Botsford Hospital
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Botsford Hospital http://health.usnews.com/listings/hospital-directory/michigan/botsford_hospital/ http://www.medicare.gov/Hospital/Search/SelectHospitals.asp?rdoSearchOption=gs&Continue=Continue&SelectedType=&SelectedDRG=&SelectedSearch=General&searchOption=gs&selectedCondition=&selectedBodyPart=&pagelist=Home&dest=NAV%7CHome%7CSearch%7CSelectHospitals%7CWelcome%7ESearchMethod%7ESelectDRG&search_dest=NAV%7CHome%7CSearch%7CSelectDRG%7CWelcome%7ESearchMethod&version=default&browser=IE%7C6%7CWinXP&language=English&Type=Name&State=MI0%7CMichigan&Name=botsford&StateAbbr=MI&StateName=Michigan]is a 330-bed health care facility serving communities in southern Oakland and western Wayne Counties including Farmington, Farmington Hills, Livonia, Redford, Dearborn Heights, Detroit, Southfield, West Bloomfield, Novi, Northville, Plymouth, Lyon Township and Wixom.
in Farmington Hills.
History
Dr. Allen Zieger opened his first hospital in 1944 in Detroit and called it the Zieger Osteopathic Hospital. In 1965, Zieger Osteopathic opened Botsford at its current location on Grand River AvenueGrand River Avenue
US Highway 16 , also called Grand River Avenue for much of its length, is one of the principal pre-Interstate roads in the state of Michigan. Before the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System in 1926, the highway had been designated M-16...
in Farmington Hills.
Medical Education
Botsford Hospital is a teaching hospital for the training of osteopathic physicians. It is a base hospital for:- Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMichigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineThe Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine is an academic division of Michigan State University , and grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. The college also offers the DO/PhD combined degree for students interested in the Medical Scientist Training Program...
(MSUCOM) http://www.com.msu.edu/ - Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM) http://www.midwestern.edu/azcom/