University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH Cleveland Medical Center) is a large

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academic medical complex in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center is the main affiliate hospital of

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...

. UH Cleveland Medical Center is the main campus of the University Hospitals Health System. With 150 locations throughout the

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, 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, 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

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

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. Main Campus * UH Cleveland Medical Center * UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital ("Rainbow") * UH Seidman Cancer Center ("Seidman") * UH MacDonald Women's Hospital ("Mac House") Regional Hospitals * UH Ahuja Medical Center - Beachwood, OH * UH Bedford Medical Center -

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* UH Conneaut Medical Center -

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* UH Elyria Medical Center -

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* UH Geauga Medical Center -

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* UH Parma Medical Center -

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* UH Portage Medical Center -

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* UH Richmond Medical Center -

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* UH Samaritan Medical Center -

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* UH St. John Medical Center -

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On April 16, 2021, University Hospitals acquired nearby

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, which operates 10+ facilities.

Rankings

* UH Cleveland Medical Center is ranked in the top 25 nationally in Ear, Nose & Throat; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Gynecology; Nephrology; and Neurology & Neurosurgery. *

Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital is a pediatric acute care children's teaching hospital located in Cleveland, Ohio. It is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and has a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), pediatr ...

, is ranked #6 nationally for Neonatal Care by the '' U.S. News & World Report''. *Among UH Rainbow pediatric specialties, Neonatology, Pulmonology, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Orthopedics, Cancer, and Urology are ranked among the top 25 in the nation. * Cleveland Medical Center and Case School of Medicine together form the largest biomedical research center in Ohio. * In biomedical research, Case Medical Center ranks among top 15 centers in the United States with approximately $75 million in annual extramural research funding and a further $20 million in various clinical trials. * University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center also includes MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and Seidman Cancer Center (formerly known as Ireland Cancer Center).

Vision 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

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facilities at CMC, a new

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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. Construction was originally due to be completed by the year 2010, but was not scheduled completed until 2011.

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. It was established through a $50 million gift from the Harrington family and an additional $100 million in support from University Hospitals. 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.

Notable alumni and faculty

* George Washington Crile (1910-1924 Chair of Surgery) - Performed first blood transfusion. Established Lakeside Hospital of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and later co-founded Cleveland Clinic *

Claude Beck Claude Schaeffer Beck (November 8, 1894 – October 14, 1971) was a pioneer cardiac surgeon, famous for innovating various cardiac surgery techniques, and performing the first defibrillation in 1947. He was the first American professor of cardiov ...

(Surgery residency alum; 1924 -1971 Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery - first such position in US)
** Performed first surgical treatment of coronary artery disease (1935). ** Performed first defibrillation using machine he built with James Rand, Jr., James Rand (1947) ** Developed concept of Beck's Triad ** Started the first

CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore sponta ...

teaching course for medical professionals (1950). *

Peter C. Agre Peter Agre (born January 30, 1949) is an American physician, Nobel Laureate, and molecular biologist, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and director ...

(1978 Internal Medicine alumnus) - co-recipient 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries that have clarified how salts and water are transported out of and into the cells of the body, leading to a better understanding of many diseases of the kidneys, heart, muscles and nervous system. *

Alfredo Palacio Luis Alfredo Palacio González (born 22 January 1939) is an Ecuadorian cardiologist and former politician who served as President of Ecuador from 20 April 2005 to 15 January 2007. From 15 January 2003 to 20 April 2005, he served as vice presid ...

(Internal Medicine alumnus) - President of Ecuador (2005–2007) *

Peter Pronovost Peter J. Pronovost (born February 22, 1965) is Chief Quality and Transformation Officer at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, the main affiliate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. At UH, Pronovost is responsible ...

- intensive care physician known globally for his work on patient safety

In popular culture

* In 2015, the cable network NatGeo broadcas
Brain Surgery Live
from UH Cleveland Medical Center, the first brain surgery ever televised live in the United States. *In 2017

visited cancer patients at the Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Institute at UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, part of University Hospitals. * In 2018, th
nationally syndicated program The Doctors
featured an in-utero cardiac procedure performed at University Hospitals.

Controversy

University Hospitals faces multiple

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s following an incident in March 2018 at its Fertility Center that compromised 4,000+ eggs and

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s stored in liquid nitrogen as the result of an unexpected temperature fluctuation with a tissue cryo storage tank. In 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the University Hospitals permitted its careworkers to be unvaccinated against COVID.

References

External links

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