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Henry Ford Health System To Be Honored With Baldridge Award
DETROIT (WWJ) – In Washington D.C. this weekend – Henry Ford Health System becomes one of only 15 U.S. Health Organizations to win a very prestigious Department of Commerce Award. WWJ’s Pat Sweeting...
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Study Finds Race Not Factor In Standard Heart Failure Treatment
DETROIT (WWJ) – A traditional treatment for heart failure appears to be equally protective in preventing death or hospitalization among African-American patients, as compared to white patients,...
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HR Notices From May 14
Henry Ford Hospital Names Director of New Structural Heart Disease Program: William W. O’Neill, M.D., has been appointed medical director of the new Center for Structural Heart Disease at Henry Ford...
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Woman Attacked By Pit Bulls Outside Detroit Hospital
DETROIT (WWJ) - A woman is recovering after suffering a vicious dog attack outside of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit Saturday morning. A hospital employee told WWJ Newsradio 950 the woman, who is also...
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Man Arrested In Hospital Employee Mugging
DETROIT (WWJ) - Henry Ford Hospital Security says they nabbed a suspect in a robbery near the hospital Wednesday morning in Detroit. It happened near the northwest corner of the hospital campus at...
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Henry Ford Hospital Seeks Heart Patients For Study
DETROIT (WWJ) - Henry Ford Hospital is seeking patients who have been diagnosed with heart failure to participate in a clinical study to treat their condition through nerve stimulation. “There is a...
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Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital Opens Organic Greenhouse, Hires Resident...
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Talk about cutting the distance from farm to fork. Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield Township has built a $1 million greenhouse on its 160-acre campus to grow fresh...
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Henry Ford Hospital Launches New Center For Cancer Surgery
DETROIT — With more patients seeking cancer treatment – especially surgery – than ever before, Henry Ford Hospital has opened the new Center for Cancer Surgery. Currently Henry Ford is the largest...
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Henry Ford First In Michigan To Use Stem Cells To Preserve Heart Function
DETROIT — Physicians at Henry Ford Hospital are the first in Michigan in a new national research study to investigate treating a recent heart attack with a patient’s own stem cells to preserve heart...
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Henry Ford Hospital Warns: ‘Don’t Ignore The Snore’
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Think snoring is just a nuisance for whoever has to listen to you? Think again. Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit issued a wake-up call for snorers, saying the act itself puts you at...
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Dystextia: Sloppy Texting Could Be A Sign Of Stroke
DETROIT (WWJ) - It’s being called “Dystextia” and it could be a warning sign of a stroke. Dr. Omran Kaskar, Senior Neurology Resident at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit stumbled on the discovery,...
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Too Much Tea Leads Detroit Woman To Fluoride Overdose
DETROIT (WWJ) – A 47-year-old Detroit woman is recovering after an extreme addiction to tea. Henry Ford Hospital Bone & Mineral Research Head Sudhaker Rao says the patient drank the equivalent of...
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A World First: Henry Ford Hospital Repairs Ruptured Heart Through Catheter
DETROIT — A team of doctors at Henry Ford Hospital is the first in the world to successfully repair a hole in the heart and open five blocked blood vessels in a complex, two-stage catheterization...
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Sepsis Therapy Pioneered By Henry Ford Hospital Endorsed As National Quality...
DETROIT — An aggressive therapy for severe infection pioneered at Henry Ford Hospital has been endorsed as a national practice benchmark by the National Quality Forum to effectively treat patients with...
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Henry Ford Hospital Debuts Patient Gown With More Coverage
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit has a new patient gown that aims to offer a little more style, comfort and — perhaps most importantly — rear coverage for patients. Resembling a...
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University Of Michigan Hospital Ranked Among Best In Nation
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) - The University of Michigan Hospital cracks the top 25 in the annual US News and World Report’s list of Best Hospitals for 2013. The list ranks up to 50 hospitals in each of 16 medical...
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Henry Ford Hospital Pioneers New Cardiac Approach
DETROIT (WWJ) – Doctors at Henry Ford Hospital have created a new route to the heart to implant an artificial heart valve by temporarily connecting major blood vessels that do not normally intersect....
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Henry Ford Hospital Performs First Minimally Invasive Laser Brain Surgeries...
DETROIT (WWJ) – Surgeons at Henry Ford Hospital have performed the first two minimally invasive laser brain surgeries in Michigan — one for epilepsy and one to treat a brain tumor. And in both cases...
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First Pediatric Liver Transplant Performed At Children’s Hospital Of Michigan
DETROIT (WWJ) - A 15-year old Troy teen has a second chance at life after being the first liver recipient at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan through a newly expanded collaboration with Henry Ford...
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Medical Assistant Accused Of Fondling Patient At Henry Ford Hospital
DETROIT (WWJ) – A medical assistant at Henry Ford Hospital is facing a sex assault charge after he allegedly fondled a patient. A 52-year-old woman claims that 19-year-old Derek Scott of Hazel Park...
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Henry Ford Hospital Official: Breastfeeding Helps Babies’ Developing...
