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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/990412/mi_beaumon_1.html Company Press Release SOURCE: William Beaumont Hospital Beaumont-Henry Ford Collaboration Expands Neurosurgery Services in Oakland County ROYAL OAK, Mich., April 12, 1999 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Ford and William Beaumont hospitals have formed a unique collaboration to expand neurosurgery services for adults and children in Oakland County. Under an affiliation agreement between the neurosurgery departments at the two hospitals, four Henry Ford neurosurgeons will join with Beaumont neurologists and neurosurgeons in providing some patient services at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. The affiliation combines the expertise of the state's most renowned specialists in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. Henry Ford neurosurgeon Fred Junn, M.D., will perform high-tech tremor control surgeries at Beaumont, Royal Oak, working in conjunction with Beaumont neurologists Peter LeWitt, M.D., and Richard Trosch, M.D., renowned specialists in movement disorders. Dr. Junn is the most experienced neurosurgeon in the state for performing deep brain stimulation, a revolutionary therapy using an implantable device to send electrical pulses to the thalamus for tremor control. Pediatric neurosurgery services at Beaumont will be expanded with the addition of Henry Ford pediatric neurosurgeon Henry Bartkowski, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Bartkowski will work in conjunction with Beaumont neurosurgeon Karol Zakalik, M.D., in providing coverage for children requiring neurosurgery at Beaumont. Dr. Bartkowski will also continue to provide pediatric neurosurgery services at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. ``It's rare for two health care giants to join together like this in a collaboration designed to expand services for patients, while containing health care costs,'' said Mark Rosenblum, M.D., department chair of Neurosurgery at Henry Ford. Rosenblum and Ford Neurosurgery department vice chair Ghaus Malik, M.D., will be able to provide consultations for neurosurgery patients at Beaumont. ``This affiliation will benefit residents of Oakland County by expanding the availability of state-of-the-art neurosurgery services,'' said Gordon Scratch, M.D., director of Beaumont's Neurosurgery division. Henry Ford Health System, one of the country's largest health care systems, integrates primary and specialty care with research and education. It includes 13 owned or affiliated hospitals, a 550,000-member health maintenance organization, a 1,000 multispecialty physician group, 28 ambulatory centers and 40 other health-related entities located throughout Southeastern Michigan. Last year, the system recorded 2.5 million ambulatory visits. Henry Ford Hospital, the flagship of Henry Ford Health System, is a 903-bed tertiary care hospital, a multi-organ transplantation center and a Level I trauma center. For more information, go to: www.henryfordhealth.org. Beaumont includes more than 1,300 private-practice physicians, two hospitals with five medical office buildings, a rehabilitation and health center, primary and specialty care clinics, five nursing care centers, a research institute, home care, a hospice and fundraising foundation. Beaumont's 929-bed Royal Oak hospital is a major teaching and referral center with Level I trauma center designation. It ranks among the five top hospitals in the nation for its number of admissions and surgeries. Beaumont's 189-bed acute care community hospital in Troy is among the nation's leading community hospitals. Beaumont is on the web at www.beaumont.edu. Copyright © 1999 PRNewswire. -- Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada <[log in to unmask]>