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HEALTH CARE

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital

Address 5301 E. Huron River Dr.,
P.O. Box 995, Ann Arbor 48106
Emergency department 712–3000
General information 712–3456
Patient information 712–3773
Physician referral 712–5400 or (800) 231–2211
Volunteer services 712–4159
Website www.sjmercyhealth.org

Directions: The SJMHS campus is between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti in Superior Township. AATA bus routes 3 and 6 serve the main hospital entrance. From US-23, take exit 37A, Washtenaw eastbound (toward Ypsilanti), and turn left onto either Golfside or Hewitt; then cross Clark Rd. and follow signs. From central or southern Ann Arbor, take Washtenaw, Packard, or Ellsworth eastbound, and turn left onto Golfside or Hewitt. From northeast Ann Arbor, take Geddes Rd. east from Huron Pkwy., and turn right on Dixboro Rd., left at E. Huron River Dr., and left on McAuley Dr.

Description: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, a 529-bed acute care hospital, offers complete medical and surgical inpatient and outpatient care, including cardiology, cancer care, obstetrics and other women’s and children’s health services (including a neonatal intensive care unit), physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedics, neurosciences, senior health, emergency services, home care, and hospice.

The main hospital is being rebuilt. A new surgery pavilion, completed in 2006, features 17 new surgical suites, 12 additional patient preparation and recovery bays, and an expanded family waiting area. The patient towers will be replaced in the next few years; no interruptions in service or bed availability are expected.

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is a member of Trinity Health, a nonprofit health care corporation based in Novi that is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy Regional Community of Detroit and the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. As a Catholic organization, SJMHS prohibits its staff from dispensing or prescribing contraceptives and from performing vasectomies, female sterilizations, and elective abortions.

Parking and shuttle service: Parking at all patient facilities is free. All lots have reserved senior and handicapped spaces. Free shuttle buses with handicapped lifts stop at parking lots, shelters, and building entrances. Buses run Mon.–Fri. 6:30 a.m.–9 p.m. and Sat. & Sun. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. AATA routes 3 and 7 also serve the campus.




MAJOR FACILITIES & PROGRAMS

Facilities are at the E. Huron River Dr. campus unless noted. See map.


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Ambulatory Surgery Facility

Performs outpatient surgery.


712–5000


Cancer Care Center

Medical and radiation treatments, clinical trials, and prevention programs. The center takes part in about 300 clinical trials for new cancer therapies each year.


(888) 474–4673


Center for Digestive Care

Includes an ambulatory gastrointestinal endoscopy center.


434–6273


Ellen Thompson Women's Health Center

Breast care services; bone density testing; diabetes education; incontinence clinic; health, wellness, and fitness classes; personal training and fitness assessments; mental health counseling; massage, reflexology, and neuromuscular therapy; nutrition counseling and hands-on cooking classes; weight loss programs for children, teens, and adults; health information library; health boutique.


712–5800


Emergency & Trauma Center

24-hour adult, pediatric, and psychiatric emergency care. Also operates Midwest Medflight, providing air transport for both accident survivors and interhospital transfers.


712–3000


Family Birthing Center

See Childbirth under Health Services, below.


712–5400


Home Care and Hospice

Pain and symptom management, infusion therapy, wound nursing, medical social work, bereavement services, home care, and speech, physical, and occupational rehabilitation.

806 Airport Blvd [map]
327–3200


Huron Oaks

Houses mental health services, including adult and adolescent partial hospitalization, and an adult crisis residential unit.


712–5850


Imaging Center

Provides comprehensive screening and diagnostic services in radiology, cardiology, and endoscopy.


712–0282. Appointments: 712–1313


Maple Health Building

Houses an urgent care clinic and physicians’ offices.

501 N. Maple [map]
327–3933


Michigan Heart & Vascular Institute

Cardiac care and research facility provides education, diagnosis, an outpatient catheterization laboratory, rehabilitation, and support services to cardiovascular patients and their families. www.mhvi.org


712–5204


Michigan Orthopedic Center

Comprehensive services, from diagnosis to treatment to rehabilitation. Orthopedic physicians and neurosurgeons offer specialized services, including total joint replacement, arthroscopy, and hand and spine surgery.


712–5755


Pain Institute

Comprehensive pain management combines medications, therapies, and procedures, including injection therapy.


712–5898


Rehabilitation Services

A 35-bed inpatient unit offers comprehensive treatment of stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputations, joint replacements, and other neurological and orthopedic conditions. Outpatient services include hand therapy, lymphedema therapy, neuropsychological testing, sports medicine, and a high school athletic trainer program.


712–4162


Reichert Health Center

Outpatient care center. Private physicians’ offices, lab, pharmacy, radiology services, and health information library.


712–5300


Senior Health Building

Operates Senior Health Services, Lifeline emergency call service, and the Huron Woods residential care program for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.


712–5189


 
 
 

 

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