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St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Achieves
Level II Trauma Center Verification
When you have a life-threatening injury,
you want to be treated at a world-class
hospital with an award-winning critical care
program. That hospital is St. Joseph Mercy
Oakland (SJMO).
Verified as a Level II trauma center by the
American College of Surgeons' Committee on
Trauma, SJMO's trauma center has a dedicated team of surgeons, specialists and
medical personnel at the ready 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide the
best and most comprehensive care to people who need emergency treatment.
This designation as a Level II trauma center gives first responders, patients
and the community increased access to highly specialized care in emergency
situations. The trauma center verification assures the community that St.
Joe's expert medical staff can provide care for even the most difficult cases.
Patients with traumatic injuries who come to St. Joe's will receive priority
access to the entire spectrum of our resources, including in-house coverage for
Trauma Surgery, Anesthesia, Critical Care, Radiology, Cardiology, Orthopedics,
Neurosurgery, vascular and thoracic care.
St. Joe's trauma team is led by Trauma Medical
Director Robert Robinson, MD, FACS, an experienced
general surgeon, who teaches future surgeons in Michigan
and abroad. He is director of SJMO's Surgical Residency
Training Program and is board certified by the American
Board of Surgery. While on staff at SJMO, Dr. Robinson
received Teaching Excellence in General Surgery honors
three times. He has assembled a highly skilled staff that
provides optimal care for injured patients.
Robert Robinson, MD, FACS
What distinguishes our award-winning critical care
Trauma Medical Director
program from other hospitals are the national awards
and honors for patient safety and quality. St. Joe's has been designated a
Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital and was recently re-certified by The Leapfrog
Group as one of the nation's Top Hospitals for patient safety and quality. We
consistently receive national recognition for clinical excellence. Additionally, we
are Michigan's first certified primary stroke center.
And our trauma services extend beyond our walls. Representatives of
our trauma program visit schools, agencies and businesses to provide injury
prevention education.
At St. Joe's, we are constantly evolving to meet the changing health care
needs of our community. This designation is another giant step forward in that
evolution.
We are honored to be recognized for our world-class clinical care, skilled
physicians and quality outcomes. When minutes count, come to St. Joseph
Mercy Oakland.
By
Jack Weiner,
President and CEO
St. Joseph Mercy
Oakland
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February 28 • 2013
he Frankel Jewish Academy
boys basketball team got off
to a great start this season,
winning its first five games for new
coach Marshall Miller.
The Jaguars slipped to 7-8 with a
75-57 loss last week at Berkley, but
their eyes are still on the season's big
prize. Miller said they'd love to win the
Class C district tournament hosted by
Royal Oak Shrine.
Frankel opens district play with
an away game Monday, March 4, at
Madison Heights Bishop Foley.
"If we play well, we can beat anybody:'
Miller said.
Miller is part of an all-new coaching
staff for the Frankel boys basketball pro-
gram, including at the junior varsity and
freshman levels.
Scott Bakes and Brian Shulman are
his assistant coaches. Katherine Young is
the new junior varsity coach and Michael
Govier is the new freshman coach.
The varsity team also began the
season with a new look after losing 10
seniors to graduation.
Miller said he tries to make basketball
a life-learning experience for his players.
"In basketball, as in life, good decision-
making and building a strong foundation
are important," he said. "When you have
a strong foundation, you can pick your-
self up and get back moving in the right
direction when you have a setback:'
Sophomore point guard Dylan
Bressler is Frankel's leading scorer, aver-
aging about 22 points per game. Junior
forward Oliver Soble, the tallest player
on the team at 6-foot-4, averages about
17 points per game.
Senior center Jake Feldman is the
team's top rebounder. He grabs about a
dozen boards per game.
The Jaguars play an up-tempo style on
offense that tests opponents' defenses.
Miller has coached youth basket-
ball teams at the Jewish Community
Center of Metropolitan Detroit in West
Bloomfield and he owns a computer
business called PC Complete. He gradu-
ated from Oak Park High School and
Wayne State University.
Young also is a JCC basketball coach.
She graduated from Detroit Cass Tech
High School and played college bas-
ketball at Mississippi State and Central
Michigan. She's a volunteer for the
Ndamukong Suh Family Foundation.
Govier is a new social studies teacher
Frankel Varsity Coach Marshall Miller
at Frankel. He graduated from the
University of Michigan and was active
in sports while he was a student at
Hartland High School.
Hall Of Fame Nominations
The deadline is approaching to submit
nominations for the 2013 induction
class of the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall
of Fame and the Hall of Fame's Pillars of
Excellence award.
"We know there are many deserv-
ing people out there said David Blatt,
executive director of the not-for-profit
Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation,
which oversees the Hall of Fame.
Blatt said there's an even split between
those who nominate themselves for the
Hall of Fame and those who are nomi-
nated by family and friends.
Go to www.michiganjewishsports.org
or visit the foundation's Facebook page,
michiganjewishsports, to review the
criteria and get a nomination form.
Nomination deadline is March 15.
Founded in 1984, the Hall of Fame is
housed at the JCC in West Bloomfield.
Proceeds from the annual induction
dinner in the fall benefit children's
charities and the Hall of Fame.
The inaugural group of Pillars of
Excellence award winners was inducted
last year. While the award focuses on
coaches and officials, anyone who has
made a contribution to sports in the
community is eligible.
"We're very pleased with the response
to the award:' Blatt said. "These people
should be recognized:'
Barry Bershad, Fred Cohen, Howard
Golding, Burt Hurshe, Alan Kaczander,
Rick Kaczander and Howard Stone
were the first Pillar of Excellence award
winners.
Blatt can be reached at (248) 592-
9392.
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