Beaumont Aiming To Open Wayne Hospital Soon

WAYNE COUNTY, MI — Beaumont Hospital is planning to reopen its Wayne location soon after previously announcing the hospital had closed to prepare for a second wave or coronavirus patients.

Officials said recently that the campus will reopen in phases as the health system brings staff back. Officials also said the hospital will serve patients with and without the coronavirus.

“Beaumont Health has cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other health system in the state," Beaumont Health Chief Operating Officer Carolyn Wilson said in a statement. "We’ve proudly responded to the community’s needs during this pandemic and reconfigured our hospitals and redeployed staff to provide high quality and safe care.

"With the number of COVID-19 patients seeking care at Beaumont decreasing a bit recently, it is now appropriate to begin re-opening the Wayne campus in phases as we carefully prepare for another potential COVID-19 surge."

Beaumont's Wayne location closed in April as the health system said it was preparing for a second wave of coronavirus patients.

Phase I of reopening includes reopening the facility's emergency center, obstetrical services offered before the coronavirus pandemic and observation/inpatient medical surgical beds and support services.

In addition, some outpatient surgical and diagnostic services, including the infusion center, will be offered, in compliance with executive orders, to meet the time sensitive needs of patients, officials said.

Phase II will add more inpatient and critical care capacity as Beaumont reconfigures critical staffing and resource needs across the organization as volumes of patients with and without the virus change.

Many factors that could affect health care are beyond Beaumont’s control, such as government orders and the public’s willingness to observe social distancing protocols, officials said, rendering all plans are subject to change.