Metro Detroit

Bammel Health System Bammel Health Systems is a premier provider of public health care with in the greater metropolitan Detroit area, serving over a million residents of Wayne County. As a public entity, the Bammel Health System provides health care to any and all regardless of insurance coverage. However, in the past few years, the rising cost of business has made a large impact on the Bammel Health System. Revenue cannot keep up with the increasing costs of expenses. To tackle this ongoing issue, the Public Health Trust, which governs this accredited, tax-assisted, tertiary teaching facility, will examination of certain programs to determine their viability to meet the financial goals set forth by this well established and stellar institution. To help meet the financial responsibilities, we will concentrate on reducing expenses and improve revenue. The following facilities will be reviewed to help determine where the best option to reduce expenses is; Bammel Memorial Hospital, Primary care centers, school based clinics, long term nursing care facilities, correctional health care clinics, the mental health care facilities and…

brought to millions of people throughout the world. After opening his first factory in Dearborn, a small town on the outskirts of Detroit, Ford wanted to attract workers to his fledgling factory and did something that many thought unthinkable at the time. Rather than offering a standard wage, all workers who signed a contract with the company were paid $5 a day. While this seems insignificant, it is important to note that this which was more than twice the average wage at the time. In addition…

cousins were so close because their mothers were sisters. They had inside jokes, took trips together, went to church. I longed for a relationship with them, but never felt comfortable enough to try. The Arabic girls I knew outside of my family were not kind. They called me a “white girl” “Chaldean wannabe” and my favorite “half-breed”. I still get strange looks when people find out who I’m related to. It would be no different from my mother’s parents house. My grandmother had very long blond…

rule also contributes to the fragmentation of the metro Detroit area. Home rule provides a certain degree of autonomous power delegated to sub-units of government by the state, which limits the amount of interference state governments can have in local government matters. Like many municipalities across the America at the time, Michigan municipalities prefered to be independent in their political and economic affairs. This type of political fragmentation meant that some municipalities could…

This idea could even be applied to “flipping” neighborhoods. During the foreclosure crisis, many people lost their jobs in my community. I live in a community outside the city of Detroit which was hit particularly hard. Our community job market was very automotive-based and when the car companies started to struggle, so did our community. Many people lost their jobs. These people were assembly line workers, management, executives-the gamut. Even my father who works in a corrugated and…

1960s, Detroit, Michigan was a city in forefront of most people’s minds when you talked about Michigan or the Midwest, due to the triple-threat of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. Living and working in Detroit for one of these big automotive companies was that generation’s “American Dream.” However, from 1973 to 1974, there was a gasoline crisis that caused General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler to take a financial hit which also directly impacted Detroit’s financial health as well. During this…

Chrysler was forced into bankruptcy in 2009. This 2011 Super Bowl advertisement makes a phenomenal impact, reviving their broken brand, drawing buyers back, and reminding the nation that hope and resilience can rise from the ashes. The commercial opens with shots of Detroit seen through a car window as it drives…

One of the most significant growths during the 20th century was the birth of the automobile industry. This new advancement affected the daily life of the twentieth century American to a greater degree than any other technological development. (Rosentreter, pg.215)It began in 1896, when Charles King invented the horseless carriage and drove it down Woodward Avenue in Detroit. When Charles King joined Detroit inventor, Henry Ford, he earned international recognition. Ford would eventually become…

Akua interacts with her colleagues, I wanted her to explain to me some details of her interactions with students and other fixtures of the public. Dr. Akua then went on to explain to me some of the dynamics of the workshop she regularly hosts in Midtown Detroit at the Whole Foods Market Classroom. The workshop is set up as an rotating platform for public speakers on varying topic of nutrition and health care that she personally picks herself. Dr. Akua expressed that her goal is for the class to…

to avoid writing more essays like this, I went on a vacation to Michigan with my mother and two siblings. We visited South Haven, a pleasant port city on Lake Michigan’s east coast, and Detroit, the famous largest city in Michigan. These areas interest me because there’s plenty to do; there are amazing restaurants, breath-taking scenery, and family-friendly, inexpensive entertainment. South Haven is famed for its relaxed atmosphere and homely feel. The city is almost seventeen times smaller…