Holland fire shortage strains EMS response times amid rising calls
Holland-area fire departments face a critical staffing shortage that began before the pandemic and risks longer response times. Firefighters say 60 to 80 percent of calls are medical, with Park Township and Holland Township relying on Ottawa County Sheriff's Office E-Unit medics for medical response. Capt. Chris Tinney notes the service operates as EMS at heart, with CPR and Narcan often delivered before ambulances arrive.
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Holland
Mark Docherty
Michigan Professional Fire
Georgetown Township
Chris Tinney
Holland Department of Public Safety
Sperry's Reopens Second Floor Eatery in Holland
Sperry's reopens its second floor dinnerhouse above the downtown Holland movie house with a new movie themed menu. The 60-seat dining room offers fresh from scratch meals and views of Eighth Street, open Wednesdays through Sundays from 4 to 9 p.m. The reopening aims to make the theater a one stop spot for entertainment and dining.
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Holland
Sperry’s
Eighth Street
Eric Senna
Serna
Spectrum Health 2021 Top Baby Names Highlight Girls Charlotte Amelia Elijah
Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids lists Charlotte and Amelia as tied for top baby girl name 2021 with Elijah leading boys. The hospital’s Family Birthplace reports 7,719 births in 2021, with Sophia, Evelyn, Eleanor, Ava, Emma, Nora, Hazel, Lucy in the Top 10 girls and Henry, Oliver, Theodore, William, Liam, Noah, Owen, Jack, Lucas in the Top 10 boys. New entries include Sophia, Lucy for girls and Henry, Jack, Lucas for boys.
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Grand Rapids
Spectrum Health
Charlotte
Amelia
Elijah
Butterworth Hospital
Butterworth
Evelyn
Sophia
Eleanor
Ava
Emma
Nora
Hazel
Lucy
Olivia
Harper
Henry
Oliver
Theodore
William
Liam
Noah
Owen
Jack
Lucas
Benjamin
Leo
Levi
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Heidi Canfield
Joseph Garris
Holland Fire Department
Kollen Park Drive
Scanlan
Holland Sentinel
Charlotte, Amelia
Elijah Top
Charlotte Winslet Corson
Steven
Jessica Corson
Chris Clark
Spectrum Health Beat
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