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Detroit Medical Center (DMC) forges new regional health care partnerships
03/16/2010
Detroit Medical Center's Children's Hospital of Michigan has established new agreements with Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital and Hurley Medical Center in Flint to expand pediatric surgical expertise at these hospitals. As part of these agreements, pediatric surgeons from the Children’s Hospital of Michigan are now performing outpatient surgical procedures and operations at these two health care facilities. In addition, the DMC has established a new Children's Hospital of Michigan Specialty Center at 5635 West Maple Road in West Bloomfield to house pediatric surgery services for patients.
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PRESIDENT OF UNITED PHYSICIANS JOINS DMC MANAGEMENT TEAM
03/11/2010
Detroit Medical Center (DMC) has appointed Steven D. Grant, M.D., F.A.C.P to Executive Vice President of Physician Partnerships. In this new role, Dr. Grant will cultivate relationships between private practice physicians and the hospital system.
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DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER ACHIEVES STAGE 6 OF HIMSS ANALYTICS’ EMR ADOPTION MODEL
02/24/2010
Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is one the largest healthcare systems in the nation to reach Stage 6 of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics’ EMR (Electronic Medical Records) Adoption Model. The HIMSS Analytics’ EMR adoption model tracks and scores more than 4,000 U.S. hospitals and health systems in the HIMSS Analytics Database on their progress in completing the eight stages to creating a paperless patient record environment.
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Wayne State and the Detroit Medical Center agree to long-term contracts
02/11/2010
The Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center today signed new contracts that provide stability to clinical and educational programs. The contracts replace an agreement signed in November 2006 that was scheduled to expire in June.
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DMC Researcher Dr. Roberto Romero Opens New Window on Premature Birth
02/04/2010
The longtime medical director of a federally sponsored pregnancy research program based at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), Dr. Roberto Romero, has won the 2010 March of Dimes Excellence Award for a breakthrough discovery showing how premature birth is often caused by genetic triggers that can originate in both the mother and her unborn fetus.
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DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Names Frank Torre Chairman, Board of Directors
02/01/2010
The Detroit Medical Center’s Board of Directors, recently approved the appointment of Frank Torre, Jr. as Chairman, Board of Directors, for DMC’s Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM).
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Sports Medicine Surgeon Dr. Henry Goitz Joins DMC
01/29/2010
Renowned sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Henry Goitz has joined the DMC Sports Medicine team, the area’s most comprehensive network of physicians and therapists dedicated to injury prevention, treatment and research.
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Mike Utley to fund Scholarships for Persons Recovering from Spinal Cord Injuries at DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
01/27/2010
Former Detroit Lion, Mike Utley, is supporting scholarship opportunities for persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) to maximize their recovery and improve their quality of life.
Through the generous support of the Mike Utley Foundation, Utley will be funding three scholarships to Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM). The Scholarships will provide qualifying recipients with one free month of intense therapy and fitness training. The program will include nutrition consultations, physical therapy, personal training and biofeedback therapy.
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Celebrate Lakes Area Superheroes with DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital and the Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce
01/26/2010
The eighth annual Heart of the Lakes Gala will fly into action on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Shenandoah Country Club. This year’s theme, Celebrating Lakes Area Superheroes, promises to prove the perfect upbeat backdrop for dinner, dancing and a silent auction.
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DMC Red Cross Relief donations top $16,000; appeal is ongoing
01/26/2010
DMC employees, physicians, friends and family members so far have generously donated nearly $16,500 to the Red Cross International Response Fund which helps during disasters like the recent earthquake in Haiti. Red Cross officials, voicing their gratitude have stated, "We can't say it enough. Thank you, DMC leadership and employees for your help."
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