Since 1911, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital has been fulfilling its primary mission to provide excellence in compassionate health care to both rich and poor in the Ann Arbor community. Over the past 10 years, both the community and the mission have dramatically expanded to place St. Joseph Mercy Hospital into a new role as one of the finest private teaching hospitals in the midwest. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, along with the residency training program, have remained in the vanguard of this expansion continuing the tradition of patient care and incorporating a firm commitment to both education and research. We feel strongly that there is much more to a residency program than obstetrical maneuvers and surgical dexterity. How a woman gets to the operating room is equally as important as what is performed in surgery.
Compassionate care is as important as competent diagnosis.
Personal development is as important as the acquisition of professional skills. There is little question that residents graduating from the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital program will be excellent clinicians. Each year, more than 26,000 patients are discharged, more than 4,000 babies are born and more than 900 major gynecologic surgical procedures are performed at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Situated midway between the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital combines the uniquely diverse atmosphere of a Big Ten university town with that of a comfortable suburban setting. From major theater to the annual street air fairs, from world-class athletic facilities to the quiet banks of the Huron River, Ann Arbor provides a pleasant respite from academic intensity and unique opportunities for personal and family growth.