The Center and CHAMPS' Centennial Time

Formally organized in March of 1916, The Center for Health Affairs has become known as the leading advocate for Northeast Ohio hospitals over the last century. Adding to this legacy, CHAMPS Healthcare, The Center's business affiliate, strategically partners with more than 5,000 clients nationwide to create better systems by improving operational efficiencies, reducing business expenses and enhancing the quality of patient care. This timeline was created to help celebrate the organizations' histories of hospital advocacy and healthcare partnerships, as well as recognize important healthcare milestones that took place over the past century. Learn more at neohospitals100.com and CHAMPS100.com.

  • 1830s
  • 1860s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s

1830s

1837

MetroHealth Medical Center opens.

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Source: MetroHealth, Tina Shaerban Arundel Manager, Media Relations
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1860s

1865

St. Vincent Charity Medical Center opens as St. Vincent Charity Hospital.

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Source: stvincentcharity.com/about-st-vincent-charity-medical-center

1865 - St. Vincent Charity Medical Center opens as St. Vincent Charity Hospital. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1865

Lutheran Hospital opens.

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Source: http://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/540#.VdzO6_lViko


Photo Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986

1865 - Lutheran Hospital opens. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1865

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center opens as Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

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Source: http://www.cleveland.va.gov/about/history.asp 


Photo Source: http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/postcards/id/1103/rec/31

1865 - Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center opens as Veterans Health Administration (VHA). More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1866

University Hospitals’ first building is established.

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University Hospitals' first building was located on Wilson Street. The small quarters did not provide nearly enough room for the growing hospital and all of its patients.


Source: Marketing and Communications from UHC

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1880s

1889

The Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation is founded.

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Source: Cleveland Clinic Archive
1889 - The Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation is found. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1890s

1891

University Hospitals MacDonald Women’s Hospital opens as Children’s and Maternity Hospital of Cleveland.

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Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/macdonald/about/history


Photo Source: http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/postcards/id/1034/rec/5

1891 - University Hospitals MacDonald Women’s Hospital opens as Children’s and Maternity Hospital of Cleveland. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1892

Fairview General Hospital is established.

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Source: http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=FH1


Photo Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg.10)

1892 - Fairview General. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1895

University Hospitals forms a partnership with what is now Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

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Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/clinical-research


Photo Source: http://www.case.edu/med/pathology/history.html

1895 - University Hospitals forms a partnership with what is now Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1899

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is founded in Cleveland.

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The goal of the AHA was to facilitate discussion and resolution for common hospital concerns. Initially AHA was called Association of Superintendents, but as expansion occurred, the name was changed to American Hospital Association and its members included more than just hospital chief Executives.


Source: http://www.aha.org/about/org/history.shtml

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1900s

1904

Ashtabula County Medical Center opens as Ashtabula General Hospital.

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Source: http://www.acmchealth.org/AboutUs.aspx 


Photo Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 10)

1904 - Ashtabula County Medical Center opens as Ashtabula General Hospital. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1906

University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center is established.

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University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center is established as an emergency hospital for the community of Geneva.


Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/geneva/about/history 


Photo Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/geneva

1906 - University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center is established. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1907

University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital opens.

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Babies' Dispensary and Hospital, forerunner to University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital opens at 2500 E. 35th St. in Cleveland.


Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/rainbow/about/rainbow-foundation/history 


Photo Source: Alicia Reale, Interim Director, Media Relations University Hospitals

1907 - University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital opens. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1907

Lakewood Hospital opens.


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Lakewood Hospital, the first hospital in the Cleveland Suburbs, opens.


Source: http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=LH 


Photo Source: http://portals.clevelandclinic.org/portals/52/images/old-hospital.gif

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1907

Mercy Allen Hospital opens.

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Mercy Allen Hospital, a health care provider for the Oberlin community, begins operations.


Source: http://mercyonline.org/mercy_allen_hospital.aspx


Photo Source: Shelley Hurst, Executive Assistant, Mercy Allen Hospital

1907 - Mercy Allen Hospital opens. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1908

University Hospitals Bedford Medical Center opens as Bedford Community Hospital.

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The hospital has four beds and is located on the second floor of a private home.


Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/bedford/about/history

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1908

University Hospital Elyria Medical Center opens as Elyria Memorial Hospital.

