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++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +++ +HoSPiTAL RoUNDS +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Summa Western reserve Hospital recently Community benefit programs totaling $273 rated with university hospitals (uh) to announced the opening a new occupational million in 2012, up more than $100 million bring the uh Neurological institute closer and employee health Services Center in since 2007. this contribution represents to communities in the Southwest region Cuyahoga Falls. the new health center 12.41 percent of the health system's total op- of greater Cleveland. the uh Neurological will help organizations promote the health erating expenses in 2012, which is above the institute at SWg will leverage the com- and safety of employees by focusing on a national average of 8.4 percent, according bined strengths of both facilities to further variety of employer-related health services, to the most recent data (2009) published advance SWg's services in neurosurgery, including medical evaluations, drug and by the american hospital association. neurology, stroke care and pain manage- alcohol screening, smoking cessation, diag- Southwest General (SWg) has collabo- Special thanks to the hospital Public ment. physicians on SWg's medical Staff, nostic and screening services, immuniza- and the patients they care for, now will tions, injury care, on-site testing and safety Relations administrators who submitted have enhanced access to the uh team, and health support services. information for this column. To include your hospital's news, add us to your press technology and treatments. Union Hospital in Dover has achieved release list or email news items to jraabe@ Summa Health System received a $4 million national accreditation from DNv healthcare, mdnews.com. The editorial deadline for the contribution for the creation of a hy- the newest and first medicare-approved January-February issue is November 30. ■ brid cardiovascular operating room at hospital accreditation program that inte- Summa Akron City Hospital. the richard grates the iSo 9001 quality management m. and yvonne hamlin hybrid operating system with the medicare hospital stan- room Suite will include the dual func- dards. DNv requires the hospital to evaluate tionality of a traditional operating room the process of patient care throughout and cardiac catheterization lab allowing the hospital and take measured steps to Summa Cardiovascular institute to offer improve when it is warranted. new procedures. in honor of the benefac- A dv e r t i s e r s ' i n d e x akron Children's hospital .................... inside back Cover austen bioinnovation institute in akron ......................................................9 University Hospitals Case medical Center brouse mcDowell, LLp .............................. 15 will be renamed the richard m. and yvonne researchers recently published findings CbiZ mhm, LLC .......................................... 45 hamlin pavilion. that pet/mri is promising for several Cleveland Clinic .......................................... 31 tors, Summa's Center of excellence building types of cancer. in the article "pet/mri: Cleveland Foot & ankle Clinic................ 21 Summa Wadsworth-rittman Hospital applications in Clinical imaging," published Crossroads hospice.................................. 35 now has six surgical suites equipped in the September issue of Current Radiology to perform most surgical procedures, Reports, the team reported that pet/mri krugliak, Wilkins, griffiths & Dougherty, Co., L.p.a. ........................ 49 including foot surgery, general surgery, provided added value in the diagnosis, stag- laparoscopic, ophthalmology, plastic, ing and treatment planning of colorectal gastrointestinal, gynecological, neurosur- cancers, cervical, uterine, ovarian and gery, orthopedic and vascular. three new, pancreatic cancers, and in the diagnostic larger surgical suites are equipped with management of pediatric and young adult the most advanced surgical technology. patients, as well. the hospital also provides a newly renovated, comfortable waiting area for family members and friends. 48 University Hospitals (UH) in Cleveland announced record investment in | Cleveland/Akron/Canton MD News ■ mdNEWS.Com ■ NovEmBEr /dECEmBEr Lutheran hospital ..................................... 47 mypractice Community .............................7 Southwest general .... inside Front Cover Stouffer realty inc..................................... 41 Summa health System ...........back Cover the Collection auto group ....................................... 4, 50 uh bedford medical Center....................27 Weidrick Livesay & Company ................ 13

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