How Henry Ford Health System partnered with churches and community organizations on vaccine distribution, April 2021

Welcome to “Field Report,” a series where Advisory Board experts share what they’re hearing from health care organizations across the country. In this edition, Advisory Board’s Susan McDonald interviews leaders at Henry Ford Health System about their innovative partnerships with churches and other community organizations to distribute Covid-19 vaccines.

The responses below are edited answers from an interview with Susan Hawkins, Senior Vice President, Population Health; Zain Ismail, Principal Management Engineer; Logan Bryer, Administrative Fellow; and Sam Mossallam, MD, VP & Medical Director, International Initiatives.