Detroit Receiving Hospital in Detroit , Michigan , is the state's first Level I Trauma Center . Receiving's emergency department treats more than 105,000 patients annually, and nearly 60% of Michigan's emergency physicians are trained at Receiving. Receiving also features the state's largest burn center , Michigan's first hospital-based 24/7 hyperbaric oxygen therapy program, and Metro Detroit's first certified primary stroke center . In addition, the hospital has a comprehensive neurosurgical unit. It is one of the eight hospitals and institutions that comprise the Detroit Medical Center .
20-494: Detroit Receiving Hospital (DRH) was founded in 1915 as a city-owned hospital, dedicated to caring for everyone, regardless of ability to pay. In 1965, the hospital was renamed Detroit General, and maintained that mission. In 1980, Detroit General moved to a new 320-bed facility and reclaimed the name Detroit Receiving Hospital. DRH was the first American College of Surgeons verified Level I Trauma Center in Michigan, and one of
40-642: A 30-year period. The collection features more than 1,200 pieces, estimated at more than $ 3 million, one of the largest hospital-based collections in the nation. Detroit Receiving Hospital is listed in The Leapfrog Group ’s 2008 Top Hospital list for patient quality and safety. The Leapfrog group identified 33 hospitals, (26 adult and 7 pediatric) which have achieved the highest level for quality and safety practices. Detroit Receiving Hospital also received Magnet Status in 2009 American College of Surgeons The American College of Surgeons ( ACS )
60-773: A Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Doctor of Medicine from the Wake Forest School of Medicine . During medical school, her research in neurobiology and anatomy focused on neuron apoptosis. In May 2023, she was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine for her contributions to the fields of medicine and surgery. She continued her training as an intern and resident in surgery at
80-415: A letter sent April 27, 2018, in which Wayne State threatened to sever ties if a deal was not reached on May 15, 2018. Anonymous members of Wayne State University Physician Group said that Tenet had already had plans to sever ties prior. Many conflicts arose during the tumultuous relationship including Tenet's unwillingness to contribute to medical student education and reinvest profits to medical research which
100-508: A medical organization or association is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Patricia L. Turner Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS is an American general surgeon . She is the first African American, and first woman to serve as executive director and Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Surgeons . Turner formally assumed the role of executive director and CEO on January 1, 2022. Turner earned
120-862: A television subject matter expert on surgery, healthcare, the COVID-19 pandemic, cancer and trauma care. [1] Turner is the recipient of the National Institutes of Health Fellows Award for Research Excellence; the Association of Women Surgeons Outstanding Woman Resident Award; the Claude H. Organ, MD, FACS, Traveling Fellowship; the State of Maryland's Henry Welcome Award, and the National Medical Association Council on Concerns of Women Physicians Service Award. She
140-488: Is a professional medical association for surgeons and surgical team members, founded in 1913. It claims more than 90,000 members in 144 countries. The ACS was founded in 1913 as an outgrowth of the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America that had existed since 1910 as an outgrowth of the journal Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics , an initiative of ACS Founder Dr. Franklin H. Martin . The college
160-550: Is governed by a Board of Regents , a Board of Governors, and a variety of local ACS Chapters. The Board of Regents formulates policy and directs the affairs of the college. The Board of Governors acts as the liaison between the Board of Regents and the Fellows. The local ACS Chapters exert the college's influence at the community level. Patricia L. Turner began serving as the executive director and chief executive officer of
180-624: Is home to Cardio Team One , a cardiac care program designed to improve the response time for patients presenting at an emergency department with severe cardiac disease. Detroit Receiving is the site of Wayne State University School of Medicine affiliated residency and fellowship training programs, including anesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, neurology, orthopedic surgery, pathology, podiatry, psychiatry, radiology, and urology. Established in 1976 by Brooks Bock and Judith Tintinalli, Detroit Receiving Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program
200-558: Is one of nation's first training program in emergency medicine and the first program of its type to be established in the state of Michigan. Detroit Receiving hosts the longest-running, annual trauma conference in the country, the Detroit Trauma Symposium. The facility received an award from the American Institute of Architecture for design, and houses an art collection, composed of donations to DRH over
220-432: Is typical of true academic research centers. Specialties at Detroit Receiving include emergency medicine, orthopaedic traumatology, neurosurgery, cardiology, trauma surgery, and burn treatment, earning national and international recognition for the hospital. DRH was also the site of the first cranioplasty, using a pre-cast replica of missing bone to repair a skull. Detroit Receiving, along with Harper University Hospital ,
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#1732791074298240-639: The Howard University Hospital . During residency, Turner spent two years as a senior staff fellow in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health . Her work there focused on dysregulation of sodium transport in the kidney and nitric oxide's role in the changing abundance of nephron transporter proteins. Turner's fellowship training in minimally invasive and laparoscopic surgery
260-810: The National Medical Association ; and past president of the surgical section of the National Medical Association. She also serves on the Board of Directors of OceanFirst Bank (OCFC). Throughout her career, Turner has been involved in both basic science and clinical research. Her work has focused on dysregulation of sodium transport in the kidney and nitric oxide's role in the changing abundance of nephron transporter proteins. Turner's recent research interests are associated with her clinical expertise in laparoscopic surgery, including developing new training paradigms for residents and more senior surgeons. Turner served on
280-624: The college in January 2022. She is currently on the faculty in the department of surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (or FACS) is a professional certification for a medical professional who has passed a set of criteria for education, qualification, and ethics required to join the ACS. FACS is used as a post-nominal title , such as John Citizen, MD, FACS . This article about
300-583: The editorial board of Surgery News , the official newspaper of the American College of Surgeons, from 2005 to 2009, and has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including The American Surgeon , The American Journal of Surgery , the Journal of the American College of Surgeons , the Journal of Critical Care Medicine, the Journal of Surgical Research , Obesity Surgery , Surgery , and others. She has recently been widely quoted in op-eds and as
320-404: The first in the nation. Focusing on adult medical care for emergency, trauma, and critically ill patients, the majority of DRH patients arrive through the emergency department. The University Health Center clinics adjacent to Detroit Receiving treat more than 250,000 patients annually, making it one of the busiest ambulatory facilities in the country. Approximately 95% of the physicians on staff at
340-489: The hospital also serve on the faculty of Wayne State University School of Medicine . In 1976, before emergency medicine was recognized as a specialty, Detroit Receiving began a postgraduate emergency medicine training program. Nearly half the physicians currently practicing in Michigan have received some of their training at Detroit Receiving Hospital. On May 2, 2018, Tenet decided to terminate its century long contract with Wayne State University School of Medicine. Tenet CEO cited
360-737: The position of executive director of the organization. Turner was elected as president of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons (2016 to 2017) and was the first woman to serve in that role. Turner has served in other leadership positions, including the following: board member of the Council on Medical Specialty Societies; chair, American College of Surgeons' Delegation to the American Medical Association 's House of Delegates; past-chair, American Medical Association's Council on Medical Education; past-chair, Surgical Section of
380-528: The surgical acute care unit. A former adjunct professor in surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine , Turner is currently a clinical professor of surgery in the department of surgery at the Pritzker School of Medicine . In October 2011, Turner was named director of the American College of Surgeons' Division of Member Services. She left this role at the beginning of 2022, after assuming
400-553: Was completed at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , Weill Cornell Medicine , and Columbia University Irving Medical Center . Turner earned a Master of Business Administration from the Robert H. Smith School of Business in 2020. Turner spent eight years in academic practice on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine where she was the surgery residency program director and medical director of
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