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ASPR Emergency Preparedness Funds Support Healthcare Coalition Conference
The Northeast Ohio (NEO) Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Healthcare Coalition Conference on emergency preparedness was held Friday, June 9 at Auburn Career Center in Painesville, Ohio.
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Observations, Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Year-End Hospital Volumes Continued to Grow in 2016
The latest Key Indicators Report on hospital market trends by The Center for Health Affairs examined year-end hospital volumes in 2016. Among the many trends affecting providers in Northeast Ohio was the average length of stay for psychiatric and chemical dependency, which increased by 4.
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Hospitals Come Together to Fight Opioid Crisis in Cuyahoga County
On Friday, May 19, The Center for Health Affairs announced a partnership with Northeast Ohio hospital members Cleveland Clinic, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, University Hospitals, MetroHealth and St. Vincent’s Charity Medical Center to combat the opioid crisis in the region.
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The Center Teams up on Healthcare Financial Management Association Presentation
On May 22, The Center for Health Affairs' director of community outreach, Kirstin Craciun, MPP, MSW, presented information on Northeast Ohio community benefit spending and state-level population health planning at the Northeast Ohio chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s 2017 Gerry Haggerty Annual Leadership Institute.
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Jarm Meets with Lawmakers to Discuss Federal Healthcare Reform
On Thursday, May 11, The Center for Health Affairs' president and CEO Tim Jarm joined hospital CEOs from MetroHealth, University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic and St. Vincent’s Charity Medical Center for a discussion on federal healthcare reform with Ohio congressional representatives David Joyce (R-Russell Twp.
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3,500 Nurses Needed in Next Three Years
On Wednesday, May 10, ABC News 5 cited The Center's data on nurses needed in the coming years to address a shortage of nurses in the area, especially nurses capable of taking on leadership and management roles.
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Jarm Weighs in on Cosgrove's Successor
On Sunday, May 7, Crain’s Cleveland published an article discussing Cleveland Clinic's search for Toby Cosgrove's successor. The Center for Health Affairs’ President & CEO, Tim Jarm, weighed in.
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Students Gain First-Hand Knowledge of Career Opportunities at Southwest General
In March, Southwest General Health Center welcomed several high school students for one-on-one job shadowing and to gain first-hand knowledge of healthcare career opportunities in areas including laboratory, pharmacy as well as physical therapy and occupational therapy acute rehab gym.
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Cyber Security Exercises Led by The Center
Regional healthcare cyber security exercises were recently led by The Center for Health Affairs’ Emergency Preparedness team.
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