Southfield DDA looking for feedback on 3-year strategic plan

The Southfield Downtown Development Authority (SDDA) is in the process of developing its next 3-year Strategic Plan during the 2013 calendar year, and it is looking for your assistance.

In an effort to develop this plan, the DDA is seeking to find out what Southfield DDA stakeholders envision for the future of the District, which covers about one square mile in the southeast corner of the city. Over the last five years, the Southfield DDA has significantly increased its healthcare footprint, with ongoing growth at St. John Providence Hospital, Oakland Regional Hospital, physician offices and various outpatient clinics and centers such as the Northland Park Dialysis Center and CSL Plasma.

Oakland Community College also continues to grow within the DDA. It recently invested $25 million in a state-of-the-art Life Sciences expansion project as part of its emphasis on more healthcare related curriculum. Additionally, over 190,000 square feet of medical office space is located in the district. One of the state’s largest HMOs, Health Alliance Plan, has 450 employees working in the DDA.

There has also been retail growth in the district in the last few years, and the DDA wants to promote future opportunities. Residents, business professionals and entrepreneurs from the DDA are asked to provide feedback on the types of businesses they would want to see in the district, such as personal and professional services providers, restaurants, clothing and other retailers. The information gathered will be used to help direct the DDA’s efforts moving forward.

The DDA would also like to hear from local stakeholders on desired infrastructure improvements or updates. This could include sidewalks, streetscapes and more. Over the past few years, the DDA has significantly upgraded and updated some infrastructure elements, including added lighting in parking lots.

Since 1999, substantial investment in development and redevelopment has taken place in the DDA, along with $1 million in public improvements and landscaping. We hope that over the next decade that number will at least double, and we value your help in reaching that goal. Please contact 248-796-5190 or email us for more information or to provide your feedback.

Sincerely,

Al Aceves
Executive Director
Southfield DDA

Big Family of Michigan Receives Gifts for Children from Hospital Group

December 2012

SOUTHFIELD – Big Family of Michigan is an organization in SE Michigan helping to make life better for children waiting to be adopted, or in at-risk situations. One of their programs ensures that in need children are given toys for the holidays. Approximately 7,000 children will receive toys this holiday season and Michigan Surgery Specialists (MSS) and Oakland Regional Hospital have helped Big Family reach their goal. Guests may visit BigFamilyofMichigan.org for more information on their many programs.

MSS office locations and Oakland Regional Hospital (six locations in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb Counties) hosted a toy drive from November 16 – December 5. The drive was open to the public and their employees. Individuals were asked to drop off new, unwrapped toys or Target Gift Cards for children – from infants to 18 years of age.

The medical group also promoted an internal employee contest to raise funds to purchase toys and hosted a toy wrapping holiday party on Friday, December 7. All toys were delivered to the Big Family warehouse in Fraser on Monday, December 10.

Oakland Regional Hospital is a physician-owned hospital and a destination facility for Orthopaedic Care. The hospital is located in Southfield and offers the community several health and wellness services including Surgery, Orthopaedic, Imaging, Nursing, Pain and Foot & Ankle Centers. The hospital is a subsidiary of Michigan Surgery Specialists, PC. OaklandRegionalHospital.com, 22401 Foster Winter Drive, Southfield, MI 48075, 248-423-5100

Oakland Regional Hospital Introduces Our Patient Information Network – OPIN

November 2012

SOUTHFIELD – November 2012 - As the government mandates "Meaningful Use" measures, a shift to electronic health records (EHR) for all healthcare providers, Oakland Regional Hospital spent 18 months preparing to introduce Our Patient Information Network – OPIN – a CPSI system.

"OPIN is the result of a lot of hard work and research conducted by a multi-disciplinary EHR Steering Committee that began meeting 18 months ago," said Daniel Babb, CEO Oakland Regional Hospital. "This dedicated group of employees carefully selected to work with a system that embraced ease of use, functionalities and opportunities for improved patient experience and outcomes. We are very pleased with the results we have experienced to date."

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (CPSI) was chosen as the right partner for the hospital to work with. CPSI is routinely ranked as a leader in the industry of EHR vendors who specialize in smaller hospitals with 100 beds or less. They are also the number one vendor in helping their clients achieve Meaningful Use measures. CPSI's staff of more than 1,300 clinical, financial and IT experts provides everything from implementation to continuing support to consulting as part of a complete program, enabling hospitals to thrive in a challenging healthcare IT environment.

