As Michigan’s largest group of community health centers, Cherry Health’s greatest priority is the health and safety of our patients and team members. In our continued effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to reschedule all non-urgent appointments at all Cherry Health facilities through March 31. Your healthcare team Read More
Mlive, Mar 9, 2020 GRAND RAPIDS MI- A day before the Michigan presidential primary, Vice President Joe Biden started a daylong tour of the state with a jab at the Medicare for All proposal supported by Sen. Bernie Sanders, arguing the U.S. shouldn’t start a new healthcare plan from scratch. Speaking at Cherry Health – Read More
Mlive, Feb 7, 2020 GRAND RAPIDS MI- Since the Mercy Health Heartside Health Center closed over a month ago, other organizations are working to address the needs of displaced patients. Though there largely seems to be adequate services in the area, some community leaders are worried about how the clinic’s former patients, some in extreme Read More
Mlive, Feb 1, 2020 GRAND RAPIDS, MI — New and expanded programs to promote the healthy development of children up to age 5 and connect their parents with resources will begin in March. The Kent County Board of Commissioners last week signed off on allocating $3.27 million in millage money on 23 programs for the Read More
Jan. 23, 2020 – First Steps Kent – More families in Kent County will be able to receive services that improve the health and school readiness of young children thanks to a new round of Ready by Five Early Childhood Millage funding. Funding totaling $7.6 million will be distributed to 16 community-based organizations beginning in Read More
January 23, 2020 – GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer held a roundtable at Cherry Health in Grand Rapids Thursday to hear about the high cost of prescription drugs and other obstacles to accessing health care for low-income patients The governor spoke with providers and patients about the struggles they can face. One patient Read More
January 23, 2020, Second Wave Michigan – According to the Justice Gap Report, in 2017, 86% of the civil legal problems reported by low-income Americans received inadequate or no legal help. 41% of those issues related directly to healthcare. In Michigan, medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) are working to change that by integrating free, professional legal services Read More
Jan. 21, 2020, Heart of West Michigan United Way – If your household earned $56,000 or less in 2019 and you live in Kent County, you’re eligible to have your taxes prepared for free by Kent County Tax Credit Coalition. Starting this week, appointments can be made by calling 2-1-1. Cherry Health will be hosting Read More
January 2, 2020 – WGVU Check out Shelley Irwin’s chat with Cherry Health CEO Tasha Blackmon. Listen here.
January 9, 2020 – Second Wave Media – The negative effects of poor oral health extend into all elements of patients’ lives. But Michigan providers have begun to address that by introducing integrated oral care into their practices. “Studies have shown long-term that patients with gum disease have more premature births and low birth weight Read More
