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

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academic medical complex in

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. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center is the main affiliate hospital of

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. 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

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. 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 - Elyria, OH * UH Geauga Medical Center -

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* UH Parma Medical Center - Parma, OH * UH Portage Medical Center - Ravenna, OH * 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 Lake Health, 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, 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

* Claude Beck (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 teaching course for medical professionals (1950). *

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(1978 Internal Medicine alumnus) - co-recipient 2003

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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. *

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(Internal Medicine alumnus) - President of

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(2005–2007) * Peter Pronovost -

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physician known globally for his work on

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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

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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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