Hospitals-Based Advisory Councils

These kinds of Patient & Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) are formed to enable Henry Ford Health to provide the highest standard of safe, comprehensive and compassionate healthcare while integrating the voice of the patients, families, caregivers and community of Henry Ford Hospitals. These Patient Advisory Councils serves as a formal mechanism for involving patients and families in policy and program decision making.

Allegiance Hospital PFAC

Recent Projects

• Staff Appreciation Cart Rounding
• Role Playing Patients to Teach Soft Skills to ED Residents
• Requested Leadership Input
  • Community perception on armed security guards
  • Nursing recruitment
  • Pharmacy communication to COVID positive ED patients filling prescriptions

Macomb Hospital PFAC

Recent Projects

• Macomb Tower Project- Patient Advisor Feedback/Preferences
• Patient Handbook Review
• Partnership with Nursing/Care Experience – Bedside Shift Report Rollout
• Collaboration with System on Sonifi Project

West Bloomfield Hospital PFAC

Recent Projects

• Macomb Tower Project- Patient Advisor Feedback/Preferences
• Bedside Shift Report Coaching/Observation and Auditing
• Code Lavender Project
• ED partnership on Wait Times
• Collaboration with System on Sonifi Project

Wyandotte Hospital PFAC

Recent Projects

• Recognition Program Reviews- Magnet and Daisy
• HFWH Patient Handbook
• Created introductions and patient/family engagement messaging for remote sitter project
• Created messaging for Early Discharge and revised entire Discharge page to Patient Handbook
• Revisions to key moments, messages and implementation of Food Insecurity Screening
• Advised on improvement to care giver inclusion to Geriatric ED and patient understanding of CDU process for patient safety