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adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke achievement indica- tors for at least 12 consecutive months and, during the same period, achieve 75 percent or higher compliance with five of eight Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality measures. South Pointe Hospital's Sagamore Hills Medical Center will open a new Express Care clinic, replacing its emergency department. The new Express Care clinic will provide prompt care for patients who are 14 years and older for minor injuries and illnesses. In addition to the Express Care, the Sagamore Hills Medical Center will continue to provide medical services, including: outpatient primary care physician offices, cardiac rehabilitation, diagnostic X-rays, mammography, bone density, ultrasounds and CT scans. For patients in need of emergency care, Cleveland Clinic operates a number of emergency depart - ments nearby. Southwest General has been recognized, for a third consecutive year, as a 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organization in the United States. The Top Performer program recognizes hospi- tals for improving performance on evidence-based interventions that increase the chances of successful outcomes for patients with certain conditions. The hospital is one of only 1,043 hospitals out of more than 3,300 eligible hospitals in the U.S. to achieve the 2014 Top Performer distinction. Summa Health System now offers a new way to target breast tumors — radioactive seed localization (RSL). Used exclusively for patients with non-palpable tumors discovered during a mammo - gram or breast ultrasound, RSL begins with a radiologist placing a radioactive titanium seed inside a patient's breast tumor via a thin, hollow needle. This is done up to five days in advance of the patient's scheduled surgery date. During the surgery, a device similar to a Geiger counter, is held over the patient's breast to determine the exact location of the seed and the tumor, which allows for very precise and accurate incision by the breast surgeon. The tumor and seed are then removed together. Union Hospital is building a Union Physician Services (UPS) Family Medicine Center in the 3000 block of N. Wooster avenue in Dover. The new Center is projected to open in late summer and initially will in - clude four primary care physicians, a dermatologist and several nurse practitioners, along with associated office staff. The center will offer expanded hours into the weekday evenings and weekend hours. UPS is owned and operated by Union Hospital and includes a total of 29 providers located in 11 offices throughout Tuscarawas County. The addition of the new center is part of the hospital's goal to improve access to affordable healthcare in the region. University Hospitals (UH) announced plans to build a $32.4 million state-of-the-art outpatient health center and freestanding emer - gency department in North Ridgeville, with a projected completion date in 2017. The proposed 50,300-square-foot ambulatory health center and freestanding emergency department will sit on more than 30 acres of land highly visible from Interstate 480, I-80/Ohio Turnpike and easily accessed from Route 10. The new health center will allow UH to meet the increased demand for outpatient services and provide primary and specialty care in the communities sur - rounding UH Elyria Medical Center and St. John Medical Center. University Hospitals (UH) Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital has received re-verification as a Level I pediatric trauma cen- ter from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT). UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital has been a continuously verified Level I pediatric trauma center for more than two decades. Established by the ACS in 1987, the COT's verification program promotes the development of trauma centers in which participants provide the hospital resources necessary not only to treat severe injuries, but also to provide an entire spectrum of care to address the needs of pediatric trauma patients and their families. Western Reserve Hospital, for the third consecutive quarter, is reportedly the only Summit County full service hospital to re - ceive four stars under Medicare.gov's hospital ratings system. Introduced through the federal government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the new rating system includes more than 3,500 acute care hospitals across the country. It takes into account patients' perspective on care, including physicians' communica - tion, hospital environment, and overall satisfaction. The ratings are determined by data from Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey, which has been in use since 2006. 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