Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe opens sleep evaluation services in St. Clair Shores

Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe now offers sleep evaluation services in St. Clair Shores. Beaumont Sleep Evaluation Services provides risk assessments and treatments for more than 80 known sleep disorders by board-certified physicians and registered sleep technologists.

Beaumont Sleep Evaluation Services is located in the Beaumont Medical Center, St. Clair Shores, 25631 Little Mack, Suite 203. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 888-71-SLEEP (888-717-5337).

“Being sluggish all day because of a missed night of sleep is the least of your worries,” says Emad Alatassi, M.D., Internal Medicine and director of Beaumont Sleep Evaluation Services in St. Clair Shores. “Long-term sleep loss and untreated sleep disorders can lead to serious cardiovascular and respiratory problems.”

Sleep is critical to maintaining good mental and physical health. Sleep disorders affect people of all ages, including children. Other effects of sleep loss include loss of energy, lower productivity, mental problems and an increase in accidents.

Symptoms of a sleep disorder include snoring, sluggishness, morning headaches, being overweight, waking up gasping for breath, kicking or jerking during sleep and falling asleep while driving.

A sleep study is a comprehensive, safe and painless procedure that measures brain activity, eye and body movements, heart rate, pulse, blood oxygen levels, snoring, breathing and airflow.  Individuals arrive in the evening to spend one night in a private room with a comfortable bed, TV, private bath and shower, and they go home in the morning. Typically, it is not necessary to miss a day of work or school. On occasion, some individuals may need to stay two, non-concurrent nights for further evaluation. A referral from a physician is required.

Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe is a 250-bed hospital located in the heart of Grosse Pointe. Opened in 1945 by the Sisters of Bon Secours, it was purchased by Beaumont Health System in October 2007, making Beaumont a three-hospital regional health care provider. Beaumont, Grosse Pointe provides medical, surgical, emergency, obstetric, pediatric and critical care services. It has been recognized by the Joint Commission as being in the top 14 percent of the nation’s hospitals for its performance on key quality measures. In March 2012, the Cotton Family Birth Center at Beaumont, Grosse Pointe was designated as Michigan’s only Baby-Friendly® birth center by Baby-Friendly USA. Visit Beaumont’s website at beaumont.edu.