Hurley Medical Center is a teaching hospital serving Genesee , Lapeer , and Shiawassee counties in eastern Michigan since December 19, 1908. Situated in Flint, Michigan , it is a 457-bed public non-profit hospital .
2-544: The emergency department is an ACS verified Level I Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. Hurley also has the region's only Children's Hospital, Burn Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and Pediatric Emergency Department. James J. Hurley, an English immigrant, arrived in Flint penniless and worked his way up from a hotel porter to making a fortune from sawmills and soap. Remembering his early days of poverty when his wife struggled through
4-502: A serious illness, Hurley donated $ 55,000 and land for a public hospital to the city of Flint. Hurley Hospital opened on December 19, 1908, as a 40-bed hospital with 8 nurses. Josiah Dallas Dort was also involved in its early business. Many victims of the Flint water crisis were treated at Hurley. A study performed there determined that children were being poisoned by lead. Proceeds from Tegan Marie 's single "Lucky Me" were used to benefit
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