University Hospitals’ community health investment totaled $707 million last year, including investments in maternal and child health, addressing food insecurity, creating jobs for under-resourced individuals and continuing to provide charity care to the uninsured.
University Hospitals has been approved for $9.2 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The study is led by David Sheyn, MD, division director of urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery at University Hospitals Urology Institute, and aims to study bulking versus sling for treating urinary incontinence at the time of vaginal prolapse repair.
Leaders from University Hospitals joined a select few of the nation’s leading healthcare systems at a White House forum on patient and workforce safety as part of World Patient Safety Day on September 17.
Violent blows or jolts to the head can cause traumatic brain injury (TBI), and there are currently about five million people in the U.S. living with chronic neurodegeneration and related impairments due to TBI.
A $15 million gift from Iris S. and the late Bert L. Wolstein will advance the University Hospitals mission – To Heal. To Teach. To Discover – and give rise to the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Center, a state-of-the-art education and conference center at UH Cleveland Medical Center. Iris’s visionary lead gift launches a campaign to fully philanthropically fund the new center, estimated to cost $30 million.
University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer Center hematologist-oncologist Leland Metheny, MD, is leading the trial. He says in the two years since the foundational pre-clinical work was completed, the team has shown that it’s feasible to manufacture BAFF CAR T-cells for human subjects.
University Hospitals pharmacy leadership team has received the 2024 High-Value Pharmacy Award from Premier, Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, for its demonstrated exceptional leadership and success in creating a pharmacy organization that delivers differentiated value for patients.
University Hospitals has received numerous American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke quality achievement awards for ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
University Hospitals, a steadfast presence in Northeast Ohio for nearly 160 years, continues to exemplify its commitment to civic and social responsibility. A recent study by Silverlode Consulting Corp. reveals that UH contributed $14.3 billion to the regional economy in 2023, marking a 38% increase since 2019.
Caregivers at University Hospitals in Cleveland recently placed the first-ever patient-specific 3D printed T-tube into a human patient. The FDA granted compassionate use for the case.
NFL Physicians Society President James Voos, MD, Convenes First-Ever Collaboration of Major Sports League Physicians Society Presidents
In a recent mouse-model study, published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers at University Hospitals (UH), Harrington Discovery Institute at UH, and Case Western Reserve University have now found that the cerebellum also controls thirst, a major function necessary for survival. Specifically, the research team found that a hormone, asprosin, crosses from the periphery into the brain to activate Purkinje neurons in the cerebellum. This leads to an enhanced drive to seek and drink water.
Four University Hospitals physicians have been collectively awarded more than $400,000 over three years to travel internationally to share their expertise and gain new medical knowledge.
With the opening of the University Hospitals (UH) Haslam Sports Innovation Center in January 2024, UH embarked on a visionary journey to strategically identify, support and invest in the world’s best innovations in sports medicine.
American Hospital Association (AHA) honors hospitals and health systems that have demonstrated a deep commitment to creating healthier communities
Since the Cleveland Innovation District launched in 2021, the founding institutions have made significant progress, including exceeding many of the targets set by the Ohio Department of Development and JobsOhio.
University Hospitals is proud to announce the recognition of Dr. Mehdi Shishehbor by Modern Healthcare as one of its Innovators for 2024.
The new University Hospitals Amherst Beaver Creek Surgery Center (UHABC) is now open to better serve residents in Lorain County.
A high impact study led by Daniel Spratt, MD, Vincent K. Smith Chair in Radiation Oncology at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center demonstrates the safety and efficacy of a novel oral hormone therapy, relugolix, in conjunction with radiation therapy for treating men with localized and advanced prostate cancer. This work is published in JAMA Oncology.
University Hospitals (UH) has received the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. The health system has been recognized 12 times since 2012 and is one of only four honorees in the Healthcare Providers industry. This year, 136 honorees were recognized spanning 20 countries and 44 industries.
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