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Unique large-scale partnership covers full spectrum of health care with goal of redefining healthy aging for the future

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The new 122,000-square-foot, three-story Neurosciences Center provides a highly collaborative environment for clinical care, research and academic services related to neurological disorders and diseases.

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An Ohio integrated health system and a national social enterprise have announced a new alliance to mobilize tens of millions of dollars for underinvested communities—starting with a $45 million effort to scale up economic opportunity and improve health outcomes in Toledo and the surrounding region over the next decade.

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Toledo heart surgeon is first in the U.S. to perform new heart valve replacement surgery. Heart valve disease affects about five million Americans each year.

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ProMedica Toledo Hospital is the first in Ohio to acquire BrightMatter™ technology, an innovative solution that combines advanced imaging, planning, navigation and robotics for complex brain tumor and spinal surgery.

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Two-day national event in Louisville, Kentucky Oct. 9-10 hosted by The Root Cause Coalition focusing on “how” communities and organizations can address basic needs to improve community and individual health and well-being.

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ProMedica, an Ohio-based health system, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of ProMedica Headquarters in downtown Toledo. It marked the end of three and half years of planning and construction to consolidate approximately 1,000 system employees from more than 25 buildings on a single campus.

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Paramount has signed an agreement to acquire Indiana-based dental benefit provider Dental Health Options by Health Resources, Inc. (HRI).

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CVS Pharmacy and ProMedica will work together to ensure patients experience a seamless transition of care.

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U.S. News & World Report has recognized ProMedica Toledo Hospital as one of the best hospitals in Ohio for 2017 – 2018. Toledo Hospital, with a #8 ranking, is the only hospital in northwest Ohio ranked in the top 25 in the state.

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According to Todd Russell, MD, FACS, a ProMedica Physician with Jobst Vascular Institute, Rita’s was a silent but very serious risk. He explained, “Her abdominal aortic aneurysm was asymptomatic [showing no symptoms], it was an enlargement of her artery and because it was enlarging significantly, there was a risk the artery wall could become very weak and rupture.”

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KeyBank and ProMedica today announced the joint commitment of $2.65 million to drive economic development in central Toledo, Ohio-area neighborhoods through revitalized local housing and the reduction of blight.

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Becker's Hospital Review has named ProMedica to its "150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare | 2017" list. This is the third year in a row ProMedica received this recognition.

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ProMedica Toledo Hospital is pleased to announce it has received the 2017 America’s 100 Best Hospitals AwardTM from Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. For the third year in a row, ProMedica Toledo Hospital is among the top two percent of more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide for its clinical excellence.

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Our nation’s health care system is a mess. The industry spends $3 trillion annually and constitutes more than 17 percent of the nation’s GDP. For patients and their families, shouldering the burden of rising health care costs often leads to financial hardship and is the No. 1 cause of personal bankruptcy. Escalating health care costs lead many to forgo care, or patch together payments while neglecting other basic needs.

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ProMedica, an Ohio-based health system, and Paramount Health Care, a health insurance provider affiliated with ProMedica, are collaborating with American Well, a leading telehealth company, to offer live video medical visits 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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One year ago ProMedica opened a full-service grocery market in an area of Toledo that was labeled a food desert due to the lack of grocery stores and healthy food providers. Today leaders from ProMedica announced plans to expand its services beyond the grocery market to offer a variety of community programs including cooking and nutrition classes, health screenings, financial counseling and job training. According to philanthropist and business community leader Russell Ebeid, ProMedica is "writing a new chapter in the way healthcare systems collaborate with neighborhoods and communities to improve health."

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The U.S. Surgeon General will speak during The Root Cause Coalition’s Inaugural National Summit on the Social Determinants of Health Dec. 5 – 6 at The Drake Hotel in Chicago, Ill. The nonprofit organization is bringing together experts from across the country to share actionable solutions to addressing hunger and other social issues that impact health.

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Laboratories throughout the country are highly automated operations but logging instruments checks and calibrations to meet regulatory requirements is still mostly a manual paper task. A new medical application virtually eliminates the need for paper logs and allows laboratory engineers and technicians to perform routine quality inspections and equipment maintenance using a tablet. It’s called the Assured Compliance SolutionTM, which was developed by Kapios Health, a joint venture between Toledo-based ProMedica and Palo Alto, Calif.-based Kaonsoft.

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ProMedica, one of Ohio’s largest healthcare systems, is partnering with Kaonsoft, an enterprise mobility software company, to form Kapios Health, a healthcare technology company that will focus on the development of medical applications created by ProMedica Innovations inventors.

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The Root Cause Coalition, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing hunger and other social issues that impact health, will host a National Summit on the Social Determinants of Health Dec. 5 – 6 at The Drake Hotel in Chicago, Ill.

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Patients at ProMedica Cancer Institute now have a direct connection to Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center for second opinion consults and highly-specialized treatment options. ProMedica cancer specialists will now regularly consult with Cleveland Clinic cancer experts on treatment plans and share best practices. In most cases, patients will never have to leave their community for cancer treatment.

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On July 1, the Academic Affiliation between The University of Toledo (UT) College of Medicine and Life Sciences and ProMedica marks a major milestone since the signing of the affiliation as the first class of new residents, student learners and faculty begin training and clinical rotations at ProMedica Toledo and Toledo Children’s Hospitals.

