SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Samuel Meklir of Sommers Schwartz P.C. received a verdict of $1,050,000.00 on behalf of his client by an Oakland County Jury in a medical malpractice action.

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Beaumont Health System has been selected to join a prestigious national collaborative of health systems designed to improve health care quality, lower costs and expand best care practices to other health providers.

ROSEMONT, Ill., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announces the appointment of Jeffery S. Fischgrund, MD, as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). Dr.

Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A+' rating to the expected issuance of approximately $707.3 million of hospital revenue bonds for William Beaumont Hospital Obligated Group (Beaumont) through the City of Royal Oak Michigan Hospital Finance Authority.

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Ted Montgomery of Oakland University, +1-248-370-4346; or Colette Stimmell of Beaumont Hospitals, +1-248-551-0740 Gift Support, Name, Vision Also Announced ROCHESTER, Mich., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Oakland Universitys Board of Trustees today approved the appointment of Robert Folberg, M.D., as the founding dean of the allopathic medical school Oakland will open with Beaumont Hospitals in 2010 with a charter class of 50 students.