Lindsey Colangelo, MSN, RN, has been named Chief Nursing Officer of University Hospitals (UH) Ahuja Medical Center, following an extensive national search, with more than 100 candidates. Colangelo will begin her new appointment on April 23, 2023.
Announcement of Fortune Magazine ranking of America's Most Innovative Companies for 2023. University Hospitals was named to the list as No. 1 among health systems in Ohio for innovation culture. Among all industries and all categories (culture/process/product), UH ranked No. 205.
Announcement that NeuRx ® Diaphragm Pacing System, pioneered by University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, received FDA premarket approval. The system helps spinal cord injured patients breathe without a mechanical ventilator. Co-inventor Raymond Onders, MD, has implanted the system more than anyone else, and he travels the world teaching other doctors how to do it.
University Hospitals ranked #1 in Ohio for its online reputation in a recently released report from Reputation. It was also ranked 17th among the 30 largest U.S. health systems.
Harrington Discovery Institute Center for Brain Health Medicines at University Hospitals and the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announce a joint request for proposal for the 2023 ADDF-Harrington Scholar Award. The ADDF-Harrington Scholar Award is designed to accelerate the translation of innovative research that could treat, prevent, slow, or reverse Alzheimer's disease or related dementias.
A study, co-led by University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, could lead to the first FDA approval of a therapy giving thousands of patients hope for an alternative to amputation.
University Hospitals and The Diabetes Link will develop a financial and health insurance literacy video toolkit with the goal of empowering people with type 1 diabetes and improving their health outcomes.
Sadeer Al-Kindi, MD, received the American College of Cardiology’s prestigious Young Investigator Award at the ACC’s annual meeting recently held in New Orleans. The bulk of Dr. Al-Kindi’s research focuses on how environmental and socioeconomic factors impact heart health.
Announcement that University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, has been recognized by Ethisphere as one of the 2023 World's Most Ethical Companies.
Announcement that the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) tapped University Hospitals (UH) as one of 42 health systems nationwide to carry out a pioneering initiative to accelerate the implementation of practice-changing research results in clinical care to improve patients’ outcomes.
The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) awarded the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence to Dr. James Voos, Head Team Physician for the Cleveland Browns and NFLPS Board Vice President.
Cardiovascular medicine, hematology and pulmonary medicine may soon have the first-ever therapies to correct poor tissue oxygenation, a key driver of disease in millions, including peripheral artery disease, sickle cell disease, heart failure, stroke, emphysema and many others. The breakthrough follows a landmark discovery from investigators at Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals (UH) and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The research team showed that a modified version of hemoglobin, termed S-nitrosohemoglobin, senses areas with insufficient oxygen, and then restores blood flow for oxygenation. The study recently published in PNAS.
University Hospitals (UH) is investing $25.5 million to enhance UH Lake West and TriPoint medical centers this year, and align key services to ensure the highest quality of care for Lake County residents. The investments build on UH’s promise to expand and enhance services when Lake Health officially joined the UH health system in April 2021.
The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre (OHC), a partnership of the University of Oxford and Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals (UH), is hosting a virtual event on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in honor of the upcoming Rare Disease Day, which is celebrated across the globe on February 28 every year.
For the second consecutive year, Forbes recognized University Hospitals (UH) as one of America’s Best Large Employers. UH earned the first spot among all health systems in Ohio. UH ranked 81st in the nation among businesses nationally with 1,000 or more employees. The recognition is based on independently conducted employee surveys.
A large international clinical study finds that patients with large strokes had a dramatically better recovery after endovascular thrombectomy plus medical management than patients receiving only standard medical management. The study was published Feb. 10 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with its presentation at the International Stroke Conference in Dallas.
The Board of Ohio Commission on Minority Health has appointed Celina Cunanan, MSN, APRN-CNM, Chief Diversity, Equity & Belonging Officer for UH, as Vice Chair of the Commission's board of directors.
In the journal Gastroenterology, researchers from University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland publish a review of studies about the microbiome's role in disease and discuss data from clinical trials involving individuals with digestive issues and Crohn's disease treated with a probiotic formulation. Results showed the formulation reduced severity and frequency of overall GI symptoms and positively modulated specific symptoms.
University Hospitals (UH) Lake West Medical Center has been designated as a provisional Level 3 Trauma Center by the state of Ohio, based on consultation from reviewers of the American College of Surgery Verification, Review, and Consultation Program for excellence in trauma centers. The Program is designed to help hospitals evaluate and improve trauma care as well as provide objective, external review of institutional capability and performance. This is accomplished by an on-site review and assessment of the hospital’s commitment, readiness, resources, policies, patient care, performance improvement and other features.
Announcement of second edition of surgical textbook written by a hospital CEO who is also an otolaryngologist, and two neurosurgeons.
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