Wednesday’s Henry Ford Allegiance Health COVID-19 Update

(April 8, 2020 3:07 PM) To help ensure the health, safety and well-being of patients, visitors and employees, Henry Ford Allegiance Health has adopted a universal mask policy for all employees and visitors. Anyone entering a Henry Ford Allegiance Health facility is required to wear a mask, effective immediately.

To conserve masks and align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation to use simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus, the hospital is urging community members to make their own masks at home. The health system is also gratefully accepting donations of homemade masks to provide to visitors who do not have a mask.

Donations of homemade masks, or other unused medical supplies or PPE, may be dropped off at the main hospital receiving dock at 205 N. East Avenue, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The receiving dock can be accessed via the drive furthest east on Michigan Avenue (near the parking structure). The dock is located to the left, after the parking structure ends.

Monetary donations can be given to the HFHS COVID-19 Emergency Needs Fund which provides for the needs of patients and employees as well as equipment and supply needs. Anonline donation form can be found at HenryFord.com/coronavirus.

 Henry Ford Allegiance Health reports that 42 individuals being treated in their acute care hospital have tested positive for COVID-19; an additional seven inpatient individuals have pending test results. To date, a total of 14 positive COVID-19 HFAH inpatients have been treated and discharged.