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Founded in 1915 by auto pioneer Henry Ford, Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) is one of the nation’s leading comprehensive, health systems. It provides health care delivery including acute, specialty, primary and preventive care services backed by excellence in research and education. HFHS is a not-for-profit corporation managed by Chief Executive Officer Nancy M. Schlichting and governed by a 21-member Board of Trustees, with volunteer-led advisory and affiliate boards providing added leadership. HFHS is a 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient. Teaching, education, research, and advanced patient care make HFHS a premier academic medical center. Affiliated with Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, Henry Ford provides innovative physician training programs and collaborates on world class medical research. Henry Ford is a state and national leader in education for medical students, interns, residents and fellows and the continuing education of faculty, affiliated physicians, nurses and allied health professionals. Each year, HFHS trains almost 2,200 future physicians. With more than 23,000 employees, HFHS is the sixth-largest employer in metro Detroit, and amongst the most diverse. Generating more than $6 billion of annual economic stimulus for metro Detroit, it proudly acts as one of Michigan's anchor institutions. HFHS is a tobacco-free organization. Henry Ford Hospital: An 877-bed tertiary care hospital, education and research center in Detroit’s New Center Area and is the flagship hospital for HFHS. The hospital is recognized for clinical excellence and innovation in the fields of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, organ transplants, and treatment for prostate, breast and lung cancers. HFH is a Level 1 trauma center. Henry Ford Macomb Hospitals: Includes a 349-bed Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, with nationally-recognized quality, 24-hour emergency care, stroke and chest pain centers, and comprehensive cancer, women’s, orthopedic and cardiovascular care; and an 86-bed Henry Ford Macomb-Mt. Clemens Campus, with inpatient and emergency psychiatric services. Five health centers in Bruce Township, Washington Township, Richmond, Fraser and Chesterfield Township offer a variety of outpatient and primary care services. Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital: An all private room hospital with 191 beds. Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital offers comprehensive medical care, including 24-hour emergency care, neurosciences, women’s and children’s health, orthopedics, diagnostic testing and a wellness center with complementary therapies. Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: A 401-bed acute care hospital serves the Downriver communities and Southeastern Michigan. It includes general medicine, surgery, birthing center and 24-hour emergency care. HFWH also provides physical medicine, rehab, adult mental health and neurosurgical services. It’s Henry Ford Health Center – Brownstown offers medical imaging, ambulatory surgery, 24-hour emergency care, a sleep lab and other services.
The Wayne State University School of Medicine currently hosts an enrollment of more than 1,000 medical students in undergraduate medical education, master’s degree, Ph.D., and M.D.-Ph.D. programs and courses encompass 14 areas of basic science. WSUSOM traces its roots through four predecessor institutions since its founding in 1868. According to U.S. News ranking, the school ranks 179d in its Research activities, and 85th in primary care.The Detroit College of Medicine was founded in 1868 in a building on Woodward Avenue. The Michigan College of Medicine was incorporated in 1879 and offered classes in the former Hotel Hesse at the intersection of Gratiot Avenue, Madison Avenue and St. Antoine Street. In 1885, the two schools merged to form the Detroit College of Medicine and occupied the former Michigan College of Medicine building. The college was reorganized and refinanced as the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery in 1913, and five-years later, came under control of the Detroit Board of Education. In 1933, the Board of Education joined the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery with the colleges of Liberal Arts, Education, Engineering, Pharmacy, and the Graduate School to form an institution of higher education called the Colleges of the City of Detroit. This was renamed Wayne University in 1934 and became a state-chartered institution, Wayne State University, in 1956. The dean is Dr. Jack SobelOverviewThe School of Medicine’s mission is to provide first-rate medical education while leading the field through research and patient care. The faculty consists of over 2,000 physicians, many who are members of the Wayne State University Physician Group, and provide care at eleven affiliated hospitals, clinics and training sites throughout the area.
