Children’s Hospital of Michigan | |
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Detroit Medical Center | |
Geography | |
Location | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Coordinates | 42°21′06″N 83°03′17″W / 42.35174°N 83.05471°WCoordinates: 42°21′06″N 83°03′17″W / 42.35174°N 83.05471°W |
Organization | |
Hospital type | Specialist |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Speciality | Pediatric |
History | |
Founded | 1886 |
Links | |
Website | www.childrensdmc.org |
Lists | Hospitals in Michigan |
Children’s Hospital of Michigan (CHM) is a hospital located in Detroit, Michigan. It is part of the Detroit Medical Center. It is an international provider of pediatric neurology, neurosurgery, cardiology, oncology and diagnostic services including Positron Emission Tomography and MRI. It is the only freestanding pediatric Level One Trauma Center in Michigan.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan was founded in 1886 with a financial gift from whisky entrepreneur Hiram Walker. It was further endowed in the 1930s with a one million dollar gift from U.S. Senator James Couzens.
The hospital offers a wide variety of clinical specialties, including: Autism, Burn Care, Cardiac Services, Cleft Palate/ Craniofacial Surgery, Communication Disorders, Critical Care, Dentistry/Oral Surgery, Dermatology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Emergency Care, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Genetic Disorders, Hematology and Oncology, Imaging Services, Immunology, Rheumatology and Allergy, Infectious Disease, Intensive Care, Myeleomeningocele Care, Neonatal/ Perinatal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pediatric Surgery, Pharmacology/ Toxicology, Physical Medicine/ Rehabilitation, Reconstructive Surgery, Poison Control Center, Psychiatry/Psychology and Pulmonary Medicine.