University Hospitals Cleveland Coverage - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/university-hospitals-cleveland/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Tue, 02 Apr 2024 03:43:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 228111745 Cleveland to host its first healthcare hackathon https://medcitynews.com/2015/07/cleveland-to-host-its-first-healthcare-hackathon/ Mon, 06 Jul 2015 21:49:09 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=344101 The Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, the MetroHealth System and life sciences collaborative BioEnterprise will host the first-ever Cleveland Medical Hackathon in September.

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]]> 69688 Meet the geneticist leading a trio of Ohio healthcare powerhouses’ $21M charge on big data https://medcitynews.com/2013/12/meet-geneticist-hired-lead-trio-ohio-healthcare-powerhouses-21-5m-big-data-project/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 21:21:51 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=264724 How big is the potential of big data in healthcare? So enormous that three Ohio medical powerhouses have teamed up, set aside some $21.5 million and called on a noted computational geneticist to lead a venture that will bolster their ability to find meaning from it. Case Western Reserve University is spearheading a new Institute […]

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]]> 64261 The after-hours doctor visit of the future arrives in Ohio via telemedicine kiosks https://medcitynews.com/2013/10/hours-doctor-visit-future-arrived-ohio/ Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:23:01 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=254603 Step right up and take a look at a 5-by-8-foot device Ohio healthcare providers are hoping will keep non-urgent patients from clogging up emergency rooms and urgent care centers. University Hospitals is one of three health systems in Cleveland working with telemedicine company HealthSpot to expand the system’s reach and give patients better, cheaper access […]

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]]> 63764 Forget gravity and think like a 5-year-old: Priceline co-founder’s 6 ideas for embedding innovation in healthcare https://medcitynews.com/2013/10/6-tactics-stimulating-innovation-hospital/ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 14:12:37 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=248653 “We’re doing fine” are the three most dangerous words in business, according to entrepreneur Jeff Hoffman. He’s co-founded several companies, including Priceline.com, whose stock broke through the $1,000-per-share barrier last month. As you can probably guess, the company didn’t get there just by being content with itself. While it’s often hard enough just getting through […]

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]]> 63501 With $46M in tow, accelerator/investor BioMotiv puts to work a new model for drug development https://medcitynews.com/2013/08/with-46m-in-tow-investoraccelerator-biomotiv-puts-to-work-a-new-model-for-drug-development/ Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:54:18 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=234114 Nearly halfway to its goal of raising $100 million, an intriguing venture that’s part drug development accelerator and part early-stage investor has begun picking promising projects it hopes will someday become drugs that fill a market need. Cleveland-based BioMotiv said this week it added another $25 million to the $21 million it raised last fall. […]

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]]> 62893 Where have all the independent hospitals gone? In Cleveland, gobbled up by the big guys https://medcitynews.com/2013/07/where-have-all-the-independent-hospitals-gone-in-cleveland-into-the-mouths-of-the-big-guys/ Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:08:31 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=226135 National hospital M&A trends have played out pointedly on the stage of greater Cleveland, which is home to two non-government hospital Goliaths, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals. That was reinforced today as Parma Community General Hospital – one of the few remaining independent hospitals which operates in the western suburbs of Cleveland – said it […]

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]]> 62567 MRIs & CT scans become virtual 3-D models in rehearsal platform for high-risk brain surgeries https://medcitynews.com/2013/02/mris-ct-scans-become-virtual-3d-models-in-rehearsal-platform-for-high-risk-brain-surgeries/ Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:40:04 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=193177 Moty Avisar and Alon Geri have backgrounds in flight simulation. Dr. Warren Selman is neurosurgeon-in-chief at University Hospitals in Cleveland. Together, the three top minds behind Surgical Theater have developed a surgery rehearsal platform on which surgeons can practice the procedure they are about to perform on a specific patient and use a digital replica […]

