COMMUNITY/MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES

Adult Well-Being Services; 1423 Field Ave., Detroit 48214; 1-313-924-7860
Through services, family support and advocacy, AWBS promotes well-being and independence of adults in Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties as they age.
www.awbs.org

American Indian Services Inc.; 1110 Southfield Road, Lincoln Park 48146; 1-313-388-4100; Fay Givens, director

The agency provides youth programs, case management, therapy, utility assistance and a monthly food program to any American Indian in Wayne County.

Arc Downriver; 4212 13th St., Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-283-0710
For more than 40 years, Arc Downriver, a nonprofit organization, has provided a forum for parents to advocate for programs and services to help people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities to achieve their maximum potential. The emphasis is on social and recreational activities as well as advocacy. It is one of five Arc organizations in Wayne County, the only county in the country with more than one Arc agency. In 1997, the organization received a grant to offer a day program for the severely disabled.
www.arcdownriver.org

Community Care Services; 1-313-389-7525 (administrative), 1-313-389-7500 (Lincoln Park),1-734-955-3550 (Taylor) or 1-734-697-7880 (Belleville)
Outpatient and residential mental health services and assistance with substance-abuse problems for families and individuals are offered. Fees are based on an ability to pay.

Hegira Programs-Romulus Help Center; 9340 S. Wayne Road, Romulus 48174; 1-734-942-7585
Services include emergency psychiatric screening, extended observation, sub-acute detoxificiation, substance abuse treatment (residential and outpatient), mobile crisis stabilization, case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, assertive community treatment, court services, prevention and employee assistance.
www.hegira.net

Southeast Michigan Community Alliance; 25363 Eureka Road, Taylor 48180; 1-734-229-3500
SEMCA is one of 25 Michigan Works! agencies. It assists individuals with job searches and skills training, and helps businesses connect with skilled workers and access regulatory and technicial assistance. SEMCA also administers federal and state substance-abuse treatment and prevention programs.
www.semca.org

Team Mental Health Services; 19170 Eureka Road, Southgate 48195; 1-734-324-8326
Outpatient and mental health services are offered. Fees are based on ability to pay.
www.team-mentalhealth.com

The Guidance Center; 13101 Allen Road, Southgate 48195; 1-734-785-7700
The Guidance Center is a behavioral health and human services agency that has been in the Downriver community since 1958. It provides a broad range of services that help children, adults and families unlock potential and build better lives. Services spanning treatment, prevention, growth and education are delivered with professionalism in an atmosphere of caring, hope and respect.
www.guidance-center.org

The Guidance Center Store; 15601 North Line Road, Suite 111 (in the Aquinas Center), Southgate 48195; 1-734-785-7735
Operated as part of The Guidance Center, the store offers more than 10,000 items, including language, literacy and social-development learning tools.

Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency; 2121 Biddle Ave., Suite 102, Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-246-2280
Programs and services include employment and training; outreach and emergency services; homelessness prevention; a senior caregiver program; Section 8 housing; a Medicaid enrollment program; youth and family services, including Head Start; and community development, including low-income weatherization and housing rehabilitation. There also are offices in Ecorse, Romulus and Taylor.
www.waynemetro.org

EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS

A Circle of Caring; 1-734-785-7700
Free consultation service through The Guidance Center regarding children (infant to 5 years of age) at risk of being expelled from independent child-care centers and preschools.

After Baby Comes; 1-734-785-7700, ext. 7359
Run by The Guidance Center, it's a free support group for parents who have delivered babies at Oakwood Healthcare System or other hospitals and their infants.

Family Resource Centers; 1-734-785-7700
The centers, operated by The Guidance Center, serve families through a resource library, parent/child play groups, parent interest groups, infant massage classes, workshops and a lending library with books and "literacy bags," toys, games and videos. There are sites in Flat Rock, Lincoln Park, River Rouge, Romulus, Southgate and Taylor.

HEALTH FOUNDATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Alzheimer's Association; 1-800-272-3900

www.alz.org

American Cancer Society; 1-800-ACS-2345

www.cancer.org

American Diabetes Association; 1-800-342-2383

www.diabetes.org

American Foundation for the Blind; 1-800-232-5463

www.afb.org

American Lung Association; 1-800-LUNG-USA

www.lungusa.org

Arthritis Foundation; 1-800-548-4045

www.arthritis.org

Centers for Disease Control AIDS Hotline; 1-800-232-4636

www.cdc.gov/hiv

Chronic Illness Coalition; 1-800-905-8862

www.cicmich.org

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America; 1-248-737-0900

www.ccfa.org

Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan; 1-800-482-3041

www.hfmich.org

Michigan Lupus Foundation; 1-800-705-6677

www.milupus.org

Michigan Parkinson Foundation; 1-800-852-9781

www.parkinsonsmi.org

National Kidney Foundation; 1-800-622-9010

www.kidney.org

National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Michigan Chapter Inc.; 1-800-243-5767

www.nmss.org/mig/home

HOSPICES

Arbor Hospice & Home Care Downriver; 19145 Allen Road, Suite 110, Brownstown Township 48183; 1-734-486-4060

www.arborhospice.org

Hospice of Michigan; 400 Mack Ave., Detroit 48201; 1-888-HOM-5656

www.hom.org

HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS

Henry Ford Health System
As a comprehensive health care system, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System provides an array of acute, specialty, primary and preventive care services. It owns or is affiliated with 10 hospitals in southeastern Michigan, and includes the 1,000-physician Henry Ford Medical Group and Health Alliance Plan, a 500,000-member managed-care plan.
www.henryford.com

