Henry Ford Health System

WE IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN THE SCIENCE AND ART OF HEALTH CARE AND HEALING.VISION: WE WILL BE THE TRUSTED PARTNER IN HEALTH, LEADING THE NATION IN SUPERIOR CARE AND VALUE.

INPATIENT HOSPITALS: HENRY FORD HEALTH IS HONORED TO HAVE BEEN A RECIPIENT OF THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE. A KEY FACET OF OUR AWARD-WINNING OPERATIONS IS OUR COMMITMENT TO ALL COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, SUPPORTING OUR VISION OF TRANSFORMING LIVES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH HEALTH AND WELLNESS-ONE PERSON AT A TIME. WE WILL BE THE TRUSTED PARTNER IN HEALTH, LEADING THE NATION IN SUPERIOR CARE AND VALUE.THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES HENRY FORD HEALTH HOSPITAL (HFH), AN 877 BED TERTIARY, AND QUATERNARY CARE HOSPITAL, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH COMPLEX IN THE NEW CENTER AREA OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. HENRY FORD HEALTH HOSPITAL IS A MAGNET HOSPITAL, AWARDED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCCI), AND IS RECOGNIZED FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN THE FIELDS OF CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, CANCER CARE AND SPORTS MEDICINE, AMONG OTHERS. THE HOSPITAL IS A MULTI-ORGAN TRANSPLANT CENTER AND LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER. THE HOSPITAL POSTED REVENUES OF MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS AND 31,662 DISCHARGES DURING 2021. ANNUALLY ABOUT 875 MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS ALONG WITH 1,000 MEDICAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.THE CORONAVIRUS IMPACT AND RESPONSEADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON ITS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THE SYSTEM, FROM THE ADMISSION OF ITS FIRST COVID 19 PATIENT IN EARLY 2020, THROUGHOUT 2021, WITH ONGOING IMPLICATIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT 2022. IN 2021 THE VOLUME OF COVID 19 ADMITTED PATIENTS INITIALLY SHOWED A STEADY DECREASE UNTIL A THIRD SURGE BEGAN IN MARCH AND CONTINUED THROUGH JUNE. IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2021, THE SYSTEM EXPERIENCED A STEADY INCREASE IN COVID 19 CASES ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH THE DELTA AND OMICRON VARIANTS.DRIVEN BY THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID 19, FRONT LINE CLINICAL AND SUPPORT STAFF LABOR SHORTAGES INCREASINGLY IMPACTED SYSTEM OPERATIONS IN 2021. THIS HAS REQUIRED RELIANCE UPON PREMIUM PAY PRACTICES AND USE OF HIGHER COST TEMPORARY AND CONTRACT LABOR TO MAINTAIN THESE ESSENTIAL WORKERS. LABOR DISRUPTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE PANDEMIC AND THROUGHOUT 2022.THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MONITOR PATIENT AND MEMBER UTILIZATION INFORMATION TO SUPPORT ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR CASH RESOURCES, BORROWING CAPACITY, AND CASH FLOWS GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUFFICIENT TO WITHSTAND THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC, AND WILL ENABLE US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR OPERATIONS, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, DEBT REPAYMENT OBLIGATIONS, AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THE SYSTEM TOOK THE MARKET LEADING POSITION OF REQUIRING ALL TEAM MEMBERS AND MEDICAL STAFF, STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, AND CONTRACTORS TO BE FULLY VACCINATED BY SEPTEMBER 10, 2021. THE SYSTEM REPORTED THAT 99 PERCENT OF ITS WORKFORCE WERE COMPLIANT WITH ITS COVID 19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT. THIS FIGURE MEANS TEAM MEMBERS WERE EITHER FULLY VACCINATED, ON THE WAY TO COMPLETING A TWO-DOSE REGIMEN, OR RECEIVED AN APPROVED MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION.THE SYSTEM BELIEVES THAT THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED REGARDING EFFECTIVE AND SAFE CLINICAL PRACTICES AND TREATMENT PROTOCOLS AND THE INCREASING LEVEL OF VACCINATION AND IMMUNITY AMONGST OUR TEAM MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY POSITIONED THE SYSTEM WELL TO PROTECT OUR STAFF AND PATIENTS FROM VIRUS TRANSMISSION AND TO MAINTAIN FULL SCOPE OPERATIONS.DURING 2021, THE SYSTEM SERVED AS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ANCHOR NETWORK PARTNER FOR THE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY (MAB) PROGRAM IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL MICHIGAN. UNDER THIS PARTNERSHIP, THE SYSTEM EXPANDED AVAILABILITY OF MAB BY OPENING AN INFUSION CENTER IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT AT COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER WHOSE PHYSICIAN SERVICES ARE CONTRACTED THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND EXPANDING PROGRAMS AT THREE OF ITS HOSPITALS THAT CARE FOR PATIENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.IN