Detroit Receiving Hospital Screens ER Patients For Diabetes

Detroit Receiving Hospital has used an early intervention program to identify patients who were unaware they had diabetes or are in a pre-diabetic stage. The program, known as the known as the Diabetes Education and Lifestyle Modification Program or DEALM, was developed in conjunction with the endocrinology division at Wayne State University. It was introduced last year in conjunction with the Southeast Michigan Beacon Community health improvement initiative, screens every non-acute emergency department patient for diabetes.