DMC Harper University Hospital and Hutzel Women's Hospital
DMC HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL has distinguished itself in surgical medicine and is known for its clinical expertise, innovative research and advanced education. A specialty referral hospital, Harper has established centers of emphasis in neurosciences, vascular services, multidisciplinary cardiovascular services, hypertension, stroke prevention and heart failure. Additional specialties include bariatric (gastric bypass surgery), critical care, pulmonary medicine, kidney and pancreas transplants, thoracic surgery, and minimally invasive cardiac procedures. Harper’s neurology program is internationally recognized for new advances in multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular diseases, epilepsy, neurogenetic disorders, neurobehavioral disorders and cognitive disorders. As the hospital with the first mechanical heart by-pass pump, Harper has retained its leadership position in state-of-the-art technology. Today, Harper houses a 3T MRI machine, a 64-slice CT scanner, state-of-the-art electrophysiology and cardiac catheterization labs, and nuclear cardiac imaging facilities.
DMC HUTZEL WOMEN’S HOSPITAL is nationally recognized for cutting-edge research in highrisk obstetrics, infertility, reproductive genetics, neonatology, maternal special care, midwifery, gynecology, urogynecology, menopause, permanent birth control and alternatives to hysterectomy. Hutzel has been ranked as the number one hospital in the nation in research awards for its OB/GYN physicians. With a rich history of over 137 years as Michigan’s first and only hospital for women, the patients also benefit from Hutzel’s commitment to research and education. Hutzel Women’s Hospital is home to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Perinatology Research Branch (PRB) and is recognized as a leader in women’s health by physicians and researchers across the country.