Crain's Cleveland Business

Through a new partnership, MetroHealth and CHC: Creating Healthier Communities plan to document MetroHealth's approach to integrated health equity and offer it as a model for hospital systems, associations, nonprofits, businesses and others nationwide.

The Relief Stent in March secured its 510k clearance from the FDA, allowing it to be marketed in the U.S. for patients suffering from kidney stones and other issues causing difficulty draining the kidney.

The Unite Ohio platform, managed by New York-based technology company Unite Us, was launched in 2020 in partnership with MetroHealth. Cleveland Clinic joined last year, and with UH's partnership, all three systems now are partnering with the network that connects health and social organizations and facilitates referrals among them.

The lab, expected to open in September, is funded in part by JobsOhio, the state's nonprofit economic development corporation. It's part of the Innovation District, a partnership between MetroHealth, Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland State University and University Hospitals.

Cleveland Clinic leaders say international interest in its care model has accelerated. Cleveland Clinic London, which opened at the end of March, is just the latest example of the Clinic's global expansion.

The conditions — cancer, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and neurological — account for half of all healthcare spending, the Health Action Council and UnitedHealthcare found.

The health system expands its global footprint with a new 184-bed hospital that will offer a full range of medical subspecialties.

The health system and PathAI are teaming up to build what they call a 'digital pathology infrastructure' and advance the use of AI-powered pathology algorithms in research and clinical care. The Clinic said it will become an equity holder in PathAI as part of the agreement.

Jacqui Robertson started on the job on Tuesday, March 1. Robertson will oversee Cleveland Clinic's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and will lead global diversity and inclusion strategies and initiatives across the health system.

Northeast Ohio's three big healthcare systems — Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth and University Hospitals — are working with a variety of community partners on a project to train workers quickly for entry-level positions that offer a path to career advancement.

The longtime president of the Lake Health system, which last year became part of University Hospitals, will retire March 31.

Roughly two years of a pandemic have forced mental health needs front and center for many employers.

Envisioned long before the pandemic and formalized during the crisis, the program has proven to be an effective new way to deliver care for patients who are interested in that model and in cases when providers deem it appropriate.

There's a growing sense of the importance of healthcare resiliency, whether in medical students or doctors with 20 years in the trenches.

In newly created role, Chandra will be responsible for leading digital innovation globally for the Clinic.