HEALTH FOUNDATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Alzheimer's Association; 1-800-272-3900
www.alz.org
American Cancer Society; 1-800-227-2345
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; 1-800-586-4872
www.lungusa.org
Arthritis Foundation; 1-800-283-7800
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 & Colitis Foundation of America; 1-800-932-2423
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
Michigan Recovery Center of Excellence; 1-734-785-7700
www.mirecovery.org
National Kidney Foundation; 1-800-622-9010
www.kidney.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Michigan Chapter Inc.; 1-248-351-2190
www.nationalmssociety.org
HOSPICES
Affinity Hospice of Life; 15450 North Line Road, Suite 102, Southgate 48195; 1-734-284-4315
www.affinityhospice.com
Arbor Hospice-Downriver; 21647 Allen Road, Woodhaven 48183; 1-734-692-5979
www.arborhospice.org
Hospice of Michigan; 400 Mack Ave., Detroit 48201; 1-888-247-5701
www.hom.org
HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS
Garden City Hospital; 6245 Inkster Road, Garden City 48135; 1-734-458-3300; 1-734-458-3426 (emergency room)
Garden City Hospital, which opened in 1960, is a teaching hospital that has 365 physicians in 47 specialties. It has 323 beds.
www.gchosp.org
Henry Ford Health Center-Brownstown; 23050 West Road, Brownstown Township 48183; 1-734-287-9880
Henry Ford Health Center-Brownstown, associated with Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, provides 24-hour emergency care; medical imaging, such as digital mammography, CT and X-rays; ambulatory surgery services; laboratory services; a retail pharmacy; and other services.
www.henryfordwyandotte.com/brownstown
Henry Ford Health System
Henry Ford Health System is one of the nation's leading comprehensive, integrated health systems. It provides health insurance and health care delivery, including acute, specialty, primary and preventive care services backed by excellence in research and education. Founded in 1915 by Henry Ford, the health system is committed to improving the health and well-being of a diverse community. HFHS is a tobacco-free organization.
www.henryford.com
Henry Ford Medical Center-Fairlane; 19401 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn 48126; 1-734-982-8100
Services include an emergency room.
www.henryford.com
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital; 2333 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-246-6000
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, a 401-bed acute care hospital, has been serving the Downriver and western Wayne County communities since 1926. It offers a full range of clinical services, including general medicine, surgery, a birthing center and 24-hour emergency care. It also provides physical medicine, rehab, adult mental health and neurosurgical services. 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 and senior health issues. The medical staff is composed of more than 600 physicians representing primary and specialty care.
www.henryfordwyandotte.com
Oakwood Healthcare System
Oakwood Healthcare System serves a 500-square-mile area and operates four acute care hospitals, several health centers and numerous 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 Road, 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. 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; a pain management center; a 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 48124; 1-313-593-7000; 1-313-593-7440 (emergency room)
Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center has 623 beds and is a full-service teaching hospital that has served southeastern 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.
Oakwood Southshore Medical Center; 5450 Fort St., Trenton 48183; 1-734-671-3800, 1-734-671-3883 (emergency room)
Southshore, which has 193 beds, 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.