SHSMD - 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibits
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Taking Health and Healing Beyond the Boundaries of Imagination
Program Code:
T17
Date:
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Time:
1:15 PM to 2:45 PM
EST
SPEAKER
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Elizabeth R. Schnell, director of brand management for Henry Ford Health System, has a 23-year career in health care marketing. Liz launched the Henry Ford Medical Group branding initiative. She is the executive producer of Henry Ford’s television program, Minds of Medicine, winning 6 Emmys from the Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
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Gerard van Grinsven, President and CEO,
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, West Bloomfield, MI
Gerard van Grinsven, president and chief executive officer, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, joined Henry Ford Health System in June 2006. He has more than 24 years of global experience in the luxury hospitality industry. During his career he has opened 20 Ritz-Carlton properties worldwide. He was a key team member responsible for the company winning the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 1999. Van Grinsven holds a bachelor of arts degree in Hotel Management from The Hotel Management School, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Description
Why in the world would a corporate executive want to leave an important position in the Ritz Carlton Hotel Corporation to build a hospital in West Bloomfield, Michigan? More importantly, why would the CEO of Henry Ford Health System take such a risk and hire a man who knew nothing about healthcare to be the CEO of a new hospital? The obvious answer is: bringing excellent customer service to healthcare. But the real answer is so much more. From the customer experience blueprint to the nation's first healthcare culinary institute, Henry Ford is taking health and healing beyond the boundaries of our imagination.