William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, Michigan
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William Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak is a 929-bed tertiary hospital which features both inpatient and outpatient services. William Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak was recently ranked the 6th best hospital in the country in a survey of America's Top 50 Hospitals. The survey was done by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), and is featured in that organization's Modern Maturity magazine.
The survey judged hospitals using various criteria such as: medical mortality rate, surgical mortality rate, physician ratings (how doctors rate a particular hospital), and accreditation score (given by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations).
William Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak has also ranked high statistically in these areas:
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1st in the nation for inpatient admissions (2001)
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1st in the nation for outpatient surgeries (2001)
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1st in Michigan for births (2002)
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2nd in the nation for total surgeries (2001)
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1st in Michigan for emergency visits (2001)
Also, U.S. News and World Report, in its 2004 edition on "America's Best Hospitals", ranks ten different departments at William Beaumont Hospital as being among the nation's best. Those departments and their national rankings: digestive disorders- 40th best; ear, nose, and throat- 32nd best; geriatrics- 39th best; gynecology- 24th best; heart and heart surgery- 16th best; hormonal disorders- 21st best; kidney disease- 31st best; neurology and neurosurgery- 20th best; orthopedics- 28th best; and urology- 23rd best.
Finally, the National Research Corporation rated William Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak the region's #1 hospital in these areas: Most Personalized Care, Best Nurses, Best Doctors, Best Overall Care.
At press time, William Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak has nursing positions that are available. Those positions are in the areas of: Nurse Anesthetists; LPNs; RNs; Nurse Technicians; Clinical Nurse Specialists; IV Technicians; Nurse Practitioners; Nurse Clinicians; Associate Nurse Managers; and Nursing Pool.