Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills Explained

Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills
Org/Group:Beaumont Health
Former-Names:Botsford Hospital
Location:Farmington Hills, Michigan
Country:USA
Emergency:Level II trauma center
Healthcare:Full care
Type:Teaching
Affiliation:Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Beds:330
Founded:1965

Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills, formerly known as Botsford Hospital, is a 330-bed teaching hospital with level II trauma center status. Founded in 1965, the hospital is affiliated with Beaumont Health. The hospital earned three year accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association's Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program in 2008.[1] [2]

History

Dr. Allen Zieger opened his first hospital in 1944 in Detroit calling it the Zieger Osteopathic Hospital. In 1965, Zieger Osteopathic Hospital opened Botsford General Hospital at its current location on Grand River Avenue in Farmington Hills.

In March 2014, Botsford Hospital merged with Beaumont Health and was renamed Beaumont Farmington Hills Hospital.[3]

On November 5, 2014, Beaumont Farmington Hills hospital announced a $160 million expansion project which includes an expansion of the hospital's Emergency and Trauma Center, construction of a new critical care unit and creation of a dedicated observation unit. In addition, the plan calls for expanding and modernizing surgical services with nine new operating rooms. The expansion would include a five-story, 80-bed tower. The project is currently under construction.[4]

Medical education

Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills is a teaching hospital for the training of osteopathic physicians. It is a base hospital for:

Current Residency programs[8]

Current Fellowships

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Botsford Hospital Receives Accreditation . 2008 . Botsford Hospital . 18 August 2012 .
  2. Web site: Acute Care Hospitals . 2012 . Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program . 16 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116202102/http://www.hfap.org/AccreditedFacilities/index.aspx?FacilityType=HOSPN . 16 January 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: Beaumont, Botsford, Oakwood to combine into $3.8 billion nonprofit health system. 23 June 2014. Crain's Detroit Business.
  4. Web site: Beaumont Health - Determination Lives Here. www.beaumont.org.
  5. Web site: MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine - Front Page . Com.msu.edu . 2010-06-01 . 2012-08-18.
  6. http://www.midwestern.edu/azcom/
  7. Web site: Clerkships. www.kcumb.edu.
  8. Web site: Residencies. www.botsford.org. 2017-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170314151921/https://www.botsford.org/medical_education/residencies/. 2017-03-14. dead.