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Garden City Hospital


6245 N. Inkster Road
Garden City, MI 48135-4116

Phone:734-421-3300
Website: www.gchmeded.org

Residency Coordinator:
Linda Kwiecien
734-458-7205

Vice President of Medical Education/DME:
Kirsten Waarala, D.O., FACOI
734-458-4486 x 5


Highlights

Garden City Hospital has been an osteopathic teaching hospital since its origins in the 1950’s, providing internship and residency training to over 1200 D.O.’s. Our commitment to excellence has been recognized in numerous clinical quality awards, including the “2006 Thomson 100 Top Hospitals Performance Improvement Leaders, the Governor’s Award of Excellence for improving care in the emergency department and hospital setting, and top scores among southeastern Michigan hospitals as ranked by the Greater Detroit Area Health Council. In addition to delivering quality care, Garden City Hospital has been named one of the “101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” for four consecutive years.

Garden City Hospital offers a full range of community medical services, plus state-of the art technologies including a Wound Care and Hyperbaric Treatment Center and on-site magnetic resonance imaging. Construction is underway for a 37,500-square-foot addition surgical center, expected to open in fall 2008. A multi-year renovation to patient care units is set to begin soon.

Medical education is central to Garden City Hospital’s past, present and future. Students, interns, residents and fellows here find a welcoming and collegial that emphasizes learning and professional development.


City Profile

Located between Detroit and Ann Arbor, Garden City offers affordable living and easy access to all of the cultural, entertainment, educational, and recreational amenities of its nearby neighbor cities.


Fast Facts:

Admissions    11,645
Emergency Visits Annually    44,835
Inpatient Surgeries    2,827
Licensed Beds    323
OB Deliveries Annually    832
Occupancy Rate    76
Outpatient Surgeries    4,495
Teaching Attendings    330

 

AOA Approved Residency Positions:

Total Positions:    118
Cardiology    6
Diagnostic Radiology    9
Emergency Medicine    21
Family Medicine    9
Gastroenterology    3
General Surgery    10
Internal Medicine    15
Nephrology    3
Neurological Surgery    3
Neurology    8
Obstetrics & Gynecological Surgery    6
Orthopedic Surgery    15
Traditional Rotating Internship    8
Urological Surgery    2