DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital

DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital

Michigan’s first Level I Trauma Center is also the only dedicated emergency services hospital in the country.

DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital is one of eight hospitals and one institute operated by the Detroit Medical Center (DMC).
o 298 beds
o Michigan’s first adult specialty level one trauma center
o One of 43 “verified” burn centers in the country (meets most stringent standards)
o Largest (with sister hospital Children’s) and oldest burn center in the state
o State’s leading hyperbaric oxygen therapy program, with more board-certified hyperbaric medicine physicians than any other program in the state
o Recognized by U.S. News & World Report regional rankings for diabetes & endocrinology; nephrology; neurology and neurosurgery; pulmonology; urology.
o (NOTE: U.S. News & World Report does not rank emergency services) Internationally recognized for complex trauma care, critical care and emergency medicine services, usually ranked among top three in the world
o Other highly recognized services include geriatrics and orthopaedics
o National NICHE award for innovations in treatment of geriatric patients
o U.S. News & World Report ranked Receiving’s geriatrics program among the “high performing” specialties and named the hospital in its “Top Ten” in its Metro rankings, 2011.
o Receiving’s emergency department sees more than 100,000 patients annually
o Receiving treats more than 13,000 inpatients annually
o Receiving sees more than 250,000 outpatients annually
o …making it one of the busiest hospitals in the country
o Magnet hospital, awarded status in 2009
o Multiyear Leapfrog hospital, national indicator for excellence in outcomes, patient safety and resource management