Latest news from University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/university-hospitals-cleveland-medical-center-among-most-reputable-academic-medical-centers/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-cleveland-medical-center-among-most-reputable-academic-medical-centers/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:15:06 EST University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center is one of the most recognizable hospitals among doctors in the U.S. and around the world, according to an annual survey. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-now-offering-ultra-minimally-invasive-endoscopic-spine-surgery-for-patients-experiencing-back-pain/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-now-offering-ultra-minimally-invasive-endoscopic-spine-surgery-for-patients-experiencing-back-pain/?sc=rsin Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:15:43 EST University Hospitals is now offering endoscopic spine surgery for patients needing treatment for back pain due to herniated discs in their spine. Xiaofei (Sophie) Zhou, MD, completed Arthrex's Endoscopic Spine Training course to bring this advanced procedure to the health system and recently completed the first endoscopic discectomy utilizing Arthrex technology at UH. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-fundraising-campaign-because-of-you-surpasses-1-5-billion-in-community-support/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-fundraising-campaign-because-of-you-surpasses-1-5-billion-in-community-support/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:05:50 EST University Hospitals announced today that Because of You: The Campaign for University Hospitals has received more than $1.5 billion in community support towards its ambitious $2 billion goal. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-and-case-western-reserve-university-collaborative-science-pilot-awards-infuse-250-000-to-accelerate-five-promising-research-projects/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-and-case-western-reserve-university-collaborative-science-pilot-awards-infuse-250-000-to-accelerate-five-promising-research-projects/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:05:43 EST In the spirit of encouraging and more rapidly advancing team science between clinical and basic science faculty, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have jointly funded five research teams engaged in new and promising scientific studies. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/the-relief-ureteral-stent-invented-by-uh-urologist-dr-lee-ponsky-secures-fda-clearance-as-first-and-only-stent-for-prevention-of-vesicoureteral-reflux/?sc=rsin /articles/the-relief-ureteral-stent-invented-by-uh-urologist-dr-lee-ponsky-secures-fda-clearance-as-first-and-only-stent-for-prevention-of-vesicoureteral-reflux/?sc=rsin Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:50:26 EST The RELIEF(tm) ureteral stent has achieved FDA clearance as the first and only stent to have approval for the prevention of vesicoureteral reflux, a major cause of patient discomfort. RELIEF's unique suture design allows natural opening and closing of the ureteral orifice, thereby preventing vesicoureteral reflux. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-haslam-sports-innovation-center-makes-first-investments-in-sports-medicine-innovation/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-haslam-sports-innovation-center-makes-first-investments-in-sports-medicine-innovation/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:00:16 EST Medical devices, wearable technology and groundbreaking surgical interventions are among the first innovations to come from University Hospitals Sports Innovation Center's first investments University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-is-the-first-health-system-in-northeast-ohio-utilizing-da-vinci-5-surgical-robot/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-is-the-first-health-system-in-northeast-ohio-utilizing-da-vinci-5-surgical-robot/?sc=rsin Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:35:37 EST University Hospitals is the first health system in Northeast Ohio utilizing the Da Vinci 5 for robotic-assisted surgeries. With substantial improvements over previous models to provide a better experience for surgeons, caregivers and patients, this latest technology represents an evolution in robotic-assisted surgery. Approximately 26 trained surgeons at UH Cleveland Medical Center will be using this robot for a large variety of cases, including esophagectomies and gastric bypasses. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-robust-robotic-cardiac-surgery-program-treats-100-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-robust-robotic-cardiac-surgery-program-treats-100-patients/?sc=rsin Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:15:13 EST University Hospitals is marking one year since introducing a new program and helping more than 100 patients with a novel, robotic approach to heart bypass surgery. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-awarded-7-million-by-pcori-to-study-endovascular-thrombectomy-in-patients-presenting-beyond-24-hours/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-awarded-7-million-by-pcori-to-study-endovascular-thrombectomy-in-patients-presenting-beyond-24-hours/?sc=rsin Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:20:34 EST University Hospitals was awarded $7 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients Presenting beyond 24 Hours of Last-Known-Well. Amrou Sarraj, MD, FAHA, FSVIN, director of Stroke Center and Stroke Systems at the UH Neurological Institute, will lead the study, which aims to provide deterministic evidence of clinical benefit due to addition of endovascular thrombectomy to standard medical care in this population. