Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, W.A. FOOTE MEMORIAL 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. W.A. FOOTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHAB, CARDIAC, CANCER AND NEUROSURGICAL SERVICES. DURING 2020, W.A. FOOTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAD 16,019 DISCHARGES.HFAH AND AFFILIATES INCLUDING HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM ("SYSTEM") RESPONSE TO COVID-19 ANTICIPATING THE RISK AHEAD, THE SYSTEM INITIATED PLANS TO ADDRESS COVID-19 IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2020, WITH TARGETED TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR HEALTH CARE TEAMS, EXPANDING TO THE TOTAL WORKFORCE, CONTINUING TO THIS DAY AS INFORMATION CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. HENRY FORD ALLEGIANCE HEALTH ACTIVATED ITS SYSTEM INCIDENT COMMAND (SIC) LED BY THE CHIEF NURSING OFFICER DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH 2020, WHICH SERVES TO CONNECT FEDERAL AND STATE INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES TO OUR OPERATING UNITS AND SERVES AS A POINT OF COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS INPATIENT AND AMBULATORY SITES WITHIN HENRY FORD ALLEGIANCE HEALTH, WITH LOCAL AGENCIES, AND TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM ADMITTED ITS FIRST COVID-19 PATIENT ON MARCH 11, 2020. ALIGNING WITH THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) AND STATE RECOMMENDATIONS, IN THE THIRD WEEK OF MARCH 2020, THE SYSTEM BEGAN CANCELING ALL NON-TIME SENSITIVE VISITS AND CLOSING AND CONSOLIDATING ITS MEDICAL CENTERS AND CLINICS. THE SYSTEM'S PLAN INCLUDED RAPID CYCLE EXPANSION OF VIRTUAL VISITS, CREATION OF A COVID-19 HOTLINE, CONVERSION, OR REDEPLOYMENT OF ALL NONESSENTIAL WORKERS TO REMOTE WORK ARRANGEMENTS, AND CANCELING NONESSENTIAL BUSINESS TRAVEL AND SYSTEM EVENTS.IN MARCH 2020, THE SYSTEM LAUNCHED PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGING TO SUPPORT SAFE SOCIAL PRACTICES, CREATED OUTREACH PROGRAMS WITH KEY SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, AND PARTNERED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. HENRY FORD ALLEGIANCE HEALTH WAS AMONG THE FIRST HOSPITALS IN MICHIGAN TO OPERATIONALIE ITS COVID-19 DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING SITE. IN ADDITION, HENRY FORD ALLEGIANCE HEALTH PROVIDED ON SITE TESTING AT SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND SENIOR CENTERS.ON MAY 29, 2020, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS, THE SYSTEM BEGAN A STRUCTURED REOPENING OF ITS MEDICAL CENTERS AND CLINICS WITH AN INITIAL FOCUS ON THE PREVIOUSLY POSTPONED PROCEDURES. AS OF THE END OF 2020, PATIENT SERVICE VOLUME IS NEAR THE PRE COVID-19 BASELINE, WITH ALL FORMS OF VIRTUAL VISITS EXCEEDING 9,800 PER WEEK AND ALMOST ALL OF THE PREVIOUSLY FURLOUGHED WORKERS HAVE BEEN CALLED BACK. COVID-19 INPATIENT VOLUMES, WHICH WERE 861 AT THEIR PEAK IN EARLY APRIL, REACHED A LOW OF 27 IN EARLY JULY AND INCREASED IN EARLY DECEMBER TO 526. RECOGNIZING THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THIS INCREASE, SIC WAS REACTIVATED IN EARLY OCTOBER 2020. CONSISTENT WITH PATTERNS ACROSS THE STATE, THE SYSTEM'S COVID-19 VOLUME DECREASED TO 118 ADMITTED PATIENTS BY MARCH 14, 2021.WHILE THE ONGOING PATTERN OF COVID-19 CANNOT BE PREDICTED, THE SYSTEM BELIEVES THAT THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED DURING 2020 REGARDING EFFECTIVE CLINICAL PRACTICES AND TREATMENT PROTOCOLS, THE OPTIMAL APPROACH TO PROTECTING STAFF AND PATIENTS FROM VIRUS TRANSMISSION, AND HOW TO SANITIZE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS HAS POSITIONED THE SYSTEM WELL TO MAINTAIN FULL SCOPE OF OPERATIONS.THE SYSTEM'S RESPONSE INCLUDED EFFORTS TO REPRIORITIZE THE WORK OF THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE TEAM, REDIRECT RESOURCES TO THE FRONTLINE CLINICAL AREAS SUPPORTING COVID-19, INVESTMENT IN TEMPORARY FACILITIES, EXPANDING CARE CAPACITY, ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE AND COVID-19 TESTING, AS WELL AS ACQUISITION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO HELP PROTECT OUR PATIENTS, OUR TEAM MEMBERS, AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THE EFFORTS TO MEASURE THE COST OF RESPONDING TO THE PANDEMIC ARE ONGOING. NOT CONSIDERING THE COST OF ALL REDEPLOYED ASSETS AND TEAM MEMBERS, THE DIRECT INCREMENTAL COSTS OF RESPONDING TO THE PANDEMIC IN 2020 ALONE IS NOW ESTIMATED TO EXCEED $80 MILLION. 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, W.A. FOOTE MEMORIAL 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, W.A. FOOTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROMOTES WELLNESS AND PREVENTION THROUGH OUR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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    $611.2M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    W.A. FOOTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT APPROXIMATELY 40 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN. IN TOTAL THIS REPRESENTED 1,170,659 TOTAL OUTPATIENT FACILITY VISITS DURING 2020.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
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    990
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  • Program 3 [2020]

    W. A. FOOTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OPERATES A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. EMERGENCY SERVICES REPRESENTED 60,986 PATIENT VISITS DURING 2020.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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