Facility Information | Staff Information | Hospital Services | Statistics | Leadership Team | Medical Staff Officers | Medical Staff Department Chairpersons |  Accreditations| Special Honors

St. John River District Hospital
4100 River Rd.
East China Twp., MI  48054
(810) 329-7111
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High-quality primary and secondary medical services are the hallmark of this dedicated community facility which is actively defining the future of local healthcare. Renovation and expansion of the Emergency Department has increased the hospital’s visibility throughout the northeastern suburbs of Detroit.

Facility Informationtop

• Licensed beds - 68

Staff Informationtop

• Associates - 405

Hospital Servicestop

Inpatient Services:

• Cardiac Care
• ICU/Telemetry
• Medical Surgical
• Obstetrics
• Orthopedic Surgery 
• Physical Medicine and Rehab
• Surgery

Outpatient Services:

• Diagnostic Testing (various)
• Emergency Room Services
• Healing Arts Center
• MRI
• Nuclear Medicine
• Occupational Health
• Oncology (chemotherapy)
  •  Van Elslander Infusion Center
• Orthopedics
• Pulmonary Rehab
• Radiology/Imaging Services
  •  Digital Mammography
• Rehabilitation Services
• Sleep Studies
• Urinary Incontinence
• Vascular Surgery

Statistics (FY 2007)top

• Total admissions - 3,309
• Surgical visits - 4,504
• Newborn births - 394
• Emergency Room visits - 12,500

Leadership Team

President – Frank Poma - biography
Board Chair – Bill Zweng
Manager, Worklife Services – Dawn Beindit
Chief Medical Officer – H. Lee Bacheldor, DO

Medical Staff Officerstop

• Chief of Staff – Bassam Nasr, MD
• Vice Chief of Staff – Mark O'Brien, DO
• Secretary/Treasurer – Suresh Tumma, MD

Medical Staff Department Chairpersonstop

• Chair, Dept. of Anesthesiology - Philip Zink, MD
• Chair, Dept. of Emergency Medicine - Ronald Thies, MD
• Chair, Dept. of Family Practice - Tae Hong Chung, MD
• Chair, Dept. of Internal Medicine - Syed V. Ali, MD
• Chair, Dept. of Ob/Gyn - Steven Smolinski, MD
• Chair, Dept. of Pediatrics - John Zmiejko, MD
• Chair, Dept. of Pathology - Martha Higgins, MD
• Chair, Dept. of Radiology - Hernani Tansuche, MD
• Chair, Dept. of Surgery - James Mac Donald, MD

Accreditationstop

• Licensed by Michigan Department of Community Health
• Michigan Department of Public Health
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• American College of Radiology (ACR)
  • Obstetrics
  • Ultrasound
• Michigan Quality Standards Act Mammography Inspection (MQSA)
• College of American Pathologists

Special Honorstop

• 2007 Governor's Award of Excellence for Improving Care in the Hospital Setting, presented annually in partnership with the Michigan Peer Review Organization (MPRO).  Awards were given for the Surgical Care Improvement Project, Appropriate Care Measures, and Emergency Care.