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Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/elyria/about 


Photo Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/~/media/UH/Images/carousels/elyria/about-elyria.jpg

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1910s

1910

Grace Hospital is founded.

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The hospital is formed to fill the needs of medical/surgical hospital on Cleveland's near south side.


Source: http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=GHA1

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1914

Informal Conferences Held to Discuss Common Problems.

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Administrators from 15 Cleveland hospitals begin to hold informal conferences for the purpose of "discussing common problems." Founding charter members included German, St. Alexis, St. Clair, St. Luke’s, St. Vincent’s Charity, Woman’s Hospital Association, Maternity, St. Ann’s Maternity, Babies’ Dispensary and Hospital, Lutheran, City, Huron Road, Mt. Sinai and St. John’s. 


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 2)

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1915

Gates Hospital for Crippled Children opens.

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Through Elyria Memorial Hospital, the Gates Hospital for Crippled Children is opened as the Children's Orthopedic Unit of Elyria Memorial.


Source: http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/dhm/lib/detail.html?id=952&page=all


Photo Source: 100 Years. 100 Facts. Celebrating 100 Years as the United Voice of Ohio Hospitals (pg.19)

1915 - Gates Hospital for Crippled Children opens. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1916

The Center for Health Affairs, originally known as the Cleveland Hospital Council, is established.

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The Center opens its first office in the Anisfield Building at East Ninth Street and Lakeside Avenue.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986

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1916

The Center for Health Affairs opens its first office.

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In March, The Center for Health Affairs, becomes the first regional hospital association in the country. The Center, the first organization of its kind in the nation to maintain a staff and operate on a regular basis, becomes a model for similar organizations. In addition to those who began meeting in 1914, five more hospitals join, including Cleveland Tuberculosis Hospital, Glenville Hospital (Euclid Hospital), Provident, Rainbow and Grace Hospitals.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986

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1917

The Center develops a uniform reporting form.

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The Center creates the first-ever collection of consistent accounting and reporting practices for a group of hospitals anywhere. Through this initiative, hospital representatives collaborated to develop a policy to report hospital costs, the number of patients treated and the number of days of treatment. This gave the public an idea of the cost of the work performed by each hospital each fiscal year.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 22)

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1917

Arthur D. Baldwin, attorney and president of the board of trustees of Babies’ Dispensary, is named first president of the board of trustees of The Center.

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In addition, the first Executive committee included Vice President Dr. A. R. Warner, superintendent of Lakeside Hospital, Treasurer John Anisfield of Mt. Sinai Hospital, and finally Executive Secretary Howell W. Wright, superintendent of Associated Charities. 


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 21) 


Photo Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 3)

1917 - Arthur D. Baldwin, attorney and president of the board of trustees of Babies’ Dispensary, is named first president of the board of trustees of The Center. More at neohospitals100.com Share #neohospitals100
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1917

The Center advocates for nurse anesthetists to administer anesthetics.

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The Center takes on its first legislative project, advocating in favor of allowing nurse anesthetists to administer anesthetics in the immediate presence of a license physician (St. Luke’s).


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 7)

1917 - The Center advocates for nurse anesthetists to administer anesthetics. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1918

The pandemic flu of 1918 kills millions of people.

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Cited as one of the worst epidemics ever recorded, the 1918 flu epidemic kills between 20 and 40 million people. 


Source: https://virus.stanford.edu/uda/

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1918

Guy J. Clark becomes The Center’s first purchasing agent.

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Clark develops The Center’s Cooperative Purchasing Service, one of the first such services in the nation, by building relationships between hospitals and vendors. His innovative approach to group purchasing sets the stage for one of The Center’s primary service offerings, one which still exists today, and leads to state and national recognition.


Source: http://www.bellwetherleague.org/bellwethers-2009/hall-of-fame/2009-honoree-Clark-Guy.html

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1918

The Center’s purpose is established.


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The purpose is “to promote the efficiency of, and cooperation among the various interested hospitals to the end of better meeting the health needs of the community,” and is adopted into the articles of incorporation.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 21)

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1919

The Hospital and Health Survey is conducted.

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One of the first surveys of its kind in the United States, the Hospital and Health Survey monitors the contributions of different hospitals and health planning of the city. As a result of the survey recommendations, The Center plans hospital expansions, promotes better recording of vital statistics and encourages the building of new water and sewage plants. In fact, it is so impressive, “the country viewed it as a model for preventative medicine.” 


