GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Corewell Health is celebrating survivors of serious injuries and the doctors and nurses who saved them.
The Grand Rapids-based hospital system is hosting a trauma survivors’ event at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park Tuesday evening.
“This is an event where we bring survivors of trauma, their families and caregivers all together to reconnect, to reflect on the power and heroism that a lot of our patients sustain to go through and recover from trauma,” Dr. Alistair Chapman, division chief for acute care surgery at Corewell Health, said. “It’s powerful, it’s emotional as you can imagine, it’s really uplifting.”
He said the “full circle moment” allows both survivors and their caregivers to reflect on the trauma and aftermath.
Corewell Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids is the Level 1 Trauma Center for 13 counties, including Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana and Ottawa. It also has the only regional burn center.
“We care for about 4,000 patients a year that sustain trauma. We’re the second-busiest trauma center in the state and we really pride ourselves on providing this service for our community,” Chapman said.
