Originally Posted by
SWMAP
Don't be embarrassed! Detroit region ranks in the TOP 7 urban areas in the country for medicine, research, etc. Only 6 other cities have equal or more access to care in academic centers. We are very, very lucky here. If you are going to be sick, get sick here.
As to the three merging hospitals, they are all essentially community hospitals and will do well together. Henry Ford & Beaumont was going to be a merger of an academic medical center and a community hospital - not a marriage of equals at all. And, in case you wonder, It was HFHS that was the dominant partner, which is why the doctors at Beaumont put the kibosh on it.