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William Beaumont Hospital is a regional medical system in the greater Detroit, Michigan area. It first opened with a 238 bed hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan in 1955. The hospital system is named after William Beaumont, a medical doctor at an army post on Mackinac Island, Michigan[1].

Locations

The largest hospital is located at 3601 W Thirteen Mile Road in Royal Oak, Michigan near Woodward Avenue and houses 1,061 inpatient beds. The facility also includes a cancer, renal, vascular, and heart center as well as a research institute and a medical building with private practices and other Beaumont services[2]. This hospital is currently the largest inpatient hospital in the country[3].

The 296 bed campus of the Troy hospital is located at 44201 Dequindre Road in Troy, Michigan. This offers inpatient and outpatient services as well as private practices[4].

Beaumont Hospital in Grosse Point, a 289 bed hospital, is located at 468 Cadieux Rd, Grosse Point, MI 48230[5]. On October 1, 2007 it was acquired by Beaumont Hospitals from Bon Secours Health System Inc[6].

In addition to this, the Beaumont system also has 6 medical centers[7], four nursing facilities[8], and many additional services at five other locations[9].

Teaching Hospital

Beaumont serves as a teaching hospital for both the University of Michigan and Wayne State University medical schools[10], Wayne State's school of nursing[11], and Oakland University[12].

The hospital also offers residency and fellowship programs for physicians[13], and research opportunities through the Research Center[14].

In addition to this, Clinical Pastoral Education is offered through Beaumont's CPE department[15].

See Also

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