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Cleveland-based University Hospitals includes a network of 21 hospitals (including five joint ventures) serving 16 counties in northern Ohio.

Under board and executive leadership, University Hospitals has:

• Created department equity officers and convened UH leaders to create a DEI council—a faculty recruitment plan for increasing physician numbers from under-represented areas and strengthening capabilities for accountability and equal opportunity for promotion.
• Established monthly Lunch & Learn interactive webinars addressing diversity, equity and inclusion issues, which have seen an 80% engagement increase during the 19 months since their inception.
• Expanded Food for Life Markets to four locations, serving more than 4,100 individuals and providing about 213,000 pounds of food to families suffering health ramifications of living in food deserts.
• Added higher-skill jobs as part of Step Up to UH—the health system’s flagship workforce development program.