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) — There’s no doubt about it — breastfeeding is a good idea, says the Chairman of Public Health Sciences at Henry Ford Hospital. Christine Cole Johnson says the new research from Henry...
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Henry Ford Hospital Celebrates 100th Anniversary With Detroit Historical...
http://media.detroit.cbslocal.com/CBSDET_20150424170625507AA.mp4 By Edward Cardenas DETROIT (CBS Detroit) – Henry Ford Hospital was born 100 years ago and over the years has enhanced the well-being of...
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Officials Investigate Salmonella Outbreak At Detroit Hospital
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – Officials say more than a dozen patients at a Detroit hospital have contracted salmonella and authorities are working to identify the source. Henry Ford Hospital says 14 patients...
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Former Congressman John Dingell Recovering After Heart Procedure
DETROIT (WWJ) – A heart procedure has former Congressman John Dingell in the hospital Tuesday. Dingell, the longest serving member of Congress, was admitted to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit yesterday....
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‘Michigan Matters’ Focus: From Flint’s Water Crisis To Matters Of The Heart
With the lead-tainted water crisis continuing to unfold the “Michigan Matters” roundtable dived into dissecting the saga. “It’s too little, too late,” said Denise Ilitch, CEO of Ilitch Enterprises,...
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Neurologist: High Exposure To Lead Increases Adult Risk Of Parkinson’s Disease
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) – National attention has been focused on the children in Flint, with an unknown total who could be affected by the city’s lead-tainted water. But are there long-term effects on...
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Twitter May Be Valuable Pipeline For Cancer Patients Finding Clinical Trials
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) – Cancer patients might want to turn to Twitter for help. Clinical trials offer promising, new treatment options for cancer patients reports WWJ health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites....
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M-1 Rail Construction Causes Water Contamination At Henry Ford Hospital In...
DETROIT (WWJ) – Patients are avoiding tap water at a Detroit hospital following a contamination incident that officials say is tied to the M-1 Rail construction project downtown. Henry Ford Hospital...
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Study Shows Kidney Transplants Are Hard To Setup
DETROIT (WWJ) — About a week ago life changed for Richard Fairless from East Tawas. The 78-year-old got a double kidney transplant at Henry Ford Hospital. “I’ve been on the transplant list for about...
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Henry Ford Hospital Discovers Cure For Skin Disorder
DETROIT (WWJ) — Henry Ford Hospital has discovered a breakthrough procedure to battle the skin disease Vitiligo. Vitiligo is a disease that causes the loss of skin color, leaving white blotches in...
View ArticleGrand Rapids-Area Woman Gets Kidney From Husband On Christmas Eve
DETROIT (AP) — A Grand Rapids-area man has given his wife an unusual gift at Christmas: a kidney. Local media reportsGrand Rapids Area Woman Gets Kidney From Husband On Christmas Eve that doctors in...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Michigan: Henry Ford Hospital Supply Shortage
(CBS DETROIT) – Staff working the front lines at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit with COVID-19 patients say they are concerned due to the extreme shortage of supplies. Now they’re asking for the...
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Detroit Native Lizzo Treats Henry Ford Staff To Lunch, Thanks Health Care...
MICHIGAN (CBS DETROIT) – Grammy award-winning artist and Detroit native Lizzo, shouts out Henry Ford Hospital and treats the ER staff to lunch. Lizzo continued to thank the health care workers and the...
View ArticleHenry Ford Hospital Participates in Plasma Program
DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – Since the Covid-19 crisis started, Henry Ford Hospital has treated and discharged a little over 1,700 patients. One of them, their very own, Dr. Scott Kaatz. Kaatz was on...
View ArticleHenry Ford Health Systems Issues Temporary Visitor Restrictions Due To...
(CBS DETROIT) – Henry Ford Health Systems has issued new temporary visitor restrictions at each of its hospitals due to the surge in coronavirus cases. The visitor policy is not the same at each...
View ArticleWoman Dies From COVID-19 In Detroit Hospital Weeks After Giving Birth To...
As of Tuesday afternoon the state of Michigan exceeded ten thousand deaths due to COVID-19. In that number is 33 year old Erika Bacerra. Her brother Michael Avilez was very emotional during an...
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New Technology Allows A Local Nurse To Hear After Suffering One-Sided...
(CBS Detroit) – 2020 was no doubt a challenging year, and most were happy to see it go, but 62 year old Angela Holland ended the year on a high note, and was able to do something she hadn’t been able...
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Dr. Joneigh Khaldun Receives 2nd Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine
(CBS DETROIT) – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Medical Executive and Henry Ford Emergency Medicine Physician Joneigh Khaldun, M.D., received her second dose of the Pfizer...
View ArticleHenry Ford Health Reports Major Increase In COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Up 60%...
(CBS DETROIT)- On Monday the state announced 70% of residents over age 16 received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, they also reported 21,035 confirmed cases from Saturday to Monday. At Henry...
View ArticleAdditional Federal Team To Assist Henry Ford Hospital In Wyandotte
WYANDOTTE, Mich. (CBS Detroit) — An additional federal is coming to Michigan to help the Henry Ford Hospital Wyandotte as it continues to treat COVID patients. The Michigan Department of Health of...
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