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/forbes-ranks-university-hospitals-in-top-10-in-the-nation-for-america-s-dream-employers/?sc=rsin /articles/forbes-ranks-university-hospitals-in-top-10-in-the-nation-for-america-s-dream-employers/?sc=rsin Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:40:16 EST University Hospitals has been named by Forbes as one of the top 10 companies in the nation, ranking ninth in the U.S. in the magazine's inaugural America's Dream Employers listing. UH is also the only employer in Ohio among the Top 10. Only 500 employers across the country are ranked. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-only-health-system-in-northeast-ohio-offering-fda-approved-kisunla-for-treatment-of-alzheimer-s-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-only-health-system-in-northeast-ohio-offering-fda-approved-kisunla-for-treatment-of-alzheimer-s-disease/?sc=rsin Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:00:14 EST University Hospitals Brain Health & Memory Center is now treating patients with KISUNLA(tm) (donanemab), a Food and Drug Administration-approved medication for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. UH is the only health system in Northeast Ohio currently offering these infusion treatments. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/five-businesses-complete-cleveland-clinic-and-university-hospitals-program-that-supports-economic-opportunity-for-local-suppliers/?sc=rsin /articles/five-businesses-complete-cleveland-clinic-and-university-hospitals-program-that-supports-economic-opportunity-for-local-suppliers/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:00:47 EST Five diverse local businesses recently completed this year's six-month Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Supplier Accelerator mentorship program. This annual program, a collaboration between Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals, aims to expand the knowledge and impact of diverse-owned businesses based in Northeast Ohio. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/gift-of-more-than-3-million-from-ernie-and-patti-novak-to-fuel-construction-of-the-iris-s-and-bert-l-wolstein-center-at-uh-cleveland-medical-center/?sc=rsin /articles/gift-of-more-than-3-million-from-ernie-and-patti-novak-to-fuel-construction-of-the-iris-s-and-bert-l-wolstein-center-at-uh-cleveland-medical-center/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:05:19 EST University Hospitals announced a $3.225 million gift from community leaders Ernie and Patti Novak to Because of You: The Campaign for University Hospitals. The funds will support construction of the new Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Center as well as the caregiver education, training and simulation programming that will occur there. The Patti and Ernie Novak Executive Board Room within the center will be named in recognition of their support. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-invests-more-than-700-million-to-address-health-and-economic-disparities/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-invests-more-than-700-million-to-address-health-and-economic-disparities/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:55:27 EST 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 Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-urology-institute-awarded-9-2-million-by-the-patient-centered-outcomes-research-institute/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-urology-institute-awarded-9-2-million-by-the-patient-centered-outcomes-research-institute/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:25:57 EST 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. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-recognized-at-white-house-for-patient-safety-leadership/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-recognized-at-white-house-for-patient-safety-leadership/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:05:40 EST 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. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/new-study-shows-that-chronic-neurodegeneration-can-be-prevented-after-traumatic-brain-injury/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-shows-that-chronic-neurodegeneration-can-be-prevented-after-traumatic-brain-injury/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:05:28 EST 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. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-receives-15-million-from-iris-s-and-the-late-bert-l-wolstein-to-advance-academic-mission/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-receives-15-million-from-iris-s-and-the-late-bert-l-wolstein-to-advance-academic-mission/?sc=rsin Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:05:02 EST 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 Cleveland Medical Center /articles/phase-1-baff-car-t-clinical-trial-for-patients-with-relapsed-and-refractory-multiple-myeloma-underway-at-uh-seidman-cancer-center/?sc=rsin /articles/phase-1-baff-car-t-clinical-trial-for-patients-with-relapsed-and-refractory-multiple-myeloma-underway-at-uh-seidman-cancer-center/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:05:09 EST 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 Cleveland Medical Center /articles/university-hospitals-pharmacy-leadership-team-receives-2024-high-value-pharmacy-award-from-premier-inc/?sc=rsin /articles/university-hospitals-pharmacy-leadership-team-receives-2024-high-value-pharmacy-award-from-premier-inc/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Aug 2024 08:05:00 EST 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 Cleveland Medical Center