APRIL 2021, THE SYSTEM ESTABLISHED A SPECIALTY CLINIC TO TREAT COVID 19 AND OTHER PATIENTS WHO HAVE LINGERING COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. AS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF COVID 19 PATIENTS RECOVER AND ARE DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT MANY WILL NEED LONG TERM HELP GETTING BACK TO A NORMAL STATE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING. THE POST ICU BRAIN HEALTH CLINIC OPENED RECENTLY AT THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY CENTERS IN DETROIT AND WEST BLOOMFIELD. CLINIC STAFF CONDUCT EVALUATIONS, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREATMENT, AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOCUSING ON PATIENTS AGED 55 AND OLDER WHO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE COGNITIVE, BEHAVIORAL, OR PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS. IN ADDITION, SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO CAREGIVERS THAT PROVIDE NEW TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR CARING FOR AND SUPPORTING THEIR LOVED ONE,ALONG WITH HOME HEALTH VISITS TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH USING TELEMEDICINE.HENRY FORD HEALTH WEST BLOOMFIELD HOSPITAL:HENRY FORD HEALTH WEST BLOOMFIELD HOSPITAL (HFWBH), AN OPERATING UNIT OF HF HEALTH, OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE, INCLUDING 24-HOUR EMERGENCY CARE, NEUROSCIENCES, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH, ORTHOPEDICS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND A WELLNESS CENTER WITH COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES. A GREENHOUSE GROWS ORGANIC PRODUCE FOR PATIENTS, STAFF AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. HENRY FORD HEALTH WEST BLOOMFIELD EARNED THE BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL DESIGNATION IN 2015. BY HFWBH IMPLEMENTING 10 IMPORTANT STEPS, HFWBH JOINED ALMOST 300 HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE TO OFFER OPTIMAL CARE FOR INFANT FEEDING AND MOTHER/BABY BONDING. TO COMPLEMENT THE SERVICES AT ITS BREAST CENTER, HFWBH WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE SYSTEM TO ADD TOMOSYNTHESIS TECHNOLOGY FOR IMAGING OF DENSE BREASTS. THE HOSPITAL HAD REVENUES OF $368 MILLION, AND DISCHARGED 12,867 PATIENTS DURING 2021. TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND ADVANCED PATIENT CARE MAKE HF HEALTH A PREMIER ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. AFFILIATED WITH WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY AND MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE, HENRY FORD HEALTH PROVIDES INNOVATIVE PHYSICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS AND COLLABORATES ON LEADING-EDGE MEDICAL RESEARCH. HENRY FORD MEDICAL EDUCATION OVERVIEW:HENRY FORD HEALTH HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST MEDICAL EDUCATION ENTERPRISES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SYSTEM SPONSORS 72 ACCREDITED GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAMS IN MICHIGAN. OUR DEDICATION TO EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IS SUPPORTED BY $94 MILLION IN ANNUAL GRANTS FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. THE SYSTEM'S FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL, HENRY FORD HEALTH HOSPITAL IN DETROIT, IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST RESEARCH CENTERS. AS ONE OF THE LARGEST MEDICAL EDUCATION TEACHING CENTERS IN THE NATION, HF HEALTH TRAINS ABOUT 1,000 MEDICAL STUDENTS EACH YEAR. HENRY FORD HEALTH HOSPITAL DOCTORS TRAIN APPROXIMATELY 900 MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS, 675 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS ACROSS 50 DIFFERENT AREAS OF MEDICINE ANNUALLY. HENRY FORD HEALTH HOSPITAL RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS ARE NATIONALLY ACCREDITED M.D. (DOCTORATE OF MEDICINE) TRAINING PROGRAMS. HENRY FORD HEALTH JACKSON , MACOMB AND WYANDOTTE HOSPITALS TRAIN ABOUT 100 MEDICAL STUDENTS AND 200 RESIDENTS EVERY YEAR. THESE HOSPITALS OFFER NATIONALLY ACCREDITED D.O. (DOCTORATE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE) AND D.P.M. (DOCTORATE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE) TRAINING PROGRAMS. AS TEACHING PHYSICIANS, HENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP DOCTORS ARE ALSO FACULTY MEMBERS AT THE WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, AND MANY OTHER HF HEALTH TEACHING DOCTORS ARE FACULTY MEMBERS AT THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. HENRY FORD HEALTH HOSPITAL'S CENTER FOR SIMULATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS A RISK-FREE ENVIRONMENT WHERE STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPUTERS AND MANNEQUINS SIMULATE HUNDREDS OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS, ALLOWING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO PRACTICE AND AUGMENT THEIR SKILLS.

