Retail chain Max-Wellness has unveiled plans for its first-ever in-hospital wellness store, which is to be located at a Lake Health hospital in suburban Cleveland. The retailer’s 600-square-foot store in Lake Health’s West Medical Center in Willoughby, Ohio, is slated to open this summer, according to a statement from Lake Health. Max-Wellness, which operates four […]
The kiosk-based technology, which Lake Health installed inside the lobbies of its two hospitals, features a touch screen interface and a virtual guide that greets visitors and helps them locate physicians, departments and loved ones, as well as hospital amenities, such as the cafeteria, meditation room and family lounges.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Nonprofit community health provider Lake Health plans to open new osteoporosis clinics in Painesville and Willoughby. The clinics will offer evaluation, education, screening and treatments in the areas of nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation and medication with a focus on preventing and managing osteoporosis, according to a statement from Lake Health. The new clinics will be […]
US Endoscopy, the endoscopy device design and manufacturing company in Mentor, has released the Entrada colonic overtube, which offers more control during colonoscopy in patients with tortuous sigmoid looping.
News and notes from the day in MedCity, Ohio: Watchdog lawmaker U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley sent letters this week to 31 hospitals nationwide — including University Hospitals Case Medical Center, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and Kaiser Permanente in Cleveland – raising concerns that “errors” caused by the information technology systems they have adopted could endanger patients, the […]
Northeast Ohio's largest grocery store chain -- Giant Eagle of Pittsburgh, Penn. -- is teaming up with Akron's biggest health system -- Summa Health System -- to operate walk-in clinics inside its supermarkets in Wadsworth and on Kent Road in Stow. Giant Eagle also confirmed it has a deal with University Hospitals to staff retail clinics in its Cleveland-area stores.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Lake Health System's TriPoint Medical Center and LakeWest Medical Center have earned the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission as primary stroke centers.
Building a brand-new, full-service hospital is a rare event -- even in Northeast Ohio, a region that explodes with hospital renovation and expansion projects, and new specialty hospitals and outpatient treatment centers. When Lake Health System decided it was less expensive to build a new hospital in the suburbs than to renovate an aging hospital in the city, it followed "evidence-based design" guidelines meant to produce a better environment for patients and staff.
LakeWest Medical Center, LakeEast Medical Center, and the soon-to-be-opened TriPoint Medical Center of Lake Health System have received accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. Since January, Lake Health has improved processes to dramatically reduce the time in which heart attack patients are diagnosed and treated.
Lake Hospital, the 107-year-old health system a half hour east of Cleveland, changed its name and its brand last week. The bottom line for Lake Health is to tell customers -- don't say patients -- that the health system isn't just about making you sick, but keeping you well. The process is particularly important for hospitals, which find it harder to differentiate themselves solely on the care they offer.
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.