WAYNE, Mich. – Beaumont Wayne Hospital is now open again after it shuttered temporarily during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The hospital started reopening Tuesday morning. Services will resume in phases as the hospital begins treating both COVID-19 patients and patients without the virus. MORE: Representatives condemn temporary closure of Beaumont WayneWhen the hospital closure was revealed, officials said it was temporary and that it would remain a COVID-19-only hospital in the event that cases spiked. Beaumont said all plans are subject to change depending on orders from the government and “the public’s willingness to observe social distancing protocols.”

WAYNE, Mich. – Officials said Beaumont Wayne Hospital will begin reopening Tuesday. The hospital was a COVID-19-only care facility from the end of March until it closed in April. MORE: Representatives condemn temporary closure of Beaumont WayneWhen the hospital closure was revealed, officials said it was temporary and that it would remain a COVID-19-only hospital in the event that cases spiked. Officials with Beaumont Health announced last week that the health system will reopen to patients with and without coronavirus after receiving the necessary regulatory approvals. Beaumont said all plans are subject to change depending on orders from the government and “the public’s willingness to observe social distancing protocols.”

WAYNE, Mich. – Officials said Beaumont Wayne Hospital is expected to reopen soon to both patients with and without coronavirus (COVID-19). Officials with Beaumont Health said Friday that the health system will reopen to patients with and without the virus after receiving the necessary regulatory approvals. The hospital will reopen in phases as staff are brought back; some were laid off and others were moved to different locations. “Beaumont Health has cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other health system in the state. 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 Health Chief Operating Officer Carolyn Wilson said.

WAYNE, Mich. – It all started with a call to the Wayne County Health Department claiming bodies were being inappropriately stored at the now-shuttered Beaumont Wayne Hospital. Health Department inspectors, along with Wayne County sheriff’s deputies, were allowed on the property. Bill Nowling, Wayne County Spokesman released the following statement:“Yesterday the Wayne County Health Division received a report that Beaumont Wayne was storing dead bodies in a vacant building on its campus. After being initially turned away by the hospital administrators today, county health inspectors were allowed access to the building and discovered a makeshift morgue in operation containing approximately 50 bodies. READ: Michigan representatives condemn temporary closure of Beaumont Wayne in midst of COVID-19 pandemic

Investigation into makeshift morgue at Beaumont Wayne reveals 50 bodies in vacant buildingPublished: April 21, 2020, 11:11 pmIt all started with a call to the Wayne County Health Department claiming bodies were being inappropriately stored at the now-shuttered Beaumont Wayne Hospital.

WAYNE, Mich. – Michigan representatives Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib are demanding answers from Beaumont after the health system closed its Wayne hospital during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. READ: Beaumont Wayne Hospital temporarily closes after discharging, transferring COVID-19 patientsThe health system announced that the remaining COVID-19 patients at Beaumont Wayne were discharged or transferred to other hospitals Tuesday. Dingell and Tlaib sent a letter to John Fox, the president of Beaumont Health, demanding that the hospital reopen on Monday. “We write to follow up on our letter dated April 14, 2020 regarding the closure of Beaumont Wayne Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic,” wrote Dingell and Tlaib. Last month, the emergency room at the Wayne hospital closed, and the location began accepting only COVID-19 patients.

WAYNE, Mich. – Michigan representatives Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib condemned Beaumont’s decision to temporarily shutter its Wayne hospital during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The health system announced that the remaining coronavirus (COVID-19) patients at Beaumont Wayne were discharged or transferred to other hospitals Tuesday. Last month, the emergency room at the Wayne hospital closed, and the location began accepting only COVID-19 patients. Beaumont Health is committed to responding to potential ongoing COVID-19 surges by relying upon our Wayne hospital and other resources. Beaumont is committed to reopening Beaumont, Wayne and making sure the services provided there both meet the community’s needs and fit within our system’s overall strategic plan.