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 5)

1919 - The Hospital and Health Survey is conducted. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1920s

1920

The Cleveland Academy of Osteopathic Medicine is created.


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Source: http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=CAOOM
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1920

Southwest General Health Center is founded.


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Southwest General Health Center, originally known as The Community Hospital, is founded. For five years, until construction of the new hospital is complete, patients are cared for in Sprague Haven, an eight-bed facility established in a home formerly owned by the Sprague family in Berea. The new community hospital opens on the corner of Bagley and Front streets in 1925. It has 32 beds and eight bassinets and sufficed until 1945, when the first addition was made to increase the capacity to 107 beds and 34 bassinets. The new Southwest General Hospital opens in 1975.


Source: http://www.swgeneral.com/about-us/history/


Source 2 and Photo Source: Information provided by Southwest General Health Center’s Marketing Team, 2015.

1920 - Southwest General Health Center is founded. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1921

The Cleveland Clinic opens.

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The Cleveland Clinic opens in Cleveland, Ohio by four physicians.


Source: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/aboutus/pdf/FINAL%20RESPONSE%20TO%20GRASSLEY.pdf


Photo Source: Cleveland Clinic Archive

1921 - The Cleveland Clinic opens. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1921

The Cleveland Hospital Council establishes a service to collect hospital debt.


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The Cleveland Hospital Council establishes a service to collect hospital debts that takes into consideration a patient’s ability to pay, eliminating the need for collection agencies. 


Source: The Cleveland Hospital Council 1916-1941: Twenty Five Years of Concerted Action for Common Benefits (pg. 13)

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1922

Hospital and Health Survey leads to improvements.

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Findings in the Hospital and Health Survey lead to improvements in dental laboratories and hospitals’ clinical services. 

Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 22)

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1922

University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center opens as Brown Memorial Hospital.

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The hospital is named after the John and Arethusa (Hosford) Brown Family. In 1919, after the death of George Morton Brown who is killed in the mansion, the mansion is donated to be used as a hospital.


Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/conneaut/about/history

1922 - University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center opens as Brown Memorial Hospital. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1924

Starr Cadwallader is chosen to lead The Center.

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Starr Cadwallader became Executive Secretary of The Center until his death in July 1926. Through his leadership, The Center participates in an AHA activity called National Hospital Day.


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 22)

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1926

The Center’s Chart of Accounts becomes a national model.

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“The Cleveland System,” a hospital accounting system that grew out of the uniform reporting form of 1917, is adopted by AHA and serves as a model for hospital reporting in the U.S. and Canada. The Chart of Accounts, a manual written by the association to codify its work on standardized hospital reporting in 1925, serves as the guide for this movement.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 22)

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1926

Guy J. Clark becomes Executive secretary following Cadwallader’s death.

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Guy J. Clark is appointed third Executive secretary of The Center. Through Clark, The Center receives major national and state recognition.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 23)

1926 - Guy J. Clark becomes Executive secretary following Cadwallader’s death. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1930s

1933

A substantial amount of Cleveland's labor force is jobless.


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Almost 31 percent of Cleveland’s estimated labor force is jobless. While some hospitals had empty bed, emergency care increased (Fairview Park and Mt. Sinai).


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 10)

1933 - Substantial amount of Cleveland's labor force is jobless. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1933

The Center incorporates the Hospital Finance Corporation of Cleveland.

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The Hospital Finance Corporation of Cleveland promotes a more flexible method for patients to make payments. Prior to its incorporation, many people had to borrow money at high interest rates to pay hospital bills. The Hospital Finance Corporation provided patients the opportunity to pay bills through low-interest deferred payment plans.


Source: The Cleveland Hospital Council 1916-1941: Twenty Five Years of Concerted Action for Common Benefits (pg. 24)

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1934

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Northern Ohio is developed.

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The nation’s first system of hospital pre-payment is developed in collaboration with The Center by consultant John R. Mannix. To enable this, The Center establishes the Cleveland Hospital Service Association to serve as the agent of the 13 participating hospitals for the “periodic payment plan.” The plan eventually evolves into Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Northern Ohio. With the sponsorship of the Council, Mannix later creates a statewide Blue Cross plan.