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital; 2333 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-246-6000
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital is a 379-bed facility that has served Downriver since 1926. Among the services the hospital offers are general medicine, inpatient and ambulatory surgery, cardiac diagnostics/treatment and rehabilitation, inpatient and outpatient physical rehabilitation care and inpatient adult behavioral services. The 25-bed obstetrics unit celebrates 1,600 births each year in a family centered care environment. Wyandotte’s emergency department is one of the busiest in southeastern Michigan, serving 72,000 patients annually. Community health education and outreach programs are an integral part of the hospital’s mission. A team of registered nurses conducts blood pressure and cholesterol screenings at 35 sites each month. The hospital also sponsors classes and support groups for specific interests from childbirth preparation to diabetes management to nutrition counseling to senior health issues. The medical staff is comprised of more than 600 physicians representing primary and specialty care.
www.henryfordwyandotte.com

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital's Center for Health Services; 23050 West Road, Brownstown Township 48183; 1-734-287-9880
Services include a 24/7 emergency room, a pharmacy, outpatient surgery, medical imaging, physician offices, a sleep studies center and laboratory services. As a division of the Henry Ford Health System, the hospital is linked to the nationally recognized Henry Ford Hospital, a network of medical centers, hospice care, home-care services, durable medical equipment stores and the Josephine Ford Cancer Center locations for treatment, education and preventive care.

Oakwood Healthcare System
Oakwood Healthcare System serves a 500-square-mile area and operates four acute care hospitals, several health centers and a vast number of specialty services. More than 1,300 physicians, representing nearly every medical, surgical specialty and subspecialty, are affiliated with the Oakwood Healthcare System. The organization serves more than 1.2 million people in 29 communities. Among the local Oakwood-affiliated medical facilities are six breast imaging centers including the Oakwood Breast Care Center in Dearborn, which offers all-digital breast screening and diagnostic services. In addition, there are numerous outpatient facilities and health care centers. For more information on Oakwood Healthcare System hospitals, health care center locations, physician referrals and appointment scheduling, visit www.oakwood.org or call 1-800-543-WELL.
www.oakwood.org

Oakwood Heritage Hospital; 10000 Telegraph, Taylor 48180; 1-313-295-5000; 1-313-295-5001 (emergency room)
The 248-bed Oakwood Heritage Hospital has been serving the area since 1977. Heritage offers a full range of services, and was among the first in the country to receive the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for total joint replacement. Some of the specialty services offered at Heritage include 24-hour emergency care; orthopedic surgery, including the latest in minimally invasive hip and knee replacement technology; physical medicine and rehabilitation; hyperbaric oxygen therapy and wound care; pain management center; behavioral health program; outpatient diagnostic testing and laboratory services, including full service MRI, CT, X-ray, mammography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, cardiovascular workup and laboratory studies; and a long-term acute care unit operated by Select Specialty Hospital.

Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center; 18101 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn 48123; 1-313-593-7700; 1-313-593-7440 (emergency room)
Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center has 620 beds and is a full-service teaching hospital that has served southeast Michigan for more than 50 years. OHMC offers emergency medicine, general medicine and surgery, outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging, labor and delivery/neonatal intensive care, pediatrics, intensive care and coronary units. This center also is the hub for Oakwood’s centers in heart and vascular, orthopedics/neurology, women’s health and cancer. The facility is accredited by the Joint Commission and received the Gold Seal of Approval in 2007 for its total joint replacement program. OHMC was recognized as a “Top 100” cardiology hospital for the eighth time in nine years.

Oakwood Southshore Medical Center; 5450 Fort St., Trenton 48183; 1-734-671-3800, 1-734-671-3883 (emergency room)
Southshore has offered a full range of health care services since 1961. Services include a 24-hour emergency care unit; general medicine and surgery; intensive care; cardiac rehabilitation; obstetrics and a family birthing center; physical medicine; outpatient surgery; radiology including digital breast mammography, stereotactic biopsy and bone densitometry; CT scans; a cardiac catheterization lab; an infusion center and magnetic resonance imaging. Additionally, the final phases of the “Southshore Promise,” a $60 million investment in the hospital campus, will be completed in 2008. Some of the enhancements include a new emergency department, all private rooms and an auditorium for medical education programs.

Oakwood Taylor Teen Health Center; 26650 Eureka Road, Suite C, Taylor 48180; 1-734-942-2273
The center provides individual and family counseling and referrals; crisis intervention; physicals for school, work and sports; and vaccinations. Parental consent is required for medical services for those under the age of 18.