ShareWellness has been an important topic of discussion during the past year on Doc in the D. Beyond talking about healthy food and eating habits, I’ve also received a number of comments on my blog from Henry Ford Hospital employees who are looking to incorporate exercise into their lives. I hear it all of the [...]
Categories: Behind the Scenes, Detroit, Employees, Videos |
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ShareIt only took one week to prove a point that I regularly tell people: Henry Ford Hospital is so more than just a hospital, a place to care for patients. We’re a destination in Detroit for education, culture and some truly unbelievable events for our employees, patients and the community. (And it all happens while [...]
Categories: Community Outreach, Detroit, Employees, Patient Care, Vision & Values |
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Share Talk about great customer service. The Detroit Tigers traveled across Michigan – through our first “major” winter snow – as part of their annual Winter Caravan to thank fans and get them excited about the upcoming baseball season. (Spring training and warmer weather are right around the corner!) Henry Ford Hospital was one of many [...]
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Share“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Henry Ford Hospital was honored today (Jan. 16) to host a great celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., not only for the man, but the vision and principles that he continues to inspire in all of us. This site [...]
Categories: Detroit, Diversity, Employees |
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ShareOne of the great lines from the 1987 movie Wall Street uttered by Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas, was, “If you need a friend get a dog.” Well, who doesn’t need a friend? Who doesn’t need a lot of friends? Here is my friend, CoCo, a 5-year-old Schnoodle (schnauzer poodle mix), who runs to [...]
Categories: CEO, Detroit |
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ShareWhen I last met up with Frank Venegas, we were at the Detroit Institute of Arts talking about Frida Kahlo and her ties to Frank’s family, as well as Henry Ford Hospital. Henry Ford Hospital also has something else in common with Frank and his company, Ideal Group: a focus on innovation in Detroit. One [...]
Categories: CEO, Detroit, Healthcare Reform, Patient Care, Safety, Technology, Videos |
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ShareWhen I invited you to join my virtual thanksgiving table on Doc in the D, I felt pretty confident that you would provide responses. But I didn’t expect the sheer volume of diverse and positive responses from across the entire Henry Ford Health System. Many of you wrote about your families, both at home and [...]
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ShareWhen you type “innovation in Detroit” into a Google search, the results are a rather interesting mix of links about our city’s history (mostly related to automotive) and articles both doubting and touting the future potential of innovation creating new businesses, products and jobs in Detroit. One link in particular that stood out was an [...]
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ShareI had the pleasure of participating along with 300 other cyclists in the second annual Tour de Ford bike ride. Cyclists of all experience levels had the opportunity to tour our city while benefiting the Tom Groth Patient Medical Needs Fund, which provides health care, medication, equipment medical supplies and social services to underinsured patients [...]
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