SCS Member Hospitals: 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
HighlightsGarden 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 ProfileLocated 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 | | |  |