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Racial incident shuts down MetroHealth construction

The project was halted, an official of Turner Construction said, because the company found 'bias-motivated graffiti' in a temporary toilet on the site.
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Sharing information with public is important medicine in COVID-19 fight

University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic both launched programs to help offer advice to businesses looking to keep their employees and customers healthy during the pandemic. Though the health systems may have offered advice here and there, consulting at this scale is new for them.
NASA, University Hospitals develop new decontamination methods for PPE

Researchers recently developed two new approaches that could enable healthcare professionals to sanitize masks on-site and safely reuse them. The techniques may also be useful to the aerospace community when traditional sterilization methods aren't available.
Moody's considers a rating downgrade for Summa Health

Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, has had its Baa1 rating placed under review for downgrade by Moody's Investors Service, affecting $351 million of debt.
FDA designation 'really big deal' for Athersys

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration awarded Athersys' clinical program for stroke fast track designation, an expedited drug development and review program for new drugs or biologics to treat serious or life-threatening conditions.
Ratings agencies lower MetroHealth's bond ratings

Three major ratings agencies recently downgraded MetroHealth's long-term ratings, but they all remain relatively optimistic about the Cleveland-based health system's ambitious plan to overhaul its main campus at a cost of nearly $1 billion on its own dime.