Fast Co. co-founder singles out West Bloomfield's Henry Ford hospital as innovation center

Fast Co. magazine chronicles innovators, game-changers and risk-takers in the business world. And a new book by the magazine's co-founder William C. Taylor heaps some praise on the Henry Ford Health System and its new hospital in West Bloomfield.

In "Practically Radical: Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself," Taylor spotlights the opening of the 2009 facility in West Bloomfield, calling it a remarkable chance for a hospital to re-invent how it treats patients and the role it plays in the community.

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Taylor said he has been to the West Bloomfield facility twice. He toured once with the hardhats while it was under construction, and he returned a few months ago to see the finished building. He said he particularly liked the demonstration kitchen, where people can sit down and learn how to cook healthier food.

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