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DMC Sinai-Grace Names Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety
01/20/2012
Daniel Taylor, M.D. has been named DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital’s Vice President for Quality and Patient Safety |
DMC Launches “A New Era” In Cardiac Care
01/17/2012
$108 million, five-story cardiology complex and parking structure, unique in Michigan, will provide state-of-the-art facilities for cardiac treatment, research, and heart-disease prevention. |
Patients at DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM) to test wearable robot designed to help wheelchair users stand and walk
01/06/2012
Six patients with spinal cord injuries at DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM) will test a revolutionary robotic exoskeleton from Ekso Bionics, that is designed to help wheelchair users to stand and walk. |
DMC Selected As National “Pioneer” in Medicare’s Innovative "Accountable Care" Initiative
12/19/2011
The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) has been chosen to participate in the early phase of an innovative new Medicare-operated “Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model” aimed at transforming health care for older patients. |
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12/09/2011
Detroit Medical Center (DMC) has named Shawn Levitt, MHSA, RN, CPHQ, the system's new Senior Vice-President, Chief Nursing Officer, a position that will allow her to continue the leadership and service she has brought to DMC over many years.
Levitt has nearly 25 years in the healthcare industry and will replace Pat Natale who is retiring at the end of this year, after 30 years of service.
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DMC Sinai-Grace Cardiologist First in Michigan to Surgically Implant New Life-Saving Device
12/09/2011
DMC Sinai-Grace has become the first healthcare facility in Michigan to successfully resynchronize a patient’s heartbeat using a breakthrough pacemaking device. The new Unify Quadra™ cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), just recently approved by the FDA, is the smallest pacemaking device and the only quadripolar pacing system available. The Quadra use a pacing lead with four electrodes (instead of the usual two), which enables more pacing configurations and reduces common problems associated with implantable CRT systems. Ultimately this results in fewer surgeries for patients. |
DMC DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL IS ONE OF AMERICA’S SAFEST HOSPITALS
12/07/2011
Detroit, MI – Once again, DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital met the stringent national standards of the Leapfrog Group, the nation’s premier quality ranking agency, to receive honors as one of the top hospitals in the nation for patient quality and safety. |
DMC Surgery Hospital Wins Platinum eHealthcare Leadership Award
11/21/2011
DETROIT — Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Surgery Hospital wins a platinum eHealthcare Leadership award (the highest honor), in the Best Web 2.0 category, for its website’s unique use of interactive tools, animations and videos for exploring common orthopaedic injuries, conditions and treatments. Having won gold awards in 2008 and 2010, this is the first platinum award for the DMC. The winners were recognized at the 15th Annual Healthcare Internet Conference in Orlando, Florida on Nov. 9. |
Perinatology Research Branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD/NIH at WSU/DMC Supports World Prematurity Day 2011
11/17/2011
Detroit, MI – Every year 13 million babies worldwide die or struggle to survive because they were born too early. In the United States, one in eight babies is born prematurely. In Michigan, prematurity rates are higher than the national average, ranging from 12.5 percent statewide to 14 percent to 17 percent in Detroit. In addition to being a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality, the economic impact of premature birth is significant, costing more than $26 billion annually. In order to bring attention to these alarming statistics, the March of Dimes and its partner organizations worldwide are promoting World Prematurity Day on November 17, 2011.
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DMC Cardiovascular Institute physician is first in Michigan to use new “arterial drill” catheterization technique to remove a major blockage
10/06/2011
The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) has become the first cardiac care facility in Michigan to successfully open a patient’s blocked artery with a breakthrough technology that operates like an electrically powered “corkscrew drill” to painlessly remove the plaque buildup which causes Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).
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