The Detroit Medical Center is a Detroit-based non-profit corporation that owns and operates nine general and specialty hospitals in southeast Michigan. Detroit Medical Center hospitals include:
- DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan (southeast Michigan’s only pediatric Level I trauma center)
- DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital (Michigan’s first Level I Trauma Center)
- DMC Harper University Hospital (with specialty services including bariatric surgery, cardiology, vascular procedures, neurosurgery, neurology and kidney and pancreas organ transplants)
- DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in adjacent Oakland County, Michigan)
- DMC Hutzel Women’s Hospital (obstetrics, infertility and gynecology)
- DMC Kresge Eye Institute (ophthalmology and cornea transplantation)
- DMC Michigan Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital (orthopaedic services)
- DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (rehabilitation medicine and spinal cord injuries)
- DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital (total joint replacement surgery)[1]
- The Karmanos Cancer Institute is closely affiliated with the Detroit Medical Center but is a separate not-for-profit entity that has a strong reputation for cancer treatment and research. Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics) is the branch of Medicine that deals with the medical care of Infants Children and Adolescents A trauma center is a Hospital equipped to provide comprehensive Emergency medical services to patients suffering traumatic injuries Bariatric surgery, also known as weight loss surgery, refers to the various surgical procedures performed to treat Obesity by modification of the Gastrointestinal Cardiology (from Greek grc καρδίᾱ kardiā, "heart" and grc -λογία -logia) is the branch of Internal medicine The heart is a muscular organ in all Vertebrates responsible for pumping Blood through the Blood vessels by repeated rhythmic Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline focused on treating those central, Peripheral nervous system and spinal column diseases amenable to surgical The kidneys are complicated organs that have numerous biological roles The pancreas is a Gland organ in the digestive and Endocrine system of Vertebrates. Oakland County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of 2007, the population was estimated at 1206089 Obstetrics (from the Latin obstare, "to stand by" is the surgical speciality dealing with the care of a woman and her offspring during Pregnancy Female infertility|Male infertility Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a Man or a Woman to contribute to conception. Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) refers to the surgical specialty dealing with health of the female reproductive system ( Uterus Ophthalmology is the branch of Medicine which deals with the diseases and surgery of the visual pathways including the Eye, Brain The cornea is the transparent front part of the Eye that covers the iris, Pupil, and Anterior chamber. Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedics) is the branch of Surgery concerned with injuries to or conditions involving the Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R or physiatry, is a branch of Medicine dealing with functional restoration of a person affected by physical disability The spinal cord is a long thin tubular bundle of Nerves that is an extension of the Central nervous system from the brain and is enclosed in and protected
The Detroit Medical Center has more than 2,000 licensed beds, 3,000 affiliated physicians and 12,000+ employees. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Several Detroit Medical Center hospitals are staffed by physicians from the Wayne State University School of Medicine, the largest single-campus medical school in the United States. The Wayne State University School of Medicine ( WSUSOM) is the largest single-campus Medical school in the United States [2]
Detroit Medical Center is the official healthcare services provider for the Detroit Tigers, the Detroit Red Wings, the Detroit Pistons, the Detroit Shock and the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area The Detroit Shock is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Detroit Michigan.
Detroit Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The Joint Commission is a private sector United States -based non-profit organization.
Detroit Medical Center has two hospitals ranked in the top one percent in heart failure outcomes in the U. S. DMC Harper University Hospital and DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital ranked above the national average in a survey compiled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Federal Department of Health and Human Services. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS) previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration ( HCFA) is a federal agency within The list included data from 4,807 hospitals across the United States. Of those hospitals, only 38 were ranked above the national average. The results are meant to assist the public in assessing how well their area hospitals care for patients with specific types of medical conditions including heart failure and heart attacks. Detroit Medical Center is the only health system in the state of Michigan with two hospitals ranked at this level.
Detroit Medical Center has been named to the nation’s MOST WIRED 2007 list, according to the results of the 2007 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine which has named the 100 Most Wired hospitals and health systems since 1999.
The nation’s 100 Most Wired hospitals show better outcomes in four key areas: mortality rates, patient safety measures from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), core measures from Hospital Compare and average length of stay. Based on analysis of the ninth annual Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study results, hospitals are embracing technology as a key tool for healthcare quality improvements.
The Most Wired Survey focuses on how the nation’s hospitals use information technologies for quality, customer service, public health and safety, business processes and workforce issues.
The Detroit Medical Center has received the prestigious “Best Practices in Infrastructure Management” award given annually by Computerworld’s Infrastructure Management World, the premier conference for leaders in the data center and infrastructure Management sector. Computerworld is an IT magazine that provides information to technology managers The award recognizes DMC’s leadership and excellence among users of infrastructure management technology across the nation. The DMC is one of only two organizations bestowed the award annually.
Former Wayne County, Michigan, Executive Michael E. Wayne County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 2061162 with an estimated population of Duggan has been president and chief executive officer since January 2004. Former WDIV journalist Emery King serves as the Detroit Medical Center Communications Director, and presents the Emery King Healthcare Video Library at the Detroit Medical Center's website. WDIV-TV, channel 4 is the NBC Television station based in Detroit Michigan, United States.
Notes
- ^ Organization History and Profile Detroit Medical Center (accessed April 29, 2006).
- ^ Webpage: About the School. Wayne State University School of Medicine (accessed April 20, 2006).
External links
- DMC Homepage
- DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan Homepage
- DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital Homepage
- DMC Harper University Hospital Homepage
- DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Homepage
- DMC Hutzel Women's Hospital Homepage
- DMC Kresge Eye Institute Homepage
- DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Homepage
- DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital Homepage
- DMC University Laboratories Homepage
- DMC Emery King Health Video Library
- List of US Trauma Centers
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