Spectrum Health Lakeland Takes On New Name

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The former BHSH health system is now called Corewell Health as Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health complete their merger. The new name was announced last week. Corewell Health South President Loren Hamel told WSJM News how they came to the Corewell name after considering thousands of possibilities.

“At the core of everything we do is health and wellness,” Hamel said. “So, it has kind of an obvious connection to how we think about health and healthcare within our community.”

Hamel says it will likely take longer than a year for people to get used to the new name of the hospital on Napier Avenue in St. Joseph, which is Corewell Health Lakeland.

“In our neighborhood, we’ve had three and a half brands – and I’m counting BHSH as a half a brand – three and a half brands in three and a half years. We knew that was going to be a transition as we were integrating into a larger organization. I believe it’s going to take a little time for folks to get comfortable with a new name. It always does.”

New signs for Corewell Health should be up within the next year. Hamel says with Spectrum and Beaumont coming together, patients will see improved care due to more resources being pooled. Corewell now operates three hospitals in Berrien County. In addition to Corewell Health Lakeland, there’s Corewell Health Niles and Corewell Health Watervliet.