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University of Michigan Health

The University of Michigan healthcare system, headquartered in Ann Arbor, is known as Michigan Medicine. It is ranked #11 on the U. S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll. For the state of Michigan, it's ranked the #1 hospital, and it also ranks high for 13 adult and 10 children's specialties.  The University of Michigan Medical School accepted its initial class in 1850, and in 1869 opened the first university-owned hospital in the U. S. On the U. of Michigan campus, the Medical Center contains the main hospital as well several specialty hospitals. Michigan Medicine also operates around 40 health centers around southeast Michigan. It employs over 20,000 people, including 3,500 on the academic staff.  In 1887, University of Michigan opened the Hygienic Laboratory, the first purpose-built place in the U.S. for studying bacteria, assisting in public health issues. In 1902 the nation’s first Department of Bacteriology was established there.  The faculty of the Medical School were among the first to experiment with radiology, and in 1913 appointed the first professor of roentgenology (now radiology) in the U. S.  Other pioneering steps at Michigan Medicine include 1905: the first Dermatology department in the U. S.  1906: an early Psychiatry department 1913: introduction of the EKG to American physicians 1922: the first hospital school for child patients 1926: a research institute for blood-related diseases 1928: world’s first successful lung removal 1934: first statistical department, for recording and providing access to patient data 1940: first U.S. human genetics program with a clinic for hereditary diseases 1959: first hospital gift shop, run by volunteers and providing grants for patients from the proceeds 1975: one of the first PhD programs in nursing research 2001: nation's first comprehensive Depression Center.  Specialties and Institutions Kresge Hearing Research Institute W.K. Kellogg Eye Center Brehm Center for Diabetes Research Geriatrics Center C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital The Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation The Biointerfaces Institute The Michigan Institute for Research in Critical Care MedSport sports medicine program The Rogel Cancer Center has been recognized as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute since 1991. In 2018, $150 million was donated by Richard and Susan Rogel to support both cancer patients and cancer researchers. The program stands out for its multidisciplinary approach and sharing of resources.

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