2009/2010 System Annual Report - Henry Ford Health System

CollaborationHenry Ford Health System is widely recognized for reaching outto the communities it serves. For nearly 100 years, Henry Fordhas taken an integrated approach to collaboration, within theinstitution and outside its walls.The System collaborates with a wide range of entities, serving diverse audiences whether it is to:• Offer a helping hand to a needy person or provide advice on handling a chronic health condition• Educate a workforce of future physicians and other healthcare professionals• Lead, investigate and collaborate with researchers in Detroit, the state of Michigan and across the worldin groundbreaking and lifesaving medical research• Provide the safest patient care for all it serves.In the past year, the System also has made a pledge to commit itself to a substantial investment in thefuture of the City of Detroit. The System envisions a $500 million research and education complex developedin cooperation with the surrounding community, city and state leaders to help revitalize the Detroitmetropolitan area.Henry Ford Health System leaders believe such a commitment is certain to help lay the groundwork for thenext 100 years of collaboration.5HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM• 2009 / 2010 Report