OUTPATIENT CLINICS: THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES THE HENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP (HFMG),ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST GROUP PRACTICES, WITH MORE THAN 1,900 PHYSICIANS AND RESEARCHERS IN MORE THAN 40 SPECIALTIES AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL MICHIGAN, ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 2.9 MILLION TOTAL OUTPATIENT FACILITY VISITS ANNUALLY. HENRY FORD'S MEDICAL CENTERS ARE LOCATED IN WAYNE, OAKLAND, MACOMB AND JACKSON COUNTIES. SOME MEDICAL GROUP PHYSICIANS ALSO ARE ON STAFF AT OTHER HENRY FORD HOSPITALS. FOUR MEDICAL CENTERS PROVIDE 24-HOUR EMERGENCY CARE AND AMBULATORY SURGERY AND ARE PRIMARY CARE STROKE CENTERS. FOUNDED IN 1915 AFTER CONSULTATIONS WITH PHYSICIANS AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL AND THE MAYO CLINIC, THE HENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS ONE OF THE PREMIER GROUP PRACTICES IN THE NATION. OUR LARGE ACADEMIC ENTERPRISE PLACES US IN THE TOP THREE OF TRADITIONALLY INDEPENDENT GROUP PRACTICES THROUGH:CLINICAL CARE: THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF THE HENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP'S CLINICAL SERVICES IS UNPARALLELED BY ANY OTHER INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. OUR SCALE AND SCOPE ARE IN THE 99TH PERCENTILE OF ALL GROUP PRACTICES, WITH VISIT VOLUMES LARGER THAN MOST GROUP PRACTICES. WE ARE NATIONAL LEADERS IN PRIMARY CARE WITH EXPERTISE IN PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICES AND THE HEALTH MANAGEMENT OF SENIOR CITIZENS. OUR SPECIALTY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ARE NATIONAL LEADERS AS WELL, PROVIDING ADVANCED TERTIARY AND QUATERNARY CARE WITH A FOCUS ON DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION.EDUCATION: OUR POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION ENTERPRISE IS AMONG THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY. APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF ALL PHYSICIANS IN MICHIGAN FORMALLY TRAINED AT HF HEALTH DURING SOME POINT IN THEIR CAREER.RESEARCH: HENRY FORD HEALTH IS AMONG TOP NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH FUNDED INSTITUTIONS IN MICHIGAN.LEADERS IN ACADEMIC MEDICINE AND CLINICAL CARE: THE HENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP IS CONSIDERED AMONG THE BEST ORGANIZED IN THE COUNTRY. OUR SELF-GOVERNED, EMPLOYED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE PROGRAM HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR MANY OTHERS BECAUSE OF OUR CONTINUING SUCCESS. THE BRIGHTEST MINDS IN MEDICINE ARE ATTRACTED TO BECOME PART OF THE HENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP BECAUSE OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PHYSICIANS THE INDEPENDENCE TO PURSUE ADVANCED CLINICAL CARE WHILE UNDERTAKING RESEARCH AS WELL AS ACADEMIC EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.FOR OVER 100 YEARS THE HENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP HAS FOSTERED ADVANCEMENT IN PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION WHILE ENCOURAGING INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY AND PATIENT CARE PROCESSES BOTH IN THE OUTPATIENT AND HOSPITAL SETTINGS. FOR THESE REASONS HENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP PHYSICIANS ARE CONSISTENTLY SELECTED BY THEIR PHYSICIAN PEERS AS TOP DOCTORS IN VARIOUS LOCAL AND NATIONAL PUBLISHED SURVEYS AND TO LEAD NATIONAL AND STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS. HENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP PHYSICIANS WORK TOGETHER IN LEADERSHIP AND AS EVERYDAY PARTNERS TO CONTINUE TO BRING THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE TO EVERY PATIENT WE SERVE.

