Oakwood Health System
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The Oakwood Health System is a group of 4 hospitals and dozens of medical clinics across the Metro Detroit
Metro Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan centered on the city of Detroit which shares an international border with Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit metropolitan area is the second largest U.S. metropolitan area...

 Area. This health system has been awarded many awards and recognitions for their use of technology in the medical field including the award for best hospital for heart
Heart
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 care and also in pediatrics
Pediatrics
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.

Hospitals

The hospitals within the Oakwood Health System include:
  • Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center 18101 Oakwood Boulevard Dearborn, Michigan
    Dearborn, Michigan
    -Economy:Ford Motor Company has its world headquarters in Dearborn. In addition its Dearborn campus contains many research, testing, finance and some production facilities. Ford Land controls the numerous properties owned by Ford including sales and leasing to unrelated businesses such as the...

     48124
  • Oakwood Annapolis Hospital 33155 Annapolis Street Wayne, Michigan
    Wayne, Michigan
    Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan, southwest of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 17,593...

     48184
  • Oakwood Heritage Hospital 10000 Telegraph Road (US 24
    U.S. Route 24
    U.S. Route 24 is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is west of Clarkston, Michigan, at an intersection with I-75 and its western terminus is near...

    ) Taylor, Michigan
    Taylor, Michigan
    Taylor is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 63,131 at the 2010 census. Taylor was originally known as Taylor Township and residents of the township voted to incorporate as the City of Taylor in May 1968...

     48180
  • Oakwood Southshore Medical Center 5450 Fort Street (M-85
    M-85 (Michigan highway)
    M-85, also known as Fort Street or Fort Road for its entire length, is a state highway route in the U.S. state of Michigan.In Detroit proper, M-85 consists of West Fort street and South Fort street...

    ) Trenton, Michigan
    Trenton, Michigan
    Trenton is a small city in Wayne County in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 18,853...

     48183


Since the early 1980s Oakwood Community Outreach has reflected their core values of Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Diversity and Ownership, and has maintained a seamless dialogue between healthcare professionals and consumers.

Teen Health Centers

Youth in the community can receive healthcare through the Oakwood Teen Health Centers. They provide a wide variety of services through school-based and school-linked programs.
The mission of the Oakwood Teen Health Centers is to positively impact the health of adolescents and young adults in partnership with them and their families, schools and communities.

There are three teen health centers and two elementary school clinics:
  • Oakwood Inkster Teen Health Center 734.729.3650
  • Oakwood Romulus Teen Health Center at Romulus High School
    Romulus Senior High School
    Romulus Senior High School or Romulus High School is the public high school in the city of Romulus, Michigan . Located at 9650 South Wayne Road, just north of Interstate 94, it is right around the corner from Romulus Middle School.The school's mascot is the Eagle, and the school colors are maroon...

     9650 South Wayne Road Romulus, Michigan
    Romulus, Michigan
    Romulus is a suburban city of Metro Detroit, located in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,989 at the 2010 census, an increase from 22,979 in 2000. Romulus is home to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and a General Motors plant that opened in 1976...

     48174 734.941.1400
  • Oakwood Taylor Teen Health Center 19275 Northline Southgate, Michigan
    Southgate, Michigan
    Southgate is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 30,047 at the 2010 census.Southgate was the last city to incorporate from the former Ecorse Township, gaining city status in October 1958...

    48195
    734.287.2076

  • Jefferson-Barns Elementary School Clinic in Wayne-Westland, 734.721.4295
  • Lincoln Elementary School Clinic in Wayne-Westland, 734.728.2423

General Medical Services

Healthcare services available to youth ages 10-21. Available services include:
  • Primary healthcare
  • Sports, school, and work physicals
  • Diagnosis and treatment of routine illnesses and injuries
  • Immunizations
  • Pap smears and pelvic exams
  • Testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections
  • HIV testing and counseling
  • Referrals to other services
  • No abortions

Health Education

Through a variety of innovative and award-winning programs, the Oakwood Teen Health Centers help young people make healthy choices.

-Peer education programs related to nutrition and fitness, substance abuse, violence, sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy prevention

-Presentations by Teen Center staff and teen peer educators to school, community, religious, professional and parent groups on topics such as:
  • Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention
  • Nutrition, fitness and obesity prevention
  • HIV/AIDS prevention and risk reduction
  • Adolescent development and other health topics
  • Violence Prevention


-After-school and summer youth programs – giving teens healthy ways to spend their free time

-Health insurance outreach, education and application assistance
Mental Health/Counseling Services

The Oakwood Teen Health Centers offer a wide variety of mental health/counseling services designed to help teens and young adults face the many challenges in their lives – addiction, violence, grief, depression, abuse.

-Individual and family counseling

-Crisis intervention

-Anger management groups

-First-time and early juvenile offender diversion program

-Referrals to other services
Family Planning Program - Taylor

Family planning services are provided at the Taylor Teen Health Center only – a non-school-based health center. Family planning services cannot be offered in school-based clinics.

The family planning program offers:

-General health assessments

-Information on all contraceptive choices, including abstinence

-A full range of contraceptive methods available through the program or by referral

-Pregnancy testing and referrals for prenatal care
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