

Beaumont Hospitals is a three-hospital regional health care provider with 1,696 licensed beds and 3,000 physicians in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties. In addition to its hospitals, Beaumont operates numerous community-based medical centers, five nursing centers, a research institute, home care services and hospice. Beaumont, Royal Oak is a 1,061-bed major academic and referral center with Level I trauma status. The hospital ranks first in the United States for inpatient admissions and second for its number of surgeries. Beaumont, Troy is among the nation's highest-volume community hospitals with 361 beds. Beaumont, Grosse Pointe, a 289-bed community hospital, was acquired in October 2007. Ninety-one medical and surgical specialties are represented on the Beaumont medical staffs. A major teaching facility, Beaumont is partnering with Oakland University to establish a private medical school to open in 2011.
Beaumont's specialty services include the Marcia and Eugene Applebaum Surgical Learning Center, one of about 25 in the U.S. with Level 1 status from the American College of Surgeons. The Beaumont Research Institute has more than 300 investigators conducting more than 940 active laboratory and clinical studies funded by government, foundation and commercial grants topping $30 million. Over 84,000 patients are registered for research studies. Beaumont, Royal Oak is top-ranked in Michigan for Heart/Heart Surgery (14) and Orthopedics (26) on U.S. News & World Report's 2008 lists of Top 50 hospitals. Other rankings: Gastrointestinal Disorders (24); Geriatrics (36); Hormonal/Endocrinology (25); Neurology/Neurosurgery (36); Respiratory Disorders (28); and Urology (35). For 13 years, the hospital has been the Most Preferred Hospital in Southeast Michigan in rankings by National Research Corporation.
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