Latest News Releases

SAINT MARY’S, PHYSICIANS SEEK BYRON TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL FOR OUTPATIENT CAMPUS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 15, 2004 – Saint Mary’s Health Care and Advantage Health will present plans for building an outpatient campus on the northeast corner of Byron Center Avenue and 64th Street to the Byron Township Planning Commission’s regular meeting tonight.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the Bryon Township Offices, 8085 Byron Center Ave.

Saint Mary’s has joined with local specialty and primary care physicians to bring the network’s unique mind-body-spirit model of comprehensive health care to the fast-growing southwest region of Grand Rapids. Current plans for the one-of-a-kind facility include physician offices, urgent care services, imaging, physical rehabilitation, outpatient surgery, clinical labs, pharmacy and healthy lifestyle programs. No inpatient beds are planned.

Further details will follow in the coming weeks.

Saint Mary’s is a member of Trinity Health, the country’s fifth largest Catholic healthcare system. Saint Mary’s is a 324-bed hospital employing more than 2,500 employees with net revenue of $289 million for fiscal year 2003. Saint Mary’s owns two health clubs, four health centers and 13 Advantage Health Physician offices, with more then 80 providers in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition, Saint Mary’s will be opening the Lacks Cancer Center in December 2004, West Michigan’s only dedicated cancer hospital. For more information about Saint Mary’s, visit www.smhealthcare.org