Children's Hospital of Michigan

Children's Hospital of Michigan (CHM) is a for-profit, pediatric acute care hospital located in Detroit, Michigan. The hospital has 227 beds[1] and is affiliated with both the Wayne State University School of Medicine[2] and the Michigan State University Medical School.[3] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to pediatric patients aged 0–21[4][5][6] throughout eastern Michigan and the Detroit area and is a part of the Detroit Medical Center. The hospital features the only freestanding pediatric Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center[7] in the Detroit region, 1 of 3 in the state. It is an international provider of pediatric neurology, neurosurgery, cardiology, oncology and diagnostic services including Positron Emission Tomography and MRI.

Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit Medical Center
Emergency Room entrance.
Geography
LocationDetroit, Michigan, United States
Coordinates42.35174°N 83.05471°W / 42.35174; -83.05471
Organization
FundingFor-profit hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds227
SpecialityPediatric
History
Opened1886
Links
Websitewww.childrensdmc.org
ListsHospitals in Michigan

History

Children's Hospital of Michigan was founded in 1886 with a financial gift from whisky entrepreneur Hiram Walker. It was further endowed in the 1930s with a one million dollar gift from U.S. Senator James Couzens.[8]

Clinical specialties

The hospital offers a wide variety of clinical specialties, including: Autism, Burn Care, Cardiac Services, Cleft Palate/ Craniofacial Surgery, Communication Disorders, Critical Care, Dentistry/Oral Surgery, Dermatology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Emergency Care, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Genetic Disorders, Hematology and Oncology, Imaging Services, Immunology, Rheumatology and Allergy, Infectious Disease, Intensive Care, Myeleomeningocele Care, Neonatal/ Perinatal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pediatric Surgery, Pharmacology/ Toxicology, Physical Medicine/ Rehabilitation, Reconstructive Surgery, Poison Control Center, Psychiatry/Psychology and Pulmonary Medicine.[9]

Children's is one of 10 centers nationally testing new drugs to treat spinal muscular atrophy, a rare degenerative problem that affects the spinal cord and nerves, resulting in muscle wasting and weakness. It houses the first pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory of its kind in North America. Doctors at Children's Hospital performed the first successful advanced computer-assisted robot-enhanced surgical procedure at a children's hospital in the U.S. CHM cardiovascular surgeons performed the first pediatric heart transplant in Southeast Michigan. CHM is the only pediatric institution in the world with its own Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Center. Positron Emission Tomography is a type of nuclear medicine procedure that measures metabolic activity of the cells of body tissues. Children's Hospital performed the first successful pediatric bone marrow transplant in Michigan.

Controversy

In late 2019, the physician group, University Pediatrics announced that they were separating from the Wayne State University School of Medicine and instead joining the Central Michigan University.[10] In retaliation, Wayne State announced that they were creating their own physician group, Wayne Pediatrics and gave doctors who taught medicine at the university 30 days to switch over their affiliation to Wayne Pediatrics or lose their teaching privileges.[11] The group University Pediatrics has had a exclusive contract with the Detroit Medical Center and DMC's owner, Tenet Healthcare decided that doctors from Wayne Pediatrics would lose their affiliation with the hospital and doctors with Wayne Pediatrics would not be able to treat or admit patients at the hospital.[12] In April, 2020 Wayne State officials announced that they were taking up legal action against Tenet Healthcare.[13][14]

Certifications and rankings

Children's Hospital of Michigan in, 2008 received, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) MAGNET Recognition designated for nursing excellence. Children's Hospital is the only children's hospital in Michigan with this award.

Children's is in the Leapfrog Group's 2008 Top Hospital list for patient quality and safety. The Leapfrog Group rankings are based on a survey conducted at 1,220 hospitals across the U.S.

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References
  1. "Children's Hospital of Michigan". www.childrenshospitals.org. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. "Wayne Pediatrics, Wayne State's new home for clinical pediatrics". Crain's Detroit Business. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. "Home". phd.msu.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. "General Pediatrics | Children's Hospital of Michigan". DMC Children's Hospital. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  5. "Adolescent Medicine | Children's Hospital Michigan". DMC Children's Hospital. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  6. "Intensive Care Transport | Children's Hospital Michigan". DMC Children's Hospital. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  7. "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  8. Press, Ject (2011). Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit Medical Center, Neurosurgery, Positron emission tomography. ISBN 6136866625.
  9. "Pediatric Services & Specialties | Children's Hospital MI". DMC Children's Hospital. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  10. Bouffard, Karen. "Children's Hospital bans Wayne State University pediatricians". Detroit News. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  11. "Detroit Medical Center says it will bar Wayne State pediatricians from Children's Hospital". Modern Healthcare. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  12. "DMC says it will bar Wayne State pediatricians from Children's Hospital | News Break". News Break Detroit, MI. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  13. Dwyer, Dustin. "Wayne State pediatricians being evicted from DMC Children's Hospital, dean says". www.michiganradio.org. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  14. "DMC says it will bar Wayne State pediatricians from Children's Hospital". Crain's Detroit Business. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
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