Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI
Also known as Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital
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About Spectrum Health
Spectrum Health is an acute care hospital in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 852 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Mercy Health Saint Mary's, about 0.8 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.63
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.31
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.32
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.34
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.80
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.78
49% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend74%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys1,954
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.97045, -85.66646
Nearby hospitals
- Mercy Health Saint Mary's200 Jefferson Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.8 mi
- Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital235 Wealthy SE, Grand Rapids, MIRehabilitation hospital1.0 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Corewell Health Gr1840 Wealthy Street SE, 5th Floor, Grand Rapids, MILong-term care hospital2.4 mi
- Blodgett Hospital1840 Wealthy Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI · Level III traumaHospital2.5 mi
- Forest View Psychiatric Hospital1055 Medical Park SE, Grand Rapids, MIPsychiatric hospital5.8 mi
- University of Michigan Health - West5900 Byron Center Avenue, SW, Wyoming, MI · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.3 mi
- Trinity Health Medical Center - Byron Center2373 64th Street Southwest, Byron Center, MIHospital8.7 mi
- Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services300 - 68th Street, SE, Grand Rapids, MIPsychiatric hospital9.0 mi
- Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital8333 Felch St, Zeeland, MI · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- Spectrum Health United Hospital615 S Bower Street, Greenville, MI · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Spectrum Health located?
Spectrum Health is at 100 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 in Kent County.
Does Spectrum Health have an emergency room?
Yes. Spectrum Health reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 170 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Spectrum Health?
Spectrum Health has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Spectrum Health a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Michigan EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Spectrum Health?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (616) 391-1774.
Would patients recommend Spectrum Health?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,954 completed surveys), 74% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.