CMS certification 230053
Henry Ford Health Hospital
2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202
Henry Ford Health Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 72% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 25 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 4 and worse on 7. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 28 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 1,314 completed surveys, 19% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as very high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | MI | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 359 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 3 h 28 min | 2 h 39 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 16 visits sampled | 4 h 27 min | 4 h 26 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 212,093 patients | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 17 patients | 29% | 72% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 139 patients | 57% | 60% | 65% |
How Henry Ford Health Hospital compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health HospitalThis hospital | 3/5 | 72% | 3 h 28 min | 4 better 7 worse |
| Detroit (john D. Dingell) VA Medical CenterSame city | 5/5 | 70% | — | 4 better |
| Detroit Receiving HospitalSame city | 1/5 | 43% | 2 h 19 min | 2 better 1 worse |
| Harper University HospitalSame city | 1/5 | 47% | 2 h 42 min | 2 better 1 worse |
| Karmanos Cancer CenterSame city | 3/5 | 78% | — | No different |
| Sinai-Grace HospitalSame city | 1/5 | 35% | 2 h 23 min | 2 better 3 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Detroit.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 5,596 cases | Too few cases | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 122 cases | Too few cases | 12.7% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 330 cases | Too few cases | 11.3% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 203 cases | Too few cases | 17.4% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 537 cases | Too few cases | 12.6% | 11.9% |
| COPD 179 cases | Too few cases | 7% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 60 cases | Too few cases | 1.8% | 2.4% |
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 1.02 likely 0.8 – 1.24 | 1 |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 176 cases | Worse | 218.65 per 1,000 likely 179.24 per 1,000 – 258.05 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 8,611 cases | No different | 1 per 1,000 likely 0.53 per 1,000 – 1.47 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 9,579 cases | No different | 0.18 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.36 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 10,357 cases | No different | 0.29 per 1,000 likely 0.1 per 1,000 – 0.47 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 2,773 cases | No different | 3.11 per 1,000 likely 1.96 per 1,000 – 4.26 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,296 cases | No different | 1.1 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.33 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,298 cases | No different | 7.67 per 1,000 likely 3.52 per 1,000 – 11.83 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 2,961 cases | No different | 3.24 per 1,000 likely 1.58 per 1,000 – 4.91 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,401 cases | No different | 4.57 per 1,000 likely 1.89 per 1,000 – 7.25 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 699 cases | No different | 1.98 per 1,000 likely 0.6 per 1,000 – 3.35 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 2,388 cases | No different | 1.28 per 1,000 likely 0.46 per 1,000 – 2.11 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 0.92 likely 0.65 – 1.27 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.18 likely 0.68 – 1.9 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | Worse | 4.23 likely 1.85 – 8.36 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | Better | 0.34 likely 0.16 – 0.65 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.18 likely 0.13 – 0.24 | 1 |
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 529 cases | Too few cases | 14.9% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 1,248 cases | Too few cases | 22.6% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 610 cases | Too few cases | 20.5% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 676 cases | Too few cases | 21.2% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 138 cases | Too few cases | 8.3% | 11% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 215 cases | Too few cases | 15.6 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 459 cases | Too few cases | 56.7 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 216 cases | Too few cases | 33.1 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 3,538 cases | No different | 12.4 per 1,000 likely 10 per 1,000 – 15.3 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 791 cases | No different | 12.4 per 100 likely 10.5 per 100 – 14.5 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 791 cases | No different | 5.4 per 100 likely 4.2 per 100 – 6.9 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 910 cases | No different | 0.8 likely 0.6 – 1 | — |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
2,042 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 647 residents and trainees. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | 175 |
| Emergency Medicine | 162 |
| Physician Assistant | 110 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 100 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 88 |
| Anesthesiology | 86 |
| Acute Care | 83 |
| Family | 55 |
| Neurology | 52 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 45 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 45 |
| Ophthalmology | 44 |
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Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $15.9M
- 2020 $17.8M
- 2021 $21.3M
- 2022 $21.4M
- 2023 $15.2M
- 2024 $16.4M
- 2025 $22.6M
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | $1.1M | 53 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $525,389 | 143 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $297,590 | 56 |
| Consulting fees | $194,038 | 9 |
| Royalties and licensing fees | $114,056 | 2 |
| Education | $77,445 | 16 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $44,580 | 7 |
| Debt forgiveness | $20,362 | 14 |
| Gifts | $13,000 | 3 |
| Charitable contributions | $2,000 | 1 |
| Travel and lodging | $96 | 1 |
| Food and beverage | $61 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer INC. | $2.4M | 97 |
| Theratechnologies Inc. | $1.8M | 4 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1.6M | 213 |
| Genentech, Inc. | $1.1M | 59 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $1M | 53 |
| Amgen Inc. | $998,415 | 20 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $957,253 | 64 |
| AstraZeneca UK Limited | $745,882 | 7 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| A Prospective and Retrospective Observational Study of Multidrug-Resistant Patient Outcomes with and without Ibalizumab in a Real-World Setting: Unit… Theratechnologies Inc. | $1.8M |
| NCT06707688--Abbott Medical - VERITAS Study Abbott Laboratories | $716,657 |
| RANDOMIZED DOUBLEBLIND PHASE 3 STUDY OF TUCATINIB OR PLACEBO IN COMBINATION WITH ADOTRASTUZUMAB EMTANSINE TDM1 FOR SUBJECTS WITH UNRESECTABLE LOCALLY… PFIZER INC. | $670,414 |
| SPATIALLY RESOLVED SINGLECELL TRANSCRIPTOMICS OF BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER PFIZER INC. | $556,082 |
| A PHASE 4 STUDY USING A TESTNEGATIVE DESIGN TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A 20VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE AGAINST VACCINETYPE RADIOLOGIC… PFIZER INC. | $554,682 |
| A Multi-arm, Open-label Phase I/IIa Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Preliminary Efficacy of AZD5305 … AstraZeneca UK Limited | $498,404 |
| SPYRAL AFFIRM Medtronic, Inc. | $450,350 |
| A Phase 1b, Protocol Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of Sotorasib Monotherapy and in Combination With Other Anti-… Amgen Inc. | $394,040 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Henry Ford Health Hospital
Is Henry Ford Health Hospital a good hospital?
Henry Ford Health Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 25 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 4 and worse on 7. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Henry Ford Health Hospital?
72% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 1,314 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Henry Ford Health Hospital emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 28 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with very high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 21 min. 5% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Henry Ford Health Hospital receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $22.6M in payments to Henry Ford Health Hospital for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.