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VentureMed Group, Ltd., a medical device company based in northwest Ohio, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the commercial distribution of a new surgical device for treating peripheral artery disease (PAD). It’s called the FLEX Scoring Catheter® and was developed by ProMedica Vascular Surgeon John Pigott, MD, as an alternative to balloon-based scoring with a one-size-fits-all platform technology.

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The Gordie Howe Initiative has been formed to fund a clinical trial to help validate the safety and efficacy of the use of stem cells in the treatment of TBI.

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ProMedica, one of Ohio’s largest healthcare systems, broke ground April 14 on a 13-story, 302-bed patient care tower on the campus of ProMedica Toledo Hospital and Toledo Children’s Hospital.

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Owens Corning Corporate Medical Director Biran Linder, MD, said the program supports the company's commitment to comprehensively addressing the health and wellness of our employees by providing "easy access to primary and preventive care." Owens Corning is among a growing number of U.S. companies investing in employee health clinics. According to a national survey by Mercer, more than a third of employers with 5,000 or more employees have onsite clinics.

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The new ProMedica Health and Wellness Center houses 13 medical practices as well as diagnostic testing and other outpatient specialty services. Approximately 1,500 patients a day are expected to visit the center.

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ProMedica has been screening patients for food insecurity since April. More than 1,200 patients have been referred to its first food pharmacy.

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ProMedica's Market on the Green sells meat, produce, dairy products, locally baked goods, frozen foods and toiletries.

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AARP Foundation and ProMedica are pleased to announce a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to address hunger as a health issue and other social determinants of health. The primary goal of the organization, titled The Root Cause Coalition, is to become a national leading advocate of programs, policies and research to eradicate hunger, food insecurity and health disparities.

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One of Ohio’s largest health systems, ProMedica, is pursuing a significant, long-term plan to make its region a preferred destination for medical education and training, and as a place to live and practice.

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Guided by a singular focus to provide the best possible patient experience, the design of the Generations replacement tower has been developed through comprehensive studies of hospital processes as well as significant input from physicians, nurses, clinical staff and support team members.

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Six of Ohio’s leading health systems have agreed to form a large-scale entity whose mission is to improve the value of health care services delivered to patients and communities throughout Ohio.

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ProMedica Plans to Bring Healthy Food, Job Training and Basic Needs Services to Central City Toledo.

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John Pigott, MD, a vascular surgeon and founder of VentureMed Group, developed the FLEX Scoring Catheter to increase the efficiency and cost effectiveness of angioplasty-type (balloon) treatment procedures.

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In October, ProMedica Toledo Hospital performed the nation’s first patient implant in the Medtronic, Inc. PERIGON (PERIcardial SurGical AOrtic Valve ReplacemeNt) Pivotal Trial. This global, prospective clinical trial evaluates an investigational surgical aortic heart valve made from bovine pericardial (cow heart) tissue that is intended to replace a diseased, damaged or malfunctioning native or prosthetic aortic valve.

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Each year, Press Ganey recognizes a select group of health systems that exceed quality benchmarks and leads in setting industry standards. Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica received five awards this year, including Press Ganey's Beacon of Excellence award that is only presented to three organizations.

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ProMedica, a not-for-profit healthcare organization serving northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, is partnering with the Alliance to End Hunger and the United States Department of Agriculture (UDSA) to host a FREE summit in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 14. The summit at The Carter Center is the second in a series of regional Come to the Table events aimed at encouraging other U.S. healthcare leaders to help end hunger nationwide through creative collaborations with various community partners.

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ProMedica and Harbor plan to form a joint operating company to address a growing community need for mental health services in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.

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Aaron G. Benson, MD, an otolaryngologist and neurotologist with ProMedica Physicians Ear, Nose and Throat, recently developed two noise-based mobile applications, both inspired by real patients’ needs and concerns: NoiseMonitor and NoiseLock.

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ProMedica has partnered with Philanthropist Russell Ebeid to address poverty and other social issues in Toledo. Mr. Ebeid donated $1.5 million to establish the ProMedica Ebeid Institute for Population Health. With the approval of Toledo City Council, the first initiative of the Ebeid Institute will be working to establish a full-service market and community hub in central Toledo at Madison Ave. and 18th St.

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ProMedica Toledo Hospital has been accredited for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention by Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence™ (ACE). It is the first – and only – hospital in Ohio to earn this accreditation; only 1% of cath labs in the United States have achieved it.

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The VISION clinical trial evaluates the Avinger Pantheris^TM catheter for the treatment of PAD. The catheter allows vascular surgeons to see inside arteries as they cut away the plaque that narrows them. The first three procedures done in the U.S. using the Pantheris catheter were performed by John Pigott, MD, FACS, a vascular surgeon at Jobst Vascular Institute at ProMedica Toledo Hospital.

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ProMedica Physicians Accountable Care Organization (ACO) has been named to Becker's Hospital Review’s annual list of "100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know."

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ProMedica is participating in innovative research into the development of a safe, non-invasive treatment for BPH or enlarged prostate.

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Jobst Vascular Institute is conducting pioneering research that looks at using stents to treat blocked veins.

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ProMedica Toledo Children’s Hospital receives verification as a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center from the American College of Surgeons making it the only pediatric trauma center in Northwest Ohio.

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