Suffield Township
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WKYC
Some Cleveland Clinic patients could lose in-network access with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
clevelandclinic.org
Pediatric Nursing: Delivering Compassionate Care to Children at Every Developmental Stage
Zach Bales, BSN, RN, has always had a special place in his heart for children — and that fondness led him to a career in pediatric nursing. “This is where I started, and this is where I will stay,” he says. “I wouldn’t trade pediatrics for anything.”
Medina County Gazette
Excellence in Eyecare offers new treatment in Medina
MEDINA — Excellence in Eyecare is offering a new light therapy for dry age-related macular degeneration, giving local patients access to treatment closer to home. Dr. Lisa Wiseman, an optometrist at Excellence in Eyecare, said the office recently began offering the Valeda Light Delivery System and is the first practice in Medina County to provide it.
27 First News
Cleveland Clinic one of the only in the world to perform highly specialized surgery
CLEVELAND (WJW) — The Cleveland Clinic holds a new distinction in the Buckeye State. The Cleveland Clinic is the first health network in Ohio to perform a highly specialized surgery targeting abdominal tumors, the hospital announced this week in a press release. The surgery consists of removing and then...
Cleveland Jewish News
Cleveland Clinic receives high marks in Newsweek ranking
Cleveland Clinic was ranked on Newsweek’s World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2027 in all 13 categories, earning the top spot in both cardiology and gastroenterology, according to a news release. Cleveland Clinic was also in the top-five in nine other specialties, including: cardiac surgery (2), urology (2), obstetrics and...
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Roundtable Wrap: Cleveland's Tech Is Ready, Access Isn't
Cleveland roundtable panelists across 4 disease states name access, not evidence, as the shared barrier to care. Four rooms running in parallel at a Cleveland population health conference tackled 4 unrelated disease states:. ,. ,. , and. . All 4 arrived at the same complaint: the therapy or the test...
WKBN
Two local hospitals receiving nearly $1.4M in rural health grants
Mansfield News Journal
Expanded pathology lab will allow Mansfield Hospital to expand service
OhioHealth has opened an upgraded surgical pathology lab at Mansfield Hospital . The new lab, which cost nearly $1 million, fills 1,200 square feet of the hospital's first floor, more than triple the size of the former location. "This is huge," said Kelly Pairan, the hospital's technical scientist lab administrator. "We are very fortunate to have this space." The new lab will serve as OhioHealth's northern hub for surgical pathology services, processing specimens from OhioHealth sites throughout North Central Ohio. "This allows for better ergonomics, better safety for our team," Pairan said. "We also are able to grow, and we're able to take on some of the specimens that are from our other sites." More: Two new cancer medications are available at OhioHealth 'About 1,000 specimens a month' The pathology team at OhioHealth Mansfield uses the lab to analyze patient samples. "These are anatomic and cytology specimens," Pairan said. "Cytology specimens can be urine or body fluids or cerebrospinal fluid. The other specimens are your surgical specimens." Those fluid and tissue samples must be dissected, marked and preserved before medical staff use them to unlock secrets about a patient's condition. "We have roughly about 1,000 specimens a month," Pairan said.
Mansfield News Journal
Mansfield heart team reaches major stroke-prevention milestone
OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital has completed its 100th Amulet left atrial appendage occlusion procedure, expanding a stroke-prevention program designed for patients with atrial fibrillation who cannot safely take blood-thinning medications. The milestone marks continued growth for the hospital’s Structural Heart Program, according to a community announcement. The Amulet device is used in patients who face an elevated stroke risk but have bleeding concerns or other complications that make long-term use of blood thinners difficult. The minimally invasive procedure places a device in the heart to close the left atrial appendage, an area where blood clots can form in people with atrial fibrillation. The closure helps keep clots from entering the bloodstream and causing a stroke. Mansfield Hospital has performed more than 650 left atrial appendage closure procedures using both Watchman and Amulet devices. “The left atrial appendage is unique in every patient, much like a fingerprint,” said Atish Mathur, interventional cardiologist at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. “Having access to multiple device options allows us to select the treatment that best fits each patient’s anatomy and gives us the greatest opportunity for a successful outcome. Advanced imaging allows our team to understand that anatomy before we begin and helps guide us during the
News-Herald.com
The Repository
Alliance Family Health Center, GentleBrook building Hartville clinic
HARTVILLE − GentleBrook and Alliance Family Health Center have broken ground on a new health center expected to being serving the Hartville community beginning in 2027. The work at GentleBrook's campus at 880 Sunnyside St. SW is partially funded by a New Access Point award from the federal Health Resources & Services Administration . Amelia Kocher, CEO of Alliance Family Health Center, said the renewable grant for $650,000 a year initially will go toward building and staff costs of expanding into Hartville. “It’s a huge milestone for the organization, and it creates a stronger, more sustainable foundation for our continued growth," Kocher said. It also provides the nonprofit health practice a federally funded status that's long been a goal and the ability to apply for supplemental grants. As a federally qualified health center, Alliance Family Health Center is recognized as a center that provides comprehensive care to all patients. "The key is no person is turned away from a community health center because of their inability to pay," Kocher said. "We will work with that individual to figure out how we can serve them." The center will bill insurance, if a patient has it, but also can use the federal
clevelandmagazine.com
Akron Children’s Hospital in Rocky River Starts Site Prep
This article was published through an exclusive content-sharing agreement with neo-trans.blog. Site preparation plus interior and exterior demolition got underway last week for Akron Children’s Hospital’s $30 million renovation and repurposing of the 46-year-old Plaza West office building at 20220 Center Ridge Rd. in suburban Rocky River into an outpatient pediatrics care center.