ABOUT US

We take pride in caring for you and your family as we continue to uncover better ways to heal, serve, and learn in our ever-expanding community. It is your experience with our staff – that relationship, that human connection – not just the new buildings or equipment that will bring you back when you need us.

Gerber Memorial Health Services (GMHS) includes a 77-bed not-for-profit community hospital that offers a complete range of basic medical services you would find in urban hospitals, Continu-Care Home Health of Gerber Memorial Hospital services the fourth largest home health care program in West Michigan, the Hesperia and Grant Medical Centers - both of which are rural health clinics, Main Street Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Women's Health Services, three rehabilitation and Life Wellness locations, a Specialty Services clinic that is home to our Cancer Treatment Center, Diabetes Center and Occupational Medicine.

GMHS is located in Fremont, Michigan, 45 miles northwest of Grand Rapids. It is the only hospital in Newaygo County (population 48,000), a very popular rural vacation community. A spectrum of outpatient services is available for diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, ranging from nutrition counseling to chemotherapy, and featuring convenient access to outstanding regional medical providers who visit GMHS Specialty Services weekly. Established in 1918, GMHS is the second largest employer in the county right after Gerber products Company.

• Gerber Memorial continues to be regarded as one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the United States – honored in 1993, 1999 (including honors for orthopedics) and 2004.


• GMHS is among an elite group of hospitals to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Improving Care in the Hospital Setting and in the Emergency Department – 2003 and 2004.


• Keystone Patient Safety Project partner with Johns Hopkins Hospital and over 70 Michigan hospital ICUs


• Benchmark hospital for physician satisfaction among VHA affiliated hospitals in Michigan – 2004


• Member of Grand Rapids’ Spectrum Health Regional Hospital Network (West Michigan independent community hospitals)


• Affiliated with DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids

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Contact Information:

Stephanie Zinn
Gerber Memorial Hospital
212 S. Sullivan St.
Fremont, MI 49412
(231) 924-3300