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WE IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN THE SCIENCE AND ART OF HEALTH CARE AND HEALING.

FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, HENRY FORD HEALTH JACKSON HOSPITAL HAS SERVED A NINE-COUNTY EXPANSE OF SOUTH-CENTRAL MICHIGAN WITH A COMMITMENT TO CHARITABLE GIVING, OUTREACH AND BUILDING STRONGER, HEALTHIER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THE 365-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF CLINICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING GENERAL MEDICINE, SURGERY, BIRTHING CENTER AND 24-HOUR EMERGENCY CARE. HENRY FORD HEALTH JACKSON HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHAB, CARDIAC, CANCER AND NEUROSURGICAL SERVICES. DURING 2021, HENRY FORD HEALTH JACKSON HOSPITAL HAD 16,149 DISCHARGES.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.WITH A SENSE OF HUMAN COMPASSION, WE GIVE, ORGANIZE, LEAD, PARTNER AND EMBRACE THE WIDE-RANGING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. IN GIVING BACK TO THE CULTURE AND PEOPLE THAT SURROUND US, WE GAIN FULFILLMENT IN KNOWING WE HAVE INVESTED IN THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY WHICH WE SERVE. ESTABLISHED IN 1918, OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY IS TO LEAD THEM TO BETTER HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AT EVERY STAGE OF LIFE. SERVING SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN, HENRY FORD HEALTH JACKSON HOSPITAL IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN JACKSON COUNTY. A GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS ROTATIONS TO RESIDENTS, INTERNS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS. A NATIONAL LEADER IN FORMING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, HENRY FORD HEALTH JACKSON HOSPITAL PROMOTES WELLNESS AND PREVENTION THROUGH OUR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION.

HENRY FORD HEALTH JACKSON HOSPITAL PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT APPROXIMATELY 40 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN. IN TOTAL THIS REPRESENTED 1,292,374 TOTAL OUTPATIENT FACILITY VISITS DURING 2021.

HENRY FORD HEALTH JACKSON HOSPITAL OPERATES A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. EMERGENCY SERVICES REPRESENTED 65,189 PATIENT VISITS DURING 2021.