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Herman Kiefer Hospital was a city-owned hospital in Detroit Michigan, from 1911 to 2013. It was founded to serve as a public health hospital; to combat rampant infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis , diphtheria , scarlet fever , mumps , measles , and other diseases.
In 1882 a new hospital building was constructed on what is now the campus of the DMC. Additional buildings were constructed in 1913 and 1928. [14] Hutzel Women's Hospital, founded in 1868, was Detroit's second hospital. [15] Grace Hospital was founded in 1883, [16] and Children's Hospital was founded three years later. [17]
Detroit Medical Center logo Harper Hospital and Hutzel Women's Hospital are part of the Detroit Medical Center. The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is a for-profit alliance of hospitals that encompasses over 2,000 licensed beds, 3,000 affiliated physicians and over 12,000 employees.
It was the first hospital in Southeast Michigan to open in 20 years. [1] The hospital was established due to population growth in western Oakland County. A previous branch campus of the main Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan, with 300,000 square feet (28,000 m 2) of space was to be expanded to 700,000 square feet (65,000 m 2). [2]
1839: Detroit's first public hospital is built; 1881: Detroit's first full-time Health Officer, O. W. Wright, is elected; 1879: The first division was added to the Board of Health (Food, Meat, and Milk Inspection) 1895: The Michigan Legislature gave the Board of Health its structure in State Law
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.
In 1915, Henry Ford bought the financially struggling Detroit General Hospital and its lands on Grand Boulevard and Hamilton (just west of Woodward) and reopened it as Henry Ford Hospital with 48 beds. [5] Soon after, Ford broke ground on a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m 2) facility at the same location; the larger hospital opened in 1921. [5]
1001 Woodward is a 25-floor office building in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.It replaced the Majestic Building, a 14-story high rise on the same site.The building is located just south of the neighboring David Stott Building, at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Michigan Avenue overlooking Campus Martius Park.