Despite economic challenges, Henry Ford Health System made $60 million last year

Also in the news, The Sacramento Bee reports that an executive from Catholic Healthcare West has abruptly resigned.

Detroit Free Press: Henry Ford Health System Makes $60 Million In 2010
The Henry Ford Health System — the largest provider of hospital care in the region — made $60 million last calendar year in spite of a stubborn economy and increasing costs to care for poor and uninsured people, officials announced Thursday. The system's continued success — its eighth consecutive year of financial growth — has made it the largest system in southeast Michigan in revenue and in-patient volume, said Robert Riney, president and chief operating officer for the system (Anstett, 4/8).

The Sacramento Bee: Head Of 5 Hospitals Steps Down At Catholic Healthcare West
Tim Moran, leader of Catholic Healthcare West's four Sacramento-area hospitals and president of Methodist Hospital in south Sacramento, abruptly resigned, officials confirmed Thursday (Smith, 4/8).