients.  The Hospital has also been recognized locally as a West Michigan Best and Brightest organization for nine consecutive years. “Nationally...

 HOLLAND – Dec. 5, 2011 - Holland Hospital and its community locations in Holland, Zeeland, and Saugatuck have received ISO 9001:2008 certification, following an intensive, two-year quality initiative. Holland Hospital joins only a few other hospitals in Michigan that have met the stringent International Organization for Standardization (ISO) guidelines. “ISO 9001:2008 is a proven Quality Management System (QMS) that outlines business practices for achieving and improving quality. It is used througho...

HOLLAND – Nov. 29, 2011 - Holland Hospital is pleased to welcome Kathleen Nania as the hospital’s Director of Women’s and Children’s Services.   Nania succeeds Kathy Austin who served in that capacity until retiring earlier this year.   Nania earned her nursing degree from Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in South Bend, Indiana.   She obtained her Bachelors Degree from Indiana University and Masters Degree from the University of Notre Dame.   As Director of Women’s and Children’s ...

HOLLAND – Nov. 3, 2011 - Holland Hospital is pleased to welcome clinical psychiatrist Jillian Lankford MD, to its Behavioral Health Services department.  Dr. Lankford joins James Dumerauf, MD, and Bobga Fomunung, MD in practice at 854 S. Washington Ave, Suite 330 in Holland. Dr. Lankford received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, followed by an internship and residency at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.  Dr. Lankford rec...

Holland Hospital’s Joint Replacement Center has been deemed a Destination Center of Superior Performance by the health care firm Marshall Steele and Associates.  The Center underwent a two-day assessment by Marshall | Steele representatives in September which included interviews with key stakeholders as well as an evaluation of patient outcomes.  Based on the results of the evaluation, the Joint Replacement Center was awarded the Destination Center of Superior Performance designation. The Join...

HOLLAND – Oct. 10, 2011 - Holland Hospital employees have set a new record for giving to the annual employee campaign.  This year’s campaign raised $70,080.16, an increase of more than 9% over last year. “We are thrilled with the result of our internal campaign,” says Colleen Perdok, Holland Hospital Fund Development Coordinator.  “All of the funds raised will help us continue to support our School Nursing program for 600 children at Jefferson School in Holland.” According to Perdok, the Hospi...

HOLLAND – Sept. 26, 2011 - Careers in the healthcare industry will be the center of focus at the 6th annual Rx for Health Careers event on Tuesday, October 11.  Designed for Ottawa County area high school students and their parents, the event provides a close up look at more than 40 occupations within the healthcare field.  No registration is required and there’s no cost to attend.  “Rx for Health Careers provides a fun, interactive way for students and their parents to talk informally, o...

HOLLAND – In 2010, there were an estimated 8400 firework-related injuries and three deaths in the United States, according to a recent Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) report. That number is a significant increase from the 6300 injuries recorded in 2009. Almost 2,000 of these injuries occurred within 30 days of July 4.   “Consumers need to heed our warning: fireworks related incidents, especially those involving illegal fireworks, can be fatal,” says CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum.   Ap...

For the second straight year, Holland Hospital’s cardiology program has been awarded the Gold Performance Achievement Award by the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) and American College of Cardiology Foundation.  Only 167 hospitals nationwide received the Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2011. >“The American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association commend Holland Hospital for its success in implementing standards of care and protocols,” said Gregg C. F...