Henry Ford Health System is a nonprofit health care enterprise that offers acute, primary, tertiary, quaternary and preventive care, as well as research and education, to residents of Michigan. The system operates four hospitals with more than 1,500 licensed beds, as well as several specialized institutes and centers. It is governed by a 45-member board of community leaders and maintains advisory and affiliate boards representing 220 trustees. Nearly 65,000 patients are admitted to the system s hospitals each year and it annually provides more than $100 million in uncompensated care. Henry Ford Health System was founded in 1915 by automaker Henry Ford. It is based in Detroit.