University of Michigan Health - West
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| Geography | |
| Location | 5900 Byron Center Ave, Wyoming, Michigan, United States |
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| Beds | 208 |
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| Opened | 2007 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Michigan |
Metro Health Hospital is a LEED certified hospital located in Wyoming, Michigan off of M-6. It is the main hospital for Metro Health functions as a teaching osteopathic medicine hospital. It serves more than 130,000 people in the Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area and is one of the only hospitals in the area that is not located in or near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile.[1]
Services
Metro Health Hospital has an emergency department, child birth services, neurosciences, medical care, surgical care, intensive care, and diagnostic/imaging services. Its specialty services include cardiac care, stroke center, joint replacement, inpatient rehabilitation, assisted breathing center, sports medicine and wound care.[2]
Accreditations
- Accredited Chest Pain Center from The Society of Chest Pain Centers
- Only hospital in Michigan to be recognized by the Department of Environmental Quality as a Clean Corporate Citizen
- Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)
- Primary Stroke Certification from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program
- College of American Pathologists (CAP)
- Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS)
- Sleep Disorders Lab accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Level 2b Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery Program from the Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons
- Accredited Echocardiography Laboratory from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL)
- Accredited Vascular Laboratory from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL)
- Accredited Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL)[3]
Awards and recognition
- Inducted into the Environmental Leadership Circle (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Top 20 in Most Beautiful Hospitals by Soliant Health (2010, 2011, 2013)
- 2011 Silver Performance Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology Foundation (September 2011)
- Merck Excellence in Diabetes Care Award from the American Osteopathic Foundation (November 2010)
- ASGE Certificate of Recognition of Quality in Endoscopy from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (November 2010)
- West Michigan Glycemic Collaborative (WMGC) with Saint Mary’s Health Care and Spectrum Health and Diabetes Care Centers from the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (April 2010)
- Excellence Through Insight Award from HealthStream Research (2009)
- 2009 Diabetes Champion of the Year from American Diabetes Association (October 2009)
- Outstanding Performance on Dysphagia Screening from the Michigan Department of Community Health (2009)
- Outstanding Patient Experience Award from HealthGrades (2009)[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Metro Health Hospital". Metro Health. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Metro Health Hospital Services". Metro Health. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Quality & Safety Achievements". Metro Health. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Quality & Safety Achievements". Metro Health. Retrieved February 1, 2014.