Source: http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=MJR1 


Photo Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 14)

1934 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Northern Ohio is developed. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1935

The Center collaborates to develop the nation’s first press code.

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The Center, representing its members, participates in a committee that develops the nation’s first press code. The Center and its member hospitals adopted policies on providing patient information to the news media. The committee included representatives from the Academy of Medicine, members of the media and The Center.


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976

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1935

Hospital procedures manual is developed.


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A hospital procedures manual is developed where existing and approved procedures could be recorded for ready reference; it is coordinated by The Center.


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 12)

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1936

The Cleveland Health Museum is incorporated.

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The museum promotes health by teaching basic facts about the human body. It is the first permanent health education museum in the country. In 2002, the organization’s name is changed to HealthSpace Cleveland.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 26)


Photo Source: http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/postcards/id/1004/rec/18

1936 - The Cleveland Health Museum is incorporated (HEALTHCARE MILESTONE). More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1936

Central Investigation Service begins operation.


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The Center’s Central Investigation Service begins operation to determine eligibility of hospital patients for county relief.


Source: The Cleveland Hospital Council 1916-1941: Twenty Five Years of Concerted Action for Common Benefits

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1939

The Center develops a uniform admitting procedure.

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The Center works closely with insurance companies to develop a uniform admitting procedure, which gives member hospitals information relative to each insurance plan. 


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 12)

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1939

Many physicians and nurses leave greater Cleveland to serve overseas during World War II.

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World War II begins. Forty percent of the city’s physicians and nurses serve overseas, forcing whole hospital wings to close because there are not enough caregivers to take care of the patients. 


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 13)

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1940s

1940

The Center provides guidelines for uniform policies regarding workers.

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The Center’s manual regarding workers is one of the first of its kind in the nation. Prior to its publication, there is substantial variation in hospital salaries and wages even for the same positions. Vacation policies, sick leave and holidays also demonstrate big differences.


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 13)

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1941

The Center creates a drug formulary.

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Cleveland’s first drug formulary is completed by The Center’s Hospital Pharmacy Committee. The formulary becomes a helpful guide in ordering drugs by specification rather than brand name – often at a considerable savings in cost to the patient. 


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 9)

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1942

The mobilization of Lakeside Unit occurs.

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The impact of World War II is perhaps felt earliest in Northeast Ohio at Lakeside Hospital. The Lakeside Unit, which had been the first medical unit overseas in World War I, is mobilized, and departs for Australia, once again as the first general hospital unit overseas.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 27) 


Photo Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 13)

1942 - The mobilization of Lakeside Unit occurs. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1942

Penicillin, one of the world’s first antibiotics, is used for the first time.

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Source: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/the-real-story-behind-the-worlds-first-antibiotic/


Photo Source: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/14172: The original caption reads, “Standard preparation of penicillin for use. Distilled water, 10cc., is added to sealed vials containing 100,000 Oxford units of sodium penicillin.”

1936 - Penicillin, one of the world’s first antibiotics, is used for the first time (HEALTHCARE MILESTONE). More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1944

Medina Hospital opens as Medina Community Hospital.

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Source: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations_directions/Regional-Locations/medina-hospital/about


Photo Source: Cleveland Clinic Archive

1944 - Medina Hospital opens as Medina Community Hospital. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1945

Use of ambulances begins.

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In cooperation with the Cleveland Police Department, The Center develops a procedure whereby police ambulances transport injured persons to the closest hospital. 


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 13)

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1945

The Uniform Autopsy Procedure is launched.

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The Cleveland Hospital Council works collaboratively with the Cleveland Society of Pathologists, the Cuyahoga Funeral Directors Association and the Cleveland Embalmers Association to develop the Uniform Autopsy Procedures. Complaints from funeral directors prompt its development. 


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 13)

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1946

Greater Cleveland Hospital Fund Drive raises money for improvements.

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The drive, which is the first in Northeast Ohio, is extremely successful and nearly all the beds called for in the plan are added. The Center’s board chairman, Robert M. Bingham, is essential in getting corporations, foundations and individuals to support the fund. 


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 28)

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1946

The Hill-Burton Free and Reduced-Cost Health Care law passes.

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This law provides clinics, nursing homes and other health offices grants and loans for development and modernization. 


