Promising signs in 2021 Along with the arrival of the first 2021 baby, medical experts have a positive outlook on what the new year will bring Author: Sarah Makuta (ABC) Updated: 4:51 PM EST January 1, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - 2020 has turned 21! And thinking back on the past 12 months, there's a lot riding on this new year. But we've come a long and should feel hopeful that things will get better. Senior Vice President of hospital operations at Spectrum Health, Chad Tuttle says from a COVID care perspective, the numbers are trending favorably. "As we look ahead to 2021, we do see so much hope on the horizon," says Tuttle. "First and foremost, the vaccine. Nearly 10,000 of our team members have been vaccinated now, all of our front line caregivers who want to receive the vaccine will have received the vaccine by January 8. We know the seven day average of positive test is coming down, we know the number of inpatients with COVID is also coming down since the peak in late November."