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]]> 61574 This surgeon broke down data silos to spot hospital inefficiencies — and created a startup in the process https://medcitynews.com/2013/01/this-surgeon-broke-down-data-silos-to-spot-hospital-inefficiencies-and-created-a-startup-in-the-process/ Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:00:38 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=185220 As a surgeon working in a hospital, Dr. Conor Delaney experienced the big data problem present in so many hospitals today. Massive amounts of useful data was being processed and stored by the hospital, but it was being processed and stored in separate silos that don’t communicate with each other. He knew there had to […]

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]]> 61408 Harrington drug discovery project’s first grants will fund cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s research https://medcitynews.com/2012/12/harrington-drug-discovery-projects-first-grants-will-fund-cancer-diabetes-alzheimers-research/ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:27:13 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=176348 The first grants from a first-of-its-kind, $250 million drug discovery initiative based at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland will fund research projects in a broad spectrum of areas from cancer and diabetes to ALS and liver regeneration. The Harrington Discovery Institute, the nonprofit leg of the Harrington Project for Discovery & Development, announced […]

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]]> 61206 The biotech valley of death has become the uncrossable canyon. Here’s one innovative approach to funding https://medcitynews.com/2012/09/the-biotech-valley-of-death-has-become-the-uncrossable-canyon-heres-one-innovative-approach-to-funding/ Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:42:05 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=152392 We often talk about innovation in terms of science and technology, but in today’s healthcare ecosystem, it’s just as important to innovate on the business side of things. That’s what the $250 million Harrington Project for Discovery & Development, a national initiative based at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, is trying to do. It comprises […]

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]]> 60523 How one children’s hospital cut surgical site infections by 60 percent https://medcitynews.com/2012/04/how-one-childrens-hospital-cut-surgical-site-infections-by-60-percent/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:04:05 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=138051 Surgical site infections are a nasty and persistent problem throughout the U.S. healthcare system, and affect as many as 5 percent of patients who undergo surgery. And with the rise of “superbugs,” or drug-resistant infections, the problem doesn’t appear to be going away any time soon. The cost to the U.S. health system of each […]

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]]> 59208 Patient-safety advocate speaks to hospital staff at site of daughter’s death https://medcitynews.com/2012/03/patient-safety-advocate-speaks-to-hospital-staff-at-site-of-daughters-death/ Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:29:45 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=127972 The father of a 2-year-old who died in 2006 due to a medication error at Cleveland’s University Hospitals returned to the site of the tragedy to stress to clinical staff the importance of openly reporting medical mistakes. “Human error is a component of medicine, but if we respond correctly when these tragedies occur, we’ve got […]

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]]> 58700 University Hospitals touts new $250M drug development model https://medcitynews.com/2012/02/university-hospitals-touts-new-drug-development-model-with-250m-initiative/ Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:00:03 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=126437 Don’t tell University Hospitals that the valley of death doesn’t exist for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies The Cleveland-area health system has launched a new $250 million project that it’s touting as something that could become a national model for developing promising drugs and bringing them to market. The aim of the new Harrington Project for […]

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]]> 58632 Athersys, University Hospitals partner for clinical trials of MultiStem for stroke https://medcitynews.com/2012/02/athersys-university-hospitals-partner-for-clinical-trials-of-multistem-for-stroke/ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:12:18 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=125149 University Hospitals Case Medical Center will be one of 25 institutions in the U.S. to take part in a phase 2 clinical trial of a stem cell treatment for stroke developed by Cleveland-based Athersys (NASDAQ:ATHX). The Plain Dealer reports that MultiStem will be administered via a one-time IV infusion to 140 patients at UH and […]

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]]> 58570 University Hospitals Eye Institute awarded $5M donation https://medcitynews.com/2012/02/university-hospitals-eye-institute-awarded-5m-donation/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:35:39 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=124033 A new $5 million donation to University Hospitals Eye Institute will enable the Cleveland hospital to expand its treatment and research into diabetic and age-related eye diseases. The gift will help University Hospitals (UH) expand services to patients and purchase imaging instruments to study retinal diseases, The Plain Dealer reported. The donation comes from the […]

