William Beaumont Hospital

William Beaumont Hospital is a regional medical system in the greater Detroit, Michigan area. It first opened with a 238 bed hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan in 1955. The hospital system is named after William Beaumont, a medical doctor at an army post on Mackinac Island, Michigan^[1].

Locations

The largest hospital is located at 3601 W Thirteen Mile Road in Royal Oak, Michigan near Woodward Avenue and houses 1,061 inpatient beds. The facility also includes a cancer, renal, vascular, and heart center as well as a research institute and a medical building with private practices and other Beaumont services^[2]. This hospital is currently the largest inpatient hospital in the country^[3]. The 346 bed campus of the Troy hospital is located at 44201 Dequindre Road in Troy, Michigan. This offers inpatient and outpatient services as well as private practices^[4]. Beaumont Hospital in Grosse Pointe, a 289 bed hospital, is located at 468 Cadieux Rd, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230^[5]. On October 1, 2007 now it was acquired by Beaumont Hospitals from Bon Secours Health System Inc^[6]. In addition to this, the Beaumont system also has 6 medical centers^[7], four nursing facilities^[8], and many additional services at five other locations^[9].

Teaching Hospital

Beaumont serves as a teaching hospital for both the University of Michigan and Wayne State University medical schools^[10], Wayne State's school of nursing^[11], and Oakland University^[12]. The hospital also offers residency and fellowship programs for physicians^[13], and research opportunities through the Research Center^[14]. In addition to this, Clinical Pastoral Education is offered through Beaumont's CPE department^[15].

See also

• William Beaumont

External links

• William Beaumont Hospital

References

1. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=about_history
2. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=directions_ro
3. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=about_history
4. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=directions_tr
5. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=Grosse_Pointe
6. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.news_pkg.story_show?xstoryid=802
7. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=BAMChome
8. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=nursing_center_home
9. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=directions_rehab
10. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=gme_student_prgs
11. ^ http://www.nursing.wayne.edu/Partners/Community%20Partnerships.html
12. ^ http://www2.oakland.edu/nursing/history.cfm
13. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=gme_home
14. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=gme_research_act
15. ^ http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/site.web_pkg.page?xpageid=pastoral_ed_accre_