Hurley Medical Center | |
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Location of Flint, Michigan
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Geography | |
Location | Flint, Michigan, United States |
Coordinates | 43°01′19″N 83°42′17″W / 43.02202°N 83.7046°WCoordinates: 43°01′19″N 83°42′17″W / 43.02202°N 83.7046°W |
Organization | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Hospital type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | Michigan State University, University of Michigan |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level I Trauma Center, Level II Pediatric Trauma Center |
Beds | 443 |
History | |
Founded | 1908 by James J Hurley (Born London 1850) |
Links | |
Website | www.hurleymc.com |
Lists | Hospitals in Michigan |
Hurley Medical Center is a teaching hospital serving Genesee, Lapeer, and Shiawassee counties in eastern Michigan since December 19, 1908. Situated in Flint, Michigan, it is a 443-bed public non-profit hospital.
The emergency department is an ACS verified Level I Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. Hurley also has region’s only Children's Hospital, Burn Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and Pediatric Emergency Department.
James J. Hurley, an English immigrant, remembering his early days of poverty and his wife's struggles through a serious illness, donated $55,000 and land to city of Flint in 1905 to fund a hospital dedicated to serving the poor. Hurley Hospital opened its doors on December 19, 1908 with 40 beds, 6 bassinets and a staff of 8 nurses.
It is affiliated with the medical schools of Michigan State University and University of Michigan. Hospital is also affiliated with nursing schools of University of Michigan-Flint and Mott Community College.