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Henry Ford Hospital (HFH), the home of the Henry Ford Medical Group (HFMG), is a state-of-the-art, 802-bed tertiary care hospital, education and research center located in Detroit’s New Center area. The hospital is recognized for clinical excellence in the fields of: - Cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, - Neurology and neurosurgery, - Orthopaedics and sports medicine, - Multiorgan transplantation, - The treatment of prostate, breast and lung cancer. Recently, HFH has invested more than $310 million to expand its facilities to meet the needs of the 21st century patient. It is also designated as a Level 1 trauma center with one of the busiest emergency departments in the state. HFMG, one of the largest group practices in the United States, with 1,200 physicians and researchers in 40 specialties, staff HFH and 29 Henry Ford Medical Centers throughout southeast Michigan. HFMG was one of the first groups in the country to document patients’ visits directly from a desktop computer into an electronic medical record. HFMG is also a national leader in other technological advances, including the use of E-prescribing, which allows physicians to write prescriptions from a personal computer or wireless devise and send them directly to a pharmacy, reducing the cost and the risk of medical errors. Another unique program - E visits - allows people to communicate with their physicians via e-mail. Teaching, research and advanced patient care make HFH a premier academic medical center. Affiliated with Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, HFH provides innovative physician training programs and collaborates on leading-edge medical research. HFH receives more than $60 million in annual funding from internal and outside sources and ranks in the top 6 percent of all institutions granted funding by the National Institutes of Health. Staffed with more than 150 medical specialists and research scientists, researchers are involved in several hundred individual research projects. Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) is a state and national leader in medical education for medical students, interns, residents and fellows and the continuing education of faculty, affiliated physicians, nurses and allied health professionals. Each year, HFHS trains more than 1,500 future physicians. Students are able to train at The Henry Ford Center for Simulation Center; a $5 million, 15,000 square foot facility that provides staff with hands-on training to ensure the safe and effective delivery of health care. Using state-of-the-art simulations in a risk-free environment at Henry Ford Hospital, the “Sim Center” is the most comprehensive of its kind in Michigan, and one of the largest in the United States.
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital is integrating clinical excellence with the most advanced concepts in wellness to transform the patient experience and create an innovative community center for well-being. Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital offers full-service medical and surgical services, integrated with wellness and prevention programs. Services include 24-hour emergency care, full lab and diagnostic testing and multidisciplinary Centers of Excellence including: The Neuroscience Institute, The Vattikuti Urology Institute, The Center for Digestive Disorders, The Josephine Ford Cancer Center, The Edith and Benson Ford Heart & Vascular Institute, and The Bone and Joint Center. Other unique features include a wellness center with integrative therapies, a unique food culture and retail shops. The hospital is located on 160 wooded acres, and designed with many energy-efficient and environmentally friendly features.
The USGBC is a nonprofit organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. USGBC works toward its mission of market transformation through its LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification program, robust educational offerings, a nationwide network of chapters and affiliates, the annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, and advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities. Our chapter consists of the following commitees: Commercial Real Estate Communications Education Emerging Professionals Green Schools LEED for Homes LEED Neighborhood Development Membership Outreach and Events Public Policy Students You may participate in more than one committee and all committees are always looking for more volunteers. For more information on each committee please go to our website. http://www.usgbcdetroit.org/index.php/committees
Detroit Young Professionals (DYP) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides professional development, social networking and civic engagement opportunities. We are dedicated to making metro Detroit a better place and developing our region's next generation of leaders. Founded in November 2007, DYP began as a grassroots collective of diverse, forward-thinking individuals with a passion for cultivating creativity, entrepreneurship and a spirit of community in metropolitan Detroit. Since then, we've evolved into an independent nonprofit organization with one of the largest networks of young leaders, innovators and changemakers in Southeast Michigan.
The Greater Detroit Realtist Association (GDRA) is a local chapter of The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). NAREB was formed July 29, 1947, making it the oldest minority trade association in America. NAREB was founded by twelve individuals, one woman and eleven men from seven states, across the United States. Four of those individuals were from Detroit. NAREB held its first convention at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., on July 19–20, 1948. NAREB was established by African-American real estate professionals as an alternative for African-Americans who were excluded from the National Association of Realtors. NAREB members are called Realtist and represent all professional disciplines within the real estate industry including residential and commercial real estate agents and brokers, loan officers, mortgage brokers, title companies, appraisers, insurance agents, and developers. Realtists promote the highest standards of professional integrity and follow a strict code of real estate industry ethics. Each local chapter continually accepts new members. When you become a member of GDRA you are automatically a member of NAREB.
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