Hutzel Women's Hospital
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| Hutzel Women's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Detroit Medical Center | |
 Harper Hospital and Hutzel Women's Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°21′07″N 83°03′25″W / 42.35186°N 83.05682°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Women |
| History | |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.hutzel.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in Michigan |
Hutzel Women's Hospital, formerly the Women's Hospital and Foundling's Home, is one of the eight institutions that compose the Detroit Medical Center.[1] The hospital itself is connected to Harper University Hospital, on the midtown Detroit campus of the Medical Center. It is the only hospital in Southeast Michigan dedicated to women's care.
History
[edit]Sarah Gertrude Banks and Florence Hudson[2] founded the all-women Free Dispensary for Women and Children at the establishment on March 1, 1893. It cared for people for free and helped to improve the staff.[3][4]
The current hospital building was designed by architect Albert Kahn. Construction started in 1928 and the hospital was dedicated on June 18, 1929.[5]
It was first known as the Women's Hospital and Foundling's Home.[6][note 1] In 1965 the hospital was renamed Hutzel Women's Hospital in honor of Eleonore Hutzel, recognizing her 54 years of service as a student, employee, and trustee of the hospital.[8]
Hutzel is home to the nation's only National Institutes of Health (NIH) Perinatology Research Branch.
Clinical services
[edit]Hutzel Services include: High-Risk Pregnancy Care, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Incontinence/Urogynecology, Long-term Birth Control, Menopause and Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery
Ranking
[edit]Hutzel Women's Hospital is listed in The Leapfrog Group's 2008 Top Hospital list for patient quality and safety. The Leapfrog Group rankings are based on a survey conducted at 1,220 hospitals across the country.[citation needed]
Notable births
[edit]- Lizzo – Rapper
- Diana Ross – Singer
Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Colditz, Graham A. (August 12, 2015). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-5063-0126-6.
- ↑ Brett Harley, Rachel; MacDowell, Betty (1992). Michigan Women Firsts and Founders. p. 4. ISBN 9780961939014.
- ↑ Dopp, Jakob (August 5, 2019). "In Her Own Right". Michigan Medicine. Archived from the original on June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Meets a Want". Detroit Free Press. March 15, 1893. p. 9. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Hutzel Hospital". Historic Detroit. 2023.
- ↑ G. Louie, Barbara (2001). Northville Michigan. Arcadia Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 9780738523590.
- ↑ Cambell Hurd-Mead, Kate (1933). Medical Women of America: a short history of the pioneer medical women of America and a few of their colleagues in England. New York: Froben Press. pp. 47–49.
- ↑ "Eleonore Hutzel". Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
