News and notes from the day in MedCity, Ohio.
One Cuyahoga County commissioner believes Mayor Frank Jackson should lower his $20 million asking price for city-owned land coveted for a medical merchandise mart and new convention center, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Peter Lawson Jones said this week that potentially hazardous conditions found at Public Auditorium must be considered as county and city officials renegotiate a deal for the property. Executives with private developer MMPI, the county’s partner on the $425 million project, said last month that they no longer plan to use the 87-year-old building to house meeting rooms.
President Barack Obama’s visit to the Cleveland Clinic this summer is making a lasting national impression, according to the Plain Dealer. Since the president held up the region’s largest health system as a model for high-quality and cost-efficient care, the media’s spotlight has shined on the Clinic and, in turn, Cleveland. “Each time a celebrity or a high profile case goes to the Cleveland Clinic that’s how it builds its reputation,” said Michael Cherenson, chair and chief executive officer of the Public Relations Society of America. “And having a center of excellence in your community is an endorsement for your community overall.”
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Youngstown health system Forum Health has asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Court for one more payday for former CEO Walter “Buzz” Pishkur, but a far less lucrative one than last time, according to the Youngstown Business Journal. Attorneys for Forum have filed a motion with a court seeking authorization to pay Pishkur, who served as Forum’s CEO for about a year before being ousted by the key creditors in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, severance of $18,126. Under the terms of its employment agreement with Pishkur, Forum would have been obligated to pay him severance of $375,000.
Elyria home health care equipment maker Invacare Corp. and its chairman and chief executive officer, Mal Mixon, have received two 2009 Pillar Awards for community service from Cleveland health insurer Medical Mutual of Ohio. Mixon received the Kent Clapp CEO Leadership Award, recognizing the top executive of a for-profit company for creating a culture of giving. In addition, Invacare received the Medical Mutual S.H.A.R.E. award. This award is presented to one company each year that best exemplifies employee-driven community service, philanthropy or volunteerism.
The old St. Elizabeth North hospital in Greater Cincinnati began its new life as a nursing home Tuesday, according to NKY.com. Garrard Convalescent Home moved from its location at Fifth and Garrard streets into the old St. Elizabeth North building at 401 E. 20th St. in Covington, Ky., said the nursing home’s owner, George Hagan. The new nursing home on the fourth floor of the old hospital, known as Providence Pavilion, has 63 beds and will add another 19 by April, Hagan said.
Resource Systems in New Concord will introduce its long-term care electronic documentation system CareTracker at 187 Extendicare Health Services Inc. health centers. CareTracker helps health centers predict and notify caregivers of potential resident care issues before they become problems. Extendicare Health provides sesnior care at more than 260 health centers in the United States and Canada.