Source: http://www.hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/affordable/hillburton/

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1946

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is established as the Communicable Disease Center.

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Source: http://www.cdc.gov/about/organization/cio.htm


Photo Source: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/centers-disease-control-and-prevention

1946 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is established as the Communicable Disease Center (HEALTHCARE MILESTONE). More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1948

The United Nations establishes the World Health Organization.

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Source: http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/road_traffic/world_report/intro.pdf

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1949

Marymount Hospital is founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis.

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Source: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations_directions/Regional-Locations/marymount-hospital


Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 8)

1949 - Marymount Hospital is founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1950s

1952

Jane Addams Vocational High School Program expands.


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The program for practical nurses provides four months of classroom training followed by eight months of field experience in member hospitals. Later, the program expands to include adults. The program is the first in a long list of trainings sponsored by The Center and its members and held in cooperation with the Cleveland Board of Education.


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 15)

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1952

St. Vincent Charity Hospital begins treating alcoholism.

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The hospital’s Rosary Hall Solarium is one of the first hospital-based programs for the treatment of alcoholism. 


Source: https://www.stvincentcharity.com/about-st-vincent-charity-medical-center/


Photo Source: https://www.stvincentcharity.com/services/featured-services/addiction/rosary-hall/

1952 - St. Vincent Charity Hospital begins treating alcoholism. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1953

Dr. Oscar D. Ratnoff of Western Reserve University discovers the Hageman factor.

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Dr. Ratnoff isolates the "Hageman factor," which is named after John Hageman, a patient at Cleveland's former Crile Veterans Hospital whose plasma lacked a clotting factor. The discovery is a major breakthrough in blood-clotting research.


Source: http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp


Photo Source: http://www.hematology.org/Thehematologist/Profiles/1299.aspx

1953 - Dr. Oscar D. Ratnoff of Western Reserve University discovers the Hageman factor (HEALTHCARE MILESTONE). More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1954

The Internal Revenue Act is signed into law.

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Source: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3407400169.html
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1955

The Center publishes a comprehensive study of Cuyahoga hospital facilities.

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The study includes an analysis of hospital use and future bed needs. The report recommended new units be placed in areas where growth warrants the need for additional beds.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 29)

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1955

Thomas D. Griffiths is named president of The Center.

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Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 27)


Photo Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 22)

1955 - Thomas D. Griffiths is named president of The Center. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1955

Renowned child-rearing author and expert, Benjamin Spock, MD, joins the UH Rainbow’s Department of Child Development and Pediatrics.

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Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/rainbow/about/rainbow-foundation/history
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1956

Dr. Earle B. Kay performs the procedure.

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The Midwest’s first open-heart surgery is performed at St. Vincent Charity Hospital.


Source: https://www.stvincentcharity.com/about-st-vincent-charity-medical-center/ 


Photo Source: http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/

1956 - Dr. Earle B. Kay performs the procedure (HEALTHCARE MILESTONE). More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1957

South Pointe Hospital opens.

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South Pointe Hospital starts out as two different hospitals, Suburban and Brentwood, both founded in 1957. Suburban is a general hospital with MDs, but Brentwood is an osteopathic hospital staffed with DOs, because at that time, DOs were not allowed to practice in regular hospitals. In 1994 when hospitals were merging into systems, and the medical profession no longer ostracized DOs, Brentwood merged with Suburban and took the name “South Pointe” as part of Meridia Health System, which in turn became part of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 1997.


Source: Cleveland Clinic Archive

1957 - South Pointe Hospital opens. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1960s

1960

Fairview General Hospital changes its name.

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Originally known as the Society for Christian Care of the Sick and Needy when it was founded in 1892, the hospital adopts several name changes throughout its history including German Hospital in 1894 and Fairview Park Hospital during World War I. Today, it is known as Fairview Hospital.


Source: http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=FH1

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1961

Cleveland’s first simulated disaster drill occurs.

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The drill, coined “Operation Know How,” is directed by The Center’s Disaster Planning Committee and entails a fictitious bomb explosion in a medical school class room at Western Reserve University (today’s Case Western Reserve University).


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 30)

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1961

University Hospitals Parma Medical is founded.

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Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/locations/uh-parma-medical-center 


Photo Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/~/media/UH/Images/carousels/Parma/parma-building.png

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1961

University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center is founded as Richmond Heights General.

