The hospital dates back to 1846, when the Female Union Charitable Association was formed to ease the human suffering in the small frontier village of Grand Rapids. The primary care offices of Spectrum Health Medical Group have been designated patient-centered medical homes by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Spectrum Health, the hospital’s parent, is the largest not-for-profit health care system in West Michigan, with nine hospitals, more than 170 service sites and 1,881 licensed beds. Spectrum is the 9th most integrated health system, according to U.S. News & World Report. It is one of only 38 health systems in the nation with an Aa3 rating by Moody’s Investors Service.