DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is the largest of the eight hospitals that comprise the

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. Located in northwest

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, Sinai-Grace provides health care services in over 40 specialties and has 334 inpatient beds, is a full-service hospital including comprehensive cardiac care, stroke, surgical intensive care, medical intensive care, trauma and emergency medicine, cancer treatment, general and robotic surgeries, women's health, urology, gastrointestinal, gerontology, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic/plastic surgery. Sinai-Grace's Joint Excel Plus program features a minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery. Sinai-Grace also operates more than 25 outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties. Sinai-Grace is one of 10 hospitals in the nation to be awarded a

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grant to set the standards of cardiac care for hospitals and physicians throughout the nation. U.S. News & World Report named Sinai-Grace Hospital as high performing in 2 adult procedures and conditions. More than 200 medical students and resident physicians in a variety of medical and surgical specialties get their advanced training at Sinai-Grace every year. In addition, nursing and medical students, radiology technicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, pathologists' assistants, and chaplains train at the hospital.

History

In April 1999, two hospitals with roots in the community since 1888 consolidated services under one roof. The former Sinai and Grace hospitals joined to create a community academic hospital in northwest Detroit and relocated to the former Mount Carmel Hospital building. Around April 1991, Grace Hospital had originally merged with Mount Carmel Hospital. The Grace and Mount Carmel hospital staff merged creating the new Grace Hospital at the 6071 West Outer Drive location. Grace Hospital was established in 1888 and named after Grace McMillan Jarvis, daughter of founder Senator

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. It was located at the corner of Willis and John R. adjacent to the current main campus of the

. Grace Hospital opened a training school for nurses in 1889. In 1913, the Miriam Memorial Branch of the hospital opened at the former Vinewood Estate of

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on the north side of Lafayette between West Grand Blvd and Vinewood. It was demolished in 1933. Sinai Hospital's roots date from a clinic opened by Harry Saltzstein, M.D., in 1922. Sinai Hospital opened its doors in January 1953 to give Jewish healthcare professionals a place to practice without discrimination and as a central institution for the Jewish community.

Clinical services

Clinical Services at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital include: *

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Cardiology Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart d ...

* Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery * Critical Care *

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Diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ap ...

* Ear/Nose/Throat * Emergency Medicine *

Endocrinology Endocrinology (from '' endocrine'' + '' -ology'') is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also concerned with the integration of developmental event ...

Gastroenterology Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- “belly”, -énteron “intestine”, and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract ...

* Infectious Disease *

Nephrology Nephrology (from Greek'' nephros'' "kidney", combined with the suffix ''-logy'', "the study of") is a specialty of adult internal medicine and pediatric medicine that concerns the study of the kidneys, specifically normal kidney function (ren ...

Neurology Neurology (from el, wikt:νεῦρον, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix wikt:-logia, -logia, "study of") is the branch of specialty (medicine), medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of co ...

Obstetrics Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi ...

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Ophthalmology Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a medic ...

* Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery *

Orthopedics Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

* Pain Management * Pediatrics * Pharmacy * Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation * Podiatric Surgery *

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* Sleep Disorders *

Surgery Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...

Urology Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and '' -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive org ...

* Vascular Services * Women's Health

Programs and services of note

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital offers free health education programs during the fall and spring from the People's Medical College. A few of the classes offered were on: * Joint Pain * Allergies * Fibroids and Menopause * Diabetes wound care * Stroke * Heart Health Sinai-Grace Hospital was the first hospital in Detroit and among the First in the region to have the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank program.

Surgical milestones

Sinai-Grace Hospital was the first hospital in Michigan to offer Blue Light Cystoscopies. One of its other achievements was implementing a historic Uterine Fibroid surgery.

Accreditation

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital has been recognized/accredited by several major organizations, including: *

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(JCAHO) – Fully Accredited, 2014. * MPRO/Michigan Medicare Quality Improvement Organization – Governor's Award. *

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– Top Hospital list for patient quality and safety 2012, 2013, 2014. * U.S. News & World Report – America's Top Hospitals * Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Federal Department of Health and Human Services ranked above the national average in care for patients with specific types of medical conditions including heart failure and heart attacks. * HealthGrades’ Stroke Care Excellence Award, Critical Care Award.

References

External links

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