What Happened?
Detroit, MI-based Henry Ford Health System Appointed Christy Wheaton as VP, Chief Information Privacy and Security Officer
About the Company
Founded in 1915 by auto pioneer Henry Ford, Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) is one of the nation`s leading comprehensive, integrated health systems. It provides health insurance and health care delivery, including acute, specialty, primary and preventive care services backed by excellence in research and education. HFHS is a not-for-profit corporation managed by Chief Executive Officer Nancy M. Schlichting and governed by a 21-member Board of Trustees, with volunteer-led advisory and affiliate boards providing additional leadership. HFHS is a 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient. Teaching, research and advanced patient care make HFHS a premier academic medical center. Affiliated with Wayne State University`s School of Medicine, Henry Ford provides innovative physician training programs and collaborates on leading-edge medical research. Henry Ford is a state and national leader in medical education for medical students, interns, residents and fellows and the continuing education of faculty, affiliated physicians, nurses and allied health professionals. Each year, HFHS trains almost 2,200 future physicians. In 2012, continuing medical education opportunities were provided to more than 70,000 physicians, nurses and allied health professionals. In collaboration with Wayne State University School of Engineering and Center for Creative Studies, the Henry Ford Innovation Institute aims to research and design medical products to enhance medical use and to create new industry in the region. With more than 23,000 employees (2012), Henry Ford is the sixth-largest employer in metro Detroit, and amongst the most diverse. Generating more than $6 billion of annual economic stimulus for metro Detroit, it proudly acts as one of Michigan`s anchor institutions. HFHS is a tobacco-free organization.
About the Person
Christy Wheaton is Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at Eaton. Previously, Christy held various senior IT security leadership roles in the industry.
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