University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

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Cleveland Medical Center
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Geography
Location11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Organization
Care system Private
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type Teaching
Affiliated university Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Services
Emergency department Level I trauma center
Beds1,032 [1]
SpecialityMultispecialty
History
Opened1866
Links
Website http://www.uhhospitals.org
Lists Hospitals in Ohio
Other links List of hospitals in the United States

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH Cleveland Medical Center) is a large not-for-profit academic medical complex in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center is an affiliate hospital of Case Western Reserve University. [2]

Contents

UH Cleveland Medical Center is the main campus of University Hospitals. With 150 locations throughout the Cleveland metropolitan area, the University Hospitals health system encompasses hospitals, outpatient centers, and primary care physicians.

UH Cleveland Medical Center is home to world-class clinical and research centers, including cancer care, [3] pediatrics, women's health, orthopedics, spine, radiology, radiation oncology, neurosurgery, neuroscience, psychiatry, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, organ transplantation, and human genetics.

Locations

The main campus of the University Hospitals system is centered on the UH Cleveland Medical Center and is located in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, neighboring both Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic. The UH Cleveland Medical Center complex comprises the Alfred and Norma Lerner Tower, Samuel Mather Pavilion, Lakeside Hospital, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, MacDonald Women's Hospital, Seidman Cancer Center, and Hanna Pavilion. In addition to the main campus, UH provides medical services at 11 regional hospitals throughout Northeast Ohio.

Main Campus

Regional Hospitals

On April 16, 2021, University Hospitals acquired nearby Lake Health, which operated 10+ facilities. [4]

Former Hospitals

Rankings

Vision 2010

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Facilities under construction in 2010

Vision 2010 was the largest construction and upgrade project in the history of University Hospitals. New construction included a new 200-bed cancer hospital (UH Seidman Cancer Center), upgraded emergency room facilities at CMC, a new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, and new construction at other hospital sites. The capital expenditure for this project, according to hospital press releases, was to be approximately US$1 billion. [8] Construction was originally due to be completed by the year 2010, but was not scheduled completed until 2011. [9]

Harrington Project

The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development, launched in 2012, is a $300 million initiative at the University Hospitals whose purpose is to speed the delivery of new drugs and enhance the medical reputations of Cleveland and the Hospitals. [10] It was established through a $50 million gift from the Harrington family and an additional $100 million in support from University Hospitals. [11] The project has three components, the Harrington Discovery Institute (HDI), the Innovation Support Center (ISC), and Biomotiv.

In June 2014, the Harrington Discovery Institute received a $25 million grant from the State of Ohio through the Third Frontier economic development program to further its mission. [12]

Notable alumni and faculty

Controversy

University Hospitals faced multiple lawsuits following an incident in March 2018 at its Fertility Center that compromised 4,000+ eggs and embryos stored in liquid nitrogen as the result of an unexpected temperature fluctuation with a tissue cryo storage tank. [20]

In 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the University Hospitals permitted its careworkers to be unvaccinated against COVID. [21] The mandate was reinstated following a Supreme Court ruling. [22]

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