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]]> 58522 Spiral CT scans save the world! Or maybe not https://medcitynews.com/2012/01/spiral-ct-scans-save-the-world-or-maybe-not/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:56:14 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=115120 A hundred bucks doesn’t buy much these days. A crisp Ben Franklin can be exchanged for: 50 Big Macs A Broadway show ticket A night in a New York City hotel (just joking) A college textbook (paperback) Your life Your life? Yes, 5 crumpled Andy Jacksons can save your life, as was reported earlier this […]

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]]> 57993 UH Case Medical Center promotes new chief medical officer https://medcitynews.com/2011/11/uh-case-medical-center-promotes-new-chief-medical-officer/ Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:00:13 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=109794 University Hospitals Case Medical Center has a new chief medical officer. Dr. Michael Anderson, who’s been a member of  University Hospitals’ (UH) pediatrics department since 1997, also will assume the CMO role at UH’s Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, according to a statement from Cleveland-based UH. Anderson’s previous title was vice president and associate chief […]

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]]> 57664 Fluence Therapeutics looks for funding to develop new psoriasis treatment https://medcitynews.com/2011/11/fluence-therapeutics-looks-for-funding-to-develop-new-psoriasis-treatment/ Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:46:30 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=107068 A University Hospitals Case Medical Center spinoff company is hoping to raise seed funding to develop the third-generation prototype of a device that uses near-infrared light to treat psoriasis. Akron, Ohio-based Fluence Therapeutics is developing a drug-device combination that would employ a process known as photodynamic therapy to treat moderate to severe psoriasis, an inflammatory […]

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]]> 57500 AnalizaDx prostate cancer test gets boost from Cleveland researchers https://medcitynews.com/2011/08/analizadx-prostate-cancer-test-gets-boost-from-cleveland-researchers/ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:02:09 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=89917 A new type of prostate cancer screening test from AnalizaDx showed promise and a higher sensitivity than the leading method of detecting the disease, according to new research. AnalizaDx’s prostate cancer test could represent “a major advance” in diagnosing the disease according to the lead author of the new study, Dr. Mark Stovsky, a urologist […]

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]]> 56914 Healthcare reform’s impact: Farewell to public hospitals like MetroHealth https://medcitynews.com/2011/08/healthcare-reforms-impact-farewell-to-public-hospitals-like-metrohealth/ Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:42:01 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=84956 The future of public hospitals throughout the United States is imperiled, and for a preview on the impact of U.S. healthcare reform on hospitals, look no further than Cleveland’s public safety-net hospital, MetroHealth System. Faced with a raft of financial pressures and unfavorable trends, MetroHealth will likely have no choice but to essentially be swallowed […]

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]]> 56673 UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s gets $17M gift to boost cancer research https://medcitynews.com/2011/07/uh-rainbow-babies-childrens-gets-17m-gift-to-boost-cancer-research/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:01:21 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=83201 University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital has received its largest-ever individual gift, $17 million, from a Cleveland-area couple whose daughter died at age 14 from skin cancer.  The gift from Char and Chuck Fowler will go toward boosting cancer research, a new outpatient treatment facility, an expanded inpatient unit for pediatric and young adult […]

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]]> 56569 University Hospitals’ James Levine is again Mayo Clinic’s James Levine https://medcitynews.com/2011/05/university-hospitals-james-levine-back-to-being-mayo-clinics-james-levine/ Thu, 26 May 2011 16:10:12 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=71858 A little over six months ago Dr. James Levine was University Hospitals Case Medical Center’s prestigious new recruit – a rockstar doctor from Mayo Clinic who helped pioneer the treadmill desk and won international acclaim as a groundbreaking obesity researcher. Now, Levine has gone back to Mayo, leaving in his wake lots of unanswered questions […]

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]]> 56188 University Hospitals plans $30M proton center; does Cleveland need it? https://medcitynews.com/2011/05/university-hospitals-plans-30m-proton-center-but-does-cleveland-need-one/ Tue, 17 May 2011 19:22:18 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=70646 University Hospitals has become Ohio’s latest entrant into the proton beam therapy medical arms race, and has unveiled plans for a $30 million proton center that’s scheduled to open in 2014. The center would be part of University Hospitals’ (UH) 120-bed, $260 million Seidman Cancer Center, which is expected to open next month, according to […]

