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Electronic Recordkeeping Boosts Patient Safety, Saves DMC More Than $5 million – For Second Straight Year
08/30/2010
The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) achieved significant improvements in patient safety and quality of care, while also saving more than $5 million in costs last year, thanks to efficiencies created by its system-wide Electronic Medical Record (EMR). This system manages nearly all of the DMC’s patient health information via new computer-based technology.
For the eight hospitals in the DMC system, it was the second year in a row in which computer-based healthcare information processing created major improvements in quality of care and cost-savings.
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Three Detroit Health Care Institutions to Require Flu Vaccinations for Employees Who Work in Patient Care Areas
08/09/2010
DETROIT – Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Medical Center and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center are requiring employees who work in patient care areas, including high-risk areas, to receive an annual flu vaccination or wear a surgical mask while working in close proximity to patients.
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Reginald J. Eadie, M.D. Appointed to Take the Helm at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital
07/21/2010
Detroit Receiving Hospital’s Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of Reginald J. Eadie, M.D., to be the next president of DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital. Dr. Eadie, a board certified emergency medicine physician, will assume his new role on July 26, 2010. He succeeds current president Iris Taylor, Ph.D., R.N. who was appointed to Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Chief Business Officer last month.
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DMC Outlines $500 Million Expansion at “Construction Outreach” Event
07/21/2010
Detroit Medical Center (DMC) launches its long-awaited new construction and expansion program Friday morning, during a “Construction Outreach” event that announces the creation of an estimated 5,000 local jobs for the building industry
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DMC Harper University Hospital Ranks among America’s Top Hospitals
07/20/2010
The Detroit Medical Center’s Harper University Hospital has earned top rankings for patient-care excellence in the latest U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” assessment of more than 1,700 U.S. medical facilities.
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DMC Harper University Hospital Ranks among America’s Top Hospitals
07/20/2010
The newly released U.S. News hospital ratings, widely regarded as a standard of excellence in patient care, listed DMC Harper among the nation’s top 50 hospitals for delivering outstanding care to patients in gynecology, cardiology, pulmonary and the neurosciences.
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DMC honored by national group for superior supply expense performance
06/16/2010
For the second year in a row, Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and several of its hospitals have received national honors for the cost effectiveness of the care provided to patients.
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Mike Utley Golf Outing June 28 to Benefit Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
06/15/2010
Former Detroit Lion Mike Utley Continues Giving Back to Others with Spinal Cord Injuries.
After suffering a spinal cord injury (SCI) during a Lions game in 1991, Utley has made it his personal mission to show others living with this injury that they can set and achieve personal goals. “I want people who face this new challenge to be a role model for others by example, of what needs to be done to experience life to it’s fullest.” Utley said.
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Detroit Medical Center purchase within reach; Purchase agreement with Vanguard signed; AG review next step
06/11/2010
A final agreement signed early today paves the way for the purchase of the eight-hospital Detroit Medical Center by Vanguard Health Systems based in Nashville. The acquisition originally announced in March moves one step closer to completion with the final purchase and sale agreements.
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DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan ranks among Best Children’s Hospitals
06/09/2010
DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan ranks among the nation’s top 30 hospitals in the U.S.News & World Report’s 2010-11 edition of Best Children’s Hospitals. As a major referral center for all aspects of pediatric cardiology and having performed more pediatric heart transplants than any other hospital in the state, the Children’s Hospital of Michigan has been recognized among the best for heart and heart surgery.
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