Could a potential merger between West Michigan health care provider Spectrum Heath and Southeastern Michigan's Beaumont Hospital be on the horizon? 

An article published late Wednesday night by Deadline Detroit's Eric Starkman says a potential announcement could come as soon as today. 

According to Starkman, Beaumont spokesman Mark Geary ignored a request for comment. Spectrum spokeswoman Ellen Bristol Wednesday morning said she would “look into” whether a merger was imminent, seeming to indicate Deadline Detroit’s inquiry was the first she’d heard of a potential deal. She never followed up with a comment.

Big Rapids Daily News will update this article as more details become available.