McLaren Flint
| McLaren Flint | |
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| McLaren Health Care Corporation | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Flint, Michigan, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°00′51″N 83°43′58″W / 43.01409°N 83.73269°WCoordinates: 43°00′51″N 83°43′58″W / 43.01409°N 83.73269°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Michigan State University College of Human Medicine |
| Services | |
| Beds | 416 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Links | |
| Website | McLaren Flint |
| Lists | Hospitals in Michigan |
McLaren Flint is a nonprofit, 416-bed tertiary teaching hospital located in Flint, Michigan. McLaren is affiliated with the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine's medical residency programs, including family medicine, internal medicine, general surgery, orthopedic surgery and radiology. McLaren also maintains a hematology/oncology fellowship program in partnership with Michigan State University and is sponsoring a surgical oncology fellowship program. McLaren Flint is the flagship hospital and headquarters of the McLaren Health Care Corporation, which also includes several clinics and seven other hospitals.
The hospital is designated by various organizations such as Blue Cross Blue Shield and ASBMS as a "Center Of Excellence" in the following services:
Heart and Vascular Program: Certified by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan as a Cardiac Center of Excellence. McLaren offers a broad spectrum of cardiac diagnostic capabilities including three-dimensional echocardiography and cardiac CT. Physician specialists perform minimally invasive cardiac catheterization procedures such as angioplasty, electrophysiology, and stenting. The vascular surgeons on staff are actively involved in research and are among a select group to participate in carotid stenting clinical trials. Cardiothoracic surgeons on staff perform open and minimally invasive surgery. Certain cardiac procedures are performed with the assistance of the da Vinci Surgical robotic system, which allows for enhanced visualization and surgical dexterity. Pacemaker services and a cardiac rehabilitation programs are also offered.
Orthopedics: McLaren Flint’s Orthopedic Program has performed thousands of reconstruction procedures on hips, knees, and other major joints of the body. As a research and teaching center, McLaren Flint participates in Food and Drug Administration studies and works closely with manufacturers of orthopedic devices to perfect and evaluate innovative procedures for bone and joint surgeries. Joint Express is a special program in place for patients facing a knee or hip replacements emphasizing patient education and quicker recovery time.
Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation specialists represent a wide range of disciplines such as physical, occupational and speech therapy, audiology, certified therapeutic recreational therapists, physiatrists and other physicians, psychologists and neoropsychiatrists, prosthetists and orthotists.
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