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Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/locations/richmond 


Photo Source: http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/postcards/id/952/rec/19

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1961

The Center sponsors Cleveland’s first Health Careers Day.

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Three hundred high school juniors attend Cleveland’s first Health Careers Day sponsored by The Center at 14 participating hospitals. Another 300 students attend the Western Reserve University (today known as Case Western Reserve) School of Medicine program sponsored by the Cleveland Academy of Medicine. Students receive exposure to healthcare careers and view hospitals’ many activities.


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 16)

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1963

The Center sponsors the Achievement Contest.

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Hospital employees whose ideas improve patient care are given appropriate recognition. Some of the improvements include a plastic swing (making it easier to weigh newborns) and an orthopedic table (devised by carpenters at Marymount Hospital for patients with spinal ailments).


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976


Photo Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 11)

1963 - The Center sponsors the Achievement Contest. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1964

Mercy Regional Medical Center opens as Lorain Community Hospital.

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Source: http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20100914/lorains-community-regional-medical-center-renamed-mercy-regional-medical-center.


Photo Source: Marketing Team for Mercy Regional Medical Center

1964 - Mercy Regional Medical Center opens as Lorain Community Hospital. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1964

The symbol of a dove is adopted by The Center.

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The dove symbol represents different qualities including gentleness, compassion, and love of life, which are traits that echo the missions of hospitals.


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 18)

1964 - The symbol of a dove is adopted by The Center. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1965

Medicare and Medicaid are signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Medicare is a federal health insurance program that is available to people 65 and older. In certain circumstances, it is available to persons younger than 65 who have disabilities or end-stage renal disease. A joint federal/state program, Medicaid provides health insurance to qualified low-income and medically susceptible individuals.


Source: Hospital Finance Sheet, The Center for Health Affairs 2015

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1965

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid is created.

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This is created to administer the Medicaid and Medicare Program.


Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services

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1965

Amniocentesis, a procedure which allows doctors to do diagnostic tests on an unborn fetus, is developed.

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Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 31)
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1966

Northeast Ohio’s first kidney dialysis center opens at Mt. Sinai Hospital.

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Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/SeDesignventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 33)
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1967

C. Wayne Rice is appointed Executive Director of The Center.

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At 26 years old, Rice became the youngest Executive Director of any hospital council. He succeeded Thomas D. Griffiths who was killed in an automobile accident.


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 23)

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1968

Hillcrest Hospital opens as Doctors Hospital at the top of Cedar Hill in Cleveland Heights.

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Source: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations_directions/Regional-Locations/hillcrest-hospital/about 

Photo Source: Cleveland Clinic Archive

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1969

The Cleveland Hospital Council’s name is changed to the Greater Cleveland Hospital Association, or GCHA.

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At this point, the name Cleveland Hospital Council no longer adequately describes the work of the Council and its members. “Cleveland” is modified to “Greater Cleveland” to recognize the many members outside the city limits. It is often referenced by its acronym, GCHA, a name that today represents the Greater Cleveland Healthcare Association, The Center for Health Affairs’ 501(c)3 under which it conducts its workforce and community initiatives. 


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 18)

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1969

The Center’s retirement plan is reconstructed.

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The association’s retirement plan is restructured, upgrading benefits for employees in the healthcare field. Its administration becomes a staff function, relieving participating members from much of the paperwork and reducing the cost of the plan.


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 19)

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1970s

1970

Yale University develops diagnosis related groups (DRGs), which is a system to classify hospital cases.

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Source: http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_047260.hcsp?dDocName=bok1_047260
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1970

The Center starts an educational project by purchasing consortium membership in the television training Institute of WVIZ.

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Through a closed circuit system, educational programs are offered to members. Training programs are offered on a variety of topics and viewed by 788 supervisors.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 34) 


Photo Source: The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association Report 1975 (pg. 3)

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1972

A group employment compensation program, available for all association members is established.

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Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 33)
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1973

The Center sets up headquarters on the sixth floor at 1021 Euclid Avenue.

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Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 18)
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1973

Medicare’s end stage renal disease (ESRD) program is implemented.

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Source: https://www.annanurse.org/download/reference/health/esrdReimbursementFactSheet.pdf
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1975

The association begins a monthly publication.

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Responding to the interest of hospital administrators, The General News Bulletin, as