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University Hospitals plans to add Samaritan Regional Health System in Ashland...
TIMOTHY MAGAW - University Hospitals plans to expand its statewide footprint aggressively by bringing Samaritan Regional Health System in Ashland County into its growing enterprise. UH announced it is...
View ArticleACOs aren't as profitable, but are becoming norm in Northeast Ohio
TIMOTHY MAGAW - A growing movement to reward organizations that provide high-quality, coordinated care at a controlled cost is changing the way local health care systems — and even some commercial...
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Region is producing different types of docs
TIMOTHY MAGAW - Given the desperate need for primary care docs as health care access expands under the Affordable Care Act and the horde of aging baby boomers requires more hands-on care, a...
View ArticleParagon caregivers join Summa Physicians Inc.
TIMOTHY MAGAW - Almost 30 caregivers with Paragon — a major obstetrics and gynecology practice in the Akron area — have joined Summa Physicians Inc., the health system’s growing employed physicians...
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University Hospitals officially signs letter of intent to explore Samaritan...
TIMOTHY MAGAW - University Hospitals is another step closer to rolling Samaritan Regional Health System in Ashland County into its growing enterprise. UH announced Monday afternoon, May 4, that it has...
View ArticleNeighborhood Family Practice receives federal grant to open new office
TIMOTHY MAGAW - Neighborhood Family Practice, a federally qualified health center serving patients on Cleveland’s West Side, has secured a $541,667 federal grant to open a new location. Neighborhood...
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MetroHealth announces series of initiatives to expand services in Cuyahoga...
TIMOTHY MAGAW - MetroHealth announced a series of ambitious initiatives this morning, Friday, May 8, at its annual stakeholders meeting — all of which are focused on expanding the health system’s...
View ArticleKeyBank Foundation commits $2 million to minority scholarships at Lerner...
TIMOTHY MAGAW - The KeyBank Foundation has committed $2 million to Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University to expand a scholarship program for minorities and to support the...
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Eliza Jennings appoints Richard Boyson Jr. as its president, CEO
Timothy Magaw - Eliza Jennings, a Lakewood-based aging services nonprofit, has appointed Richard M. Boyson Jr. as its new president and CEO. Boyson, who started in his new role Monday, May 18, takes...
View ArticleVisiting Nurse Association of Ohio hires Patrick Patton as CFO
CRAIN'S CLEVELAND BUSINESS - The Cleveland-based Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio, a provider of home health and hospice care, has named Patrick Patton as chief financial officer. "With an extensive...
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Summa Health System pays $495,000 for naming rights for Nordonia Hills' high...
Timothy Magaw - Summa Health System will pay $495,000 for the naming rights of Nordonia Hills’ high school athletic complex and performing arts center. Over the length of the agreement, which runs...
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Summa Health System names senior VP of marketing, community relations
Timothy Magaw - Summa Health System has hired Rob Whitehouse, an eight-year veteran of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., as its new senior vice president of marketing and community relations. At Summa,...
View ArticleMedical Mutual of Ohio to fund 14 scholarships for NEOMED doctor of pharmacy...
Timothy Magaw - Medical Mutual of Ohio plans to fund 14 four-year scholarships — a commitment valued at $1 million — for Northeast Ohio Medical University’s doctor of pharmacy students. In return for...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic, University Hospitals saluted for energy-saving initiatives
Timothy Magaw - Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals are being lauded for their energy conservation efforts. The Northeast Ohio health care juggernauts are two of four Ohio health organizations —...
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University Hospitals CEO Tom Zenty talks at City Club about health care's...
Timothy Magaw - Despite the well-documented slate of challenges facing the health care industry, University Hospitals CEO Tom Zenty can’t help but be optimistic as he leads the region’s second-largest...
View ArticleAkron General Health System hires Stephanie York as director of...
Timothy Magaw - Akron General Health System has hired Stephanie York, a longtime aide to former Akron mayor Don Plusquellic, as its director of communications and public relations. York takes over for...
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Summa Health System hires Matthew Wayne as its ACO's chief medical officer
Timothy Magaw - Summa Health System has hired Dr. Matthew Wayne in the new role of chief medical officer for its accountable care organization, NewHealth Collaborative, and its growing employed...
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MetroHealth System eyes new outposts in Parma, Lyndhurst and North Royalton
Timothy Magaw - The MetroHealth System is eyeing new outposts in Parma, Lyndhurst and North Royalton, though the extent of these offices isn’t clear. MetroHealth’s trustees this week granted...
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University Hospitals' proton therapy center nears completion with treatment...
Timothy Magaw - The heart of University Hospitals’ $30 million proton therapy center is expected to be delivered Saturday, June 27, marking a significant development in the long-awaited project that...
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University Hospitals, Anthem launch ACO for patients enrolled in Medicare...
Timothy Magaw - University Hospitals and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have launched an accountable care organization focused on serving patients enrolled in the insurer’s Medicare Advantage plan....
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