EMERGENCY ROOM SERVICES: THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY OPERATES SIX 24-HOUR EMERGENCY FACILITIES, ONE OF WHICH IS A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER LOCATED IN THE CITY OF DETROIT. EMERGENCY SERVICES REVENUES APPROXIMATED $111 MILLION DURING 2021, REPRESENTING 157,879 PATIENT VISITS.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDES HF HEALTH RESEARCH SERVICES, ALONG WITH HF HEALTH COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES, WHICH OFFERS A BROAD LEVEL OF SERVICES AT NUMEROUS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS INCLUDING NURSING CARE, HOME CARE, SENIOR CARE, PHARMACIES, EYE CARE, HOSPICE CARE, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, DIALYSIS; HOUSING FOR MEDICAL RESIDENTS & PATIENT FAMILY MEMBERS; FITNESS CENTER & ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES, SCHOOL BASED HEALTH PROGRAMS AND A DEDICATED CANCER CENTER. RESEARCH IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF THE MISSION OF HENRY FORD HEALTH. HENRY FORD HEALTH'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HUMAN LIFE THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN THE SCIENCE AND ART OF HEALTH CARE AND HEALING. THIS MISSION IS STRONGLY SUPPORTED AND ENHANCED BY THE DEDICATED STAFF'S PURSUIT OF SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT.SINCE 1915, HENRY FORD HEALTH HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS HAVE FOCUSED THEIR EFFORTS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS CRITICAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS OF DISEASE AND DEVELOPING NEW, VIABLE TREATMENT OPTIONS. HENRY FORD HEALTH (HF HEALTH) HAS ENJOYED GREAT SUCCESS IN SECURING EXTERNAL RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. EXTERNAL GRANT FUNDING HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND INDUSTRY, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, AND FOUNDATIONS. IN 2018 HF HEALTH RECEIVED $86 MILLION IN EXTERNALLY- AWARDED GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND SUB-CONTRACTS, $45 MILLION OF WHICH WAS AWARDED BY NIH AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. ALTHOUGH HF HEALTH IS NOT FORMALLY PART OF A UNIVERSITY OR MEDICAL SCHOOL, THERE HAS BEEN STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE SYSTEM'S RESEARCH THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY. THIS DRIVE TO UNDERSTAND DISEASE MECHANISM AND DISCOVER NEW THERAPIES IS MANIFESTED BY THE CONTINUUM OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PERFORMED AT HENRY FORD HEALTH. THE SYSTEM HAS A STAFF OF 82 BIO-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS ENGAGING IN BASIC SCIENCE STUDIES IN CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL DISEASES SUCH AS HYPERTENSION AND HEART FAILURE, STROKE/BRAIN INJURY/BRAIN TUMORS, POPULATION HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE RESEARCH, CANCER THERAPEUTICS, BONE AND JOINT DISEASES, IMMUNOLOGY AND IMAGING, AMONG OTHERS. IN ADDITION, DOZENS OF PHYSICIANS AND THEIR CLINICAL SUPPORT STAFF ARE ENGAGED IN PATIENT-ORIENTED STUDIES. AT THIS TIME, HF HEALTH HAS MORE THAN 2,000 ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS APPROVED BY ITS INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD, INCLUDING STUDIES APPROVED IN CONJUNCTION WITH WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY AND MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. THE BASIC SCIENCE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS RECEIVING THE MOST EXTERNAL FUNDING WERE PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES, NEUROLOGY RESEARCH (STROKE, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, ETC.), HYPERTENSION RESEARCH AND CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH (IN PARTICULAR, HEART FAILURE). IN CLINICAL RESEARCH, A MAJORITY OF FUNDING HAS GONE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE WHERE THE DIVISIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY AND CARDIOLOGY ARE LEADING THE WAY.THE INFRASTRUCTURE AT HF HEALTH ALLOWS US TO HAVE A RESEARCH PROGRAM FAR LARGER THAN OTHER NON-UNIVERSITY-BASED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, WHERE OUR NIH FUNDING IS TEN TIMES GREATER THAN HF HEALTH'S CLOSEST COMPETITOR. IN 2018, HF HEALTH WAS FOURTH IN MICHIGAN, TRAILING THE STATES THREE LARGEST UNIVERSITIES, AND RANKED 182ND OUT OF MORE THAN 2,500 INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING NIH GRANTS NATIONALLY.