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New blood pressure hub opens in Salem
It’s estimated by the American Heart Association that almost half of American adults have high blood pressure, many of whom don’t show symptoms. To help combat this health issue, a free blood pressure hub was installed by the American Heart Association on Nov. 4 in the Salem Community Center.
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Cleveland VA Medical Center Switches to New Electronic Health Record System
The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center has switched to a new electronic health record system, as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs completed its final health-record deployments of 2026 at Cleveland and Anchorage, Alaska, according to the VA’s Oct. 26 announcement reported by Becker’s Hospital Review. The Oracle Health system went live Saturday, Oct. […]
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Cleveland Clinicians Say Obesity Care Starts Too Late for Many Patients
Clinicians at an AJMC roundtable in Cleveland said Medicare's GLP-1 Bridge came late and that cost and capacity gaps persist. Medicare's GLP-1 Bridge gave eligible beneficiaries a fixed $50 monthly co-pay for certain glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications for weight management beginning July 1, 2026, and the demonstration was set to run through December 31, 2027.1 Some clinicians in Cleveland said it reached patients with obesity late in the disease course, and others described cost, continuity, and capacity gaps that remain.
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Senator contacted regarding St. Joe’s Labor & Delivery unit closure
WARREN - After the announcement that St. Joseph Hospital would be closing its labor and delivery unit permanently at some point in December, U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno has been contacted about the matter. Trumbull County Commissioner Rick Hernandez provided the following written statement to 21 News on Monday, November 2:
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'Please do not call to verify an appointment': University Hospitals issues update amid ongoing digital services outage
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Rami Hazzi, M.D., Named New Leader of Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital
Cleveland Clinic has named Rami Hazzi, M.D., Vice President and Chief Medical Officer (VP/CMO) of Euclid Hospital, effective Oct. 12. This is the top leadership role at the hospital. Dr. Hazzi has been with Cleveland Clinic for 13 years, most recently as medical director of the Admission-Transfer Center and bed...
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Skilled Nursing Dealbook: UW Health Adds Medical Center With Nursing Facility; 126-Bed Colorado Facility Sold
Ohio-based skilled nursing facility changed hands in a $10.5 million property transfer, while a 126-bed SNF in Colorado was also sold. UW Health also added a nursing facility to its system as part of a larger transaction. Ohio SNF undergoes 10.5M property transfer. A Shelby, Ohio-based nursing and rehabilitation facility...
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Cuyahoga County Jail sending fewer ambulances to MetroHealth
Cleveland ambulances aren’t taking as many trips between the Cuyahoga County Jail and the MetroHealth System. MetroHealth staff provide medical care inside the jail. However, it’s not uncommon for Cleveland EMS to transport people to the hospital’s main campus for emergencies. It costs the county money and...
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OH Medics Step in After Private Transport Employee Abandons Ambulance With Patient Inside
A woman experiencing chest pain was on her way to the hospital when her medical transport took a strange turn after the driver got lost, announced he was “done driving for the day,” and ordered an Uber to head home, according to reporting by WHIO-TV. The incident occurred...
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ARC Psychiatry Takes New Patients in Youngstown, Canton After Practice Closure
ARC Psychiatry announced on Thursday, Oct. 29, that it is accepting new patients at its Youngstown and Canton offices following the closure of Comprehensive Behavioral Health, which shut its seven Ohio offices on Oct. 2, according to ARC Psychiatry’s announcement, distributed via EINPresswire. The closure affects approximately 7,000 clients in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Jefferson and […]
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Air quality testing underway after mysterious chemical smell reported in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, Ohio (WOIO) — A Lakewood city councilman provided an update Monday on the chemical smell in Lakewood’s Birdtown neighborhood. Last month, a chemical odor was reported last week by dozens of residents in the Birdtown neighborhood that prompted an investigation by the Cleveland Division of Air Quality (CDAQ).
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Private ambulance driver in Ohio allegedly abandons patient, takes Uber home
CLEVELAND (WKRC) — A union representing Cleveland EMS workers says the ambulance involved in a report of a patient being left during a trip to the hospital was privately operated, not part of Cleveland EMS. According to WOIO, CARE Local 1975 said Cleveland EMS crews responded Wednesday after the...
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Innovative Therapy Center expands in Uniontown
The Lake Township Chamber of Commerce held its latest MorningConnection road trip at Innovative Therapy Center, which has side-by-side locations at 11330 and 11350 Cleveland Ave. NW, Uniontown. Katijo Matin, owner and lead provider, hosted the group Wednesday, Oct. 21, detailing a decade-long entrepreneurial journey and expansion of therapy services...