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]]> 56116 University Hospitals appoints Nacco Industries’ CEO as new board chairman https://medcitynews.com/2011/05/university-hospitals-appoints-nacco-industries-ceo-as-new-board-chairman/ Wed, 04 May 2011 19:37:43 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=68937 University Hospitals has a new chairman of the board, Nacco Industries‘ CEO Alfred Rankin Jr. Rankin, who’s served on UH’s board for 25 years, succeeds Monte Ahuja in the chairman role. Ahuja will continue to serve on UH’s board, according to a statement from the health system. Nacco Industries is a Cleveland-area holding company that’s […]

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]]> 56022 Hospitals in Ohio provide the state its best rivalries (Weekend Rounds) https://medcitynews.com/2011/04/hospitals-in-ohio-provide-the-state-its-best-rivalries-weekend-rounds/ Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:50:57 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=66511 A review of life science current events reported by MedCity News this week: Forget sports. Ohio’s best rivalry is Cleveland Clinic-University Hospitals. In an era of big healthcare, and when economic development is now a bar-stool discussion, hospital rivalries like Cleveland Clinic-University Hospitals are the hottest local feuds going. They have everything sports rivalries do […]

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]]> 55875 Forget sports. Ohio’s best rivalry is Cleveland Clinic-University Hospitals https://medcitynews.com/2011/04/forget-sports-ohios-best-rivalry-is-cleveland-clinic-university-hospitals/ Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:10:35 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=52019 A while ago I received an email attachment to a children’s birthday party. Another parent, a Cleveland Clinic doctor, couldn’t open the attachment. I made some adjustments to the file and sent it to her.

“How did you do that?” the doctor asked.

“I took it to University Hospitals,” I chided.

The Cleveland Clinic doc didn’t miss a beat. She replied: “So the dates and times are wrong?”

If you just yelled “Woahhhh!” or let out a snort, then you get it. If you rolled your eyes and wondered “Big deal,” then you’re still stuck in that time when sports rivalries were the biggest grudge matches around.

In an era of big healthcare, and when economic development is now a bar-stool discussion, hospital rivalries like Cleveland Clinic-University Hospitals are the hottest local feuds going. They have everything sports rivalries do — from a storied history to snippy jokes — but with the added bonus of the fate of local economies hanging in the balance.

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]]> 55143 How did Cleveland’s major hospitals do in job creation in 2010? https://medcitynews.com/2010/12/how-did-clevelands-major-hospitals-do-in-job-creation-in-2010/ Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:37:53 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=50290 Cleveland’s three major hospitals — Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth System and University Hospitals Case Medical Center — generated headlines in late 2009 when they announced separately that they would create a total of more than 2,000 new jobs in Northeast Ohio in 2010. So how did they do?

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]]> 55000 University Hospitals gets $42M gift, its largest ever https://medcitynews.com/2010/11/university-hospitals-gets-42m-gift-its-largest-ever/ Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:47:01 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=48936 University Hospitals Case Medical Center has received the largest-ever gift in its 145-year history — $42 million from the founder of a group of car dealerships.

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]]> 54840 Cleveland reputation for biotech innovation is growing https://medcitynews.com/2010/11/cleveland-reputation-for-biotech-innovation-is-growing/ Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:32:02 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=48345 Cleveland is already well-known for its high quality medical care. But its reputation is growing elsewhere. Some of the nation’s best and brightest are flocking to University Circle to be on the cutting edge of the biotech innovation. Channel 3’s Maureen Kyle continues our “Brain Gain” series with a look at how this could be […]

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]]> 54777 Ahuja Medical Center open house Nov. 14 https://medcitynews.com/2010/11/ahuja-medical-center-open-house-nov-14/ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:38:26 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=47037 Northeast Ohio’s newest full-service hospital will begin treating patients early next year. University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center is the $298 million facility located at Chagrin Highlands in Beachwood that will host a community open house from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14.

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