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In March 2010, when Detroit Medical Center's (DMC) Board of Directors announced its plans to transition from non-profit to for-profit, it was the biggest healthcare industry news to hit the region in a long time. That's understandable. The DMC/Vanguard Health Systems Partnership is quite likely the most inventive effort to date to deal with securing the future of quality healthcare in an aging, urban infrastructure.
"When we put new worldclass facilities behind our world-class staff, we'll be able to compete," [Mike Duggan] said. "We'll create a new skyline for our DMC campus, with glass and steel towers, pedestrian skywalks and other enhancements. This is what our patients, our employees and our city deserve."Over the next five years, new construction and upgrades will include: * A new 175,000 square foot Children's Hospital, and a new four-story Pediatric Specialty Center * $28 million in upgrades to DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, the city's historic safety net facility, and the area's first Level One trauma center * Emergency Department expansion, new outpatient building, front entrance redesign, and other upgrades totaling $77 million at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital. * A new Cardiovascular Institute and Outpatient Specialty Building at DMC Harper University/Hutzel Women's Hospitals, plus other patient room and lobby upgrades * $350 million for routine capital expenditures, including new technology and medical equipment Both the Wayne County Commission and the Detroit City Council have agreed to enterprise zone status for the proposed deal, which must still gain approval from the Michigan Attorney General.See the full content of this document
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Dmc Looks Toward a New Model for Healthcare
In March 2010, when Detroit Medical Center's (DMC) Board of Directors announced its plans to transition from non-profit to for-profit, it was the biggest...
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