This fall, all staff members at Oakland Regional Hospital and its off-site locations received extensive hands-on training through a program specifically designed for the hospital employees - from those in patient registration to patient care to financial management. Help and training will be an ongoing aspect of the program. The program went "live" in October.

An investment of over $2 million was made to implement this system. In addition to the CPSI software, capital was also provided for:

• Extensive training
• Nurses' Workstations on Wheels (WOW's)
• New, updated PC's
• Electronic signature pads for the patients
• Laptops and tablets for caregiver data input

Great lengths went to ensure the best possible integration process and to produce the highest quality information data.

The system's most important aspect is the ability for users to track patient progress and care in real time – connecting caregivers with results and issues that can be act upon immediately. This results in improvement in patient outcomes and safety.

OPIN has been integrated into all of Oakland Regional's Centers: Southfield, Warren and Dearborn.

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Oakland Regional Hospital is a physician-owned hospital and a destination facility for Orthopaedic Care. The hospital is located in Southfield and offers the community several health and wellness services including Surgery, Orthopaedic, Imaging, Nursing, Pain and Foot & Ankle Centers. The hospital is a subsidiary of Michigan Surgery Specialists, PC. OaklandRegionalHospital.com, 22401 Foster Winter Drive, Southfield, MI 48075, 248-423-5100

City of Southfield Healthcare Technology Center Expands the Impact of Southfield's Downtown Development Authority

August 15, 2011

SOUTHFIELD – The City of Southfield is well-positioned to attract new healthcare businesses, as well as retain and upgrade existing healthcare investments, according to a recent study by Anderson Consulting Group.

The report analyzed the healthcare economy in Southfield and its primary and secondary market areas, defined as regions within a 30- and 60-minute drive from the Southfield Downtown Development Authority (SDDA) district. The SDDA comprises a one square mile area bounded by Eight Mile Road (south), Southfield Road (west), Mount Vernon (north) and Greenfield Road (east).

The Anderson Consulting Group report states that Southfield has a strong, growing healthcare demand base in close proximity to the SDDA; is central to a large and diverse healthcare constituent base; and has a highly skilled workforce. Among the findings:

• About 3.2 million people live within a 30-minute drive from Southfield and an additional 1.7 million residents live within 60 minutes.
• Southfield has a high concentration of residents ages 65 years or older (16.5 percent).
• Shifts in the population age through 2015 are projected at up to 33 percent in the 65-69 and 70-74 age brackets.
• The SDDA is located on the cusp of disparate population income groups, accommodating ease of access to healthcare services for a wide demographic.
• Southfield is within a short driving distance from some of the state's leading medical schools and research centers, including the Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Medical Center, St. John Providence Health System, Beaumont Health System, Wayne State University Medical School, and University of Michigan Health System and Medical School.
• Southfield's healthcare and social assistance employment base exceeded 5,000 as of 2010 and experienced a 7.2 percent gain from 2000. Employment in the healthcare sector comprises 15.6 percent of the city's total employment.
• Education levels in the city are comparatively high, with nearly 42 percent of the adult population having attained a bachelor's degree or higher as of 2010, compared to 27 percent in the primary market area and 29 percent in the secondary market area.

The Southfield Downtown Development District currently houses many healthcare-related businesses and entities, including such large employers as St. John Providence Health System, Oakland Regional Hospital, Health Alliance Plan (HAP), CSL Plasma, Northland Park Dialysis Center, numerous point-of-service doctor and physician practices, and the healthcare-related curriculum programs at Oakland Community College. The SDDA is also partnering with Lawrence Technological University on the Southfield Healthcare Technology Center.

More than 5,500 healthcare professionals are employed within the SDDA in nearly 315,000 square-feet of space — about one-quarter of the occupied space in the district, according to the report. This month, Oakland Regional Hospital expanded its services with the opening of a new Foot   Ankle Center.

"We're gaining momentum with not only existing healthcare businesses expanding within the district and the City of Southfield, but there is also growing interest from businesses, clinical entities and researchers from outside of our immediate area," said SDDA Executive Director Al Aceves.

New healthcare business investments are continuing to be added to the SDDA. Contact Executive Director Al Aceves at 248-796-5192, or visit www.southfielddda.com for more information. Further statistics are available from the Anderson Group report upon request.