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Continued from Page 52 The MetroHealth System has created the Center for Reproductive Health to improve the short- and long-term health of women and their future children. The new Center focuses on the prevention of obesity and related metabolic disorders in women of reproductive age. Specialty care in obstetrics, pediatrics, primary care, nutrition and exercise physiol- ogy will be coordinated to create a lifecycle of care for women. The goal is to positively impact not only women, but the long term health of their offspring. Parma Community General Hospital opened its third retail health clinic. The Community Express Care clinic is housed in the Discount Drug Mart on York Road in Parma Heights. Certified nurse practitioners provide treatment for patients 2 years of age and older for common, non-emergent conditions such as ear and sinus infections, strep throat, warts, insect bites, minor cuts and abrasions, seasonal allergies and colds. Immunizations, screenings for blood pressure and blood sugar, and exams for students to participate in sports and camps are also offered. Robinson Memorial Hospital was named as one of 65 Great Community Hospitals by Becker's Hospital Review. Data was reviewed and collected from sources including HealthGrades, American Nurses Credentialing Center, U.S. News & World Report, and Thomson Reuters, to identify remarkable hospitals — high-performing leaders in patient care and clinical quality. For inclusion on this list, hospitals needed to have fewer than 550 patient beds and no major teaching programs. Southwest General Health Center now offers a Memory Clinic on the hospital's Main Campus in Middleburg Heights. The Memory Clinic helps patients who are experiencing memory loss or who have a family history of cognitive impairment. Patients receive a comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis from a multidisciplinary team of experts, including a board-certified neurologist, a clinical neuropsychologist and a geriatrician. Specific recommendations for next steps and treatment options follow diagnosis. The Clinic works to help diagnose mild cognitive impairment early, when it may be halted from progression with appropriate interventions. Summa Health System has been named one of Health Care's Most Wired hospital organizations for achievement in the use of healthcare IT, according to the results of the recently-released 2011 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study. The study, which appears in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks (H&HN) magazine, focuses on how hospitals adopt, implement and use information technology in its infrastructure; and improve business and administrative management, clinical and quality safety and care among the hospital community. Summa Barberton Hospital offers pelvic floor rehabilitation at Anna Dean to help patients with pelvic floor muscle dysfunction to regain control, strength and function. Specially trained physical therapists work one-on-one with patients in a comfortable and private setting. Conditions treated include urinary and fecal incontinence, bladder urgency and frequency, painful bladder syndrome, pelvic pain, pregnancy-related pain, post-partum care, bowel disorders, constipation, coccyx pain, pre/post prostatectomy. Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital opened Summa FastCare at the Wadsworth Giant Eagle on Ambassador Drive. Open seven days a week, the low-acuity retail clinic offers treatment for a variety of needs, including common illnesses and vaccina- tions. Patients must be at least 18 months old, and there are some additional age restrictions for select services. Under the supervision of a board certified family medicine specialist, nurse practitioners staff the clinic. Physicians who refer a patient will receive a report about the care provided and the patient will be referred back to his/ her physician for follow-up care as needed. Union Hospital vascular lab is 1 of only 16 accredited vascular screening sites in the 54 | Cleveland-Akron-Canton MD NEWS MDNEWS.COM SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2011 nation and reportedly one of the mostly highly accredited facilities in Ohio for vascular diagnostic testing. The lab was designated a "clinical site of excellence" and beta test site for Zonare, a manufacturer of ultrasound imaging equipment. Most recently the lab was named a beta test center for MedStreaming, a cardiovascular imaging software company. The Hospital offers a combination screening for stroke, aortic aneurysm and arterial disease in the legs at a cost of only $99 for all three. University Hospitals (UH) Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center recently reported that it has increased the use of tPA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator) for ischemic stroke by 13.5 times throughout UH system hospitals since implementing their System Stroke Program (SSP). Launched in 2008, SSP sought to increase access to tPA for acute ischemic stroke patients for better patient outcomes. When UH launched SSP, the tPA use rate among UH hospitals was similar to the national rate, about 2 percent. Through the SSP efforts, that rate has increased dramatically to 27 percent. University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital received a $17 million gift to establish The Angie Fowler Child & Young Adult Cancer Institute. The new Cancer Institute will include a new dedicated outpatient treatment facility and an expanded inpatient unit for pediatric and young adult patients, along with a rooftop garden and activity area with a beautiful panoramic view offering a respite for patients and their families. The gift will add important resources specifically for patients between the ages of 13 and 29 and enhance the full continuum of care at UH Rainbow. Special thanks to the hospital Public Relations administrators who submitted information for this column. To include your hospital's news, add us to your press release list or e-mail them to jraabe@mdnews.com. The editorial deadline for the November-December issue is September 30. n

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