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Devices & Diagnostics, MedCity Influencers
Austen BioInnovation Institute makes case for value-driven engineering
The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron is leading a national push to make the United […]
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Health IT, MedCity Influencers
Sisters of Charity to offer solo doctors cheaper EMR program
The owner of Mercy Medical Center in Canton wants to help some of the estimated […]
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Do you advise self-insured employers? You Can Help Us!
Take part in this survey and share some of the trends you are seeing among your clients across healthcare, including chronic conditions, behavioral health and navigation.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
Ahuja Medical Center open house Nov. 14
Northeast Ohio’s newest full-service hospital will begin treating patients early next year. University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center is the $298 million facility located at Chagrin Highlands in Beachwood that will host a community open house from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14.
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Akron Children’s Hospital buying nursery at Summa Health
Akron Children’s Hospital is finalizing a deal to own and operate the special-care nursery at […]
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House calls making a comeback?
The doctor will see you now … in your home. In last week’s edition of […]
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Summa Physicians hires first chief medical officer
Summa Physicians Inc. has named a longtime leader from the region’s medical school to serve in the newly created position of chief medical officer. Dr. Jay Williamson, 63, will assume the position in Summa Health System’s physician practice Dec. 1. He previously served as the interim dean of the College of Medicine at the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOM) in Rootstown, Ohio.
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Tom DeBord: Rose through ranks at Barteron hospital
This month, Tom DeBord took over as president of Summa Barberton Hospital and its sister facility, Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital. DeBord, 47, rose through the ranks at Barberton, starting in 1988 as director of general accounting and moving into a variety of administrative roles.
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Akron General Health System wins 5 Cleveland-area cardiologists
Five Cleveland-area cardiologists from North Ohio Heart Center recently agreed to join Akron General Partners Physician Group. The heart doctors now practice primarily in southwest Cuyahoga County and Medina and Lorain counties. On Nov. 22, Drs. Ismail Ahmed, Donald Cho, Atul Hulyalkar, Fernando Mundoz and Qarab Syed will be under a lease agreement to provide general and diagnostic cardiac services for Akron General.
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Maternity unit at Akron General Medical Center sees rebirth
The maternity unit at Akron General Medical Center is undergoing a rebirth. The hospital recently opened a postpartum floor in an area that used to serve as a short-term observation unit. For hospitals, labor days are big business.
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Trayt Health Seeks to Increase Access to Diagnoses and Treatments
CEO Malekeh Amini explains how Trayt Health can bridge the gap for patients seeking neurological care.
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Some national health reforms are here
They’re not complete cures, but supporters say the initial changes being rolled out this week as part of national health reform could offer help for some consumers. Critics, however, warn the mandates could drive up the cost of health coverage, beginning with this year’s renewals.
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Healthcare reform off to ‘a good start’
The massive overhaul of the nation’s healthcare system that’s beginning to roll out this month is ”a good start.” But expect to see more efforts among doctors and hospitals to coordinate your care as a result of the new provisions, Richard J. Umbdenstock, president and chief executive of the American Hospital Association, said during a talk at the Akron Roundtable on Thursday.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
PNC’s Karen Bozzelli to lead Akron General Health foundation
The Akron General Development Foundation was founded in 1974 to provide support for the Akron General Medical Center and its related non-profit businesses.
The foundation had net assets of about $14.3 million in 2008, the most recent year for which non-profit federal tax filings are available.
”My goal to is grow the foundation, the assets of the foundation, utilizing the relationships that I’ve established over many years in this community and gain the support of the community again.” she said. ”That only makes the hospital better.”
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Summa Health readies to open Medina County outpatient facility
Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System is getting ready to open its first major outpatient facility in the region’s fastest growing county. Summa has teamed up with Medina County-area doctors to build a 100,000-square-foot outpatient center on state Route 18 in Medina County’s Medina and Montville townships. Medina County is attracting the attention of major health systems in Cleveland and Akron that are looking to draw patients from the growing area.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
Medina Hospital better off for Cleveland Clinic affiliation
In the year since Medina Hospital joined with the Cleveland Clinic, Northeast Ohio’s healthcare giant has been providing doctors and other resources to the Medina County hospital.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
Summa hospital, after recent cutbacks, now planning a growth spurt
Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital is undergoing a rebirth. After cutbacks in recent years that included the […]