Hunter-ing for a solution; Henry Ford hopes consultant gets it back on track, but how isn't clear.(Henry Ford Health System hires Hunter Group Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

From: Modern Healthcare | Date: August 27, 2001| Author: Taylor, Mark | Copyright information

Henry Ford Health System, built around the concept of placing hospitals, physicians and a health insurer under one corporate umbrella and led by industry icon Gail Warden, lost nearly $24 million on operations for the first quarter ended March 31 and is on track to far exceed last year's operating loss of $43.9 million.

Last year, the system earned a net profit of $33.8 million on total revenue of $2 billion because of some $77.7 million in nonoperating income.

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