Henry Ford West Bloomfield Participates in Blood Pressure Campaign

The Henry Ford Medical Group, including Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, has joined Measure Up/Pressure Down, a three-year national campaign to improve blood pressure control.

The 1,200-member Henry Ford Medical Group is the only physician group in Michigan participating in the campaign, which aims to improve blood pressure control for 80 percent of patients with hypertension by 2016. Currently, the national average is about 60 percent.

To improve blood pressure control for its patients, Henry Ford Medical Group will:

• Train all patient care staff to measure blood pressure in the same way.
  
• Standardize treatment guidelines in clinical care and monitor compliance.
  
• Put in place a prevention, engagement, and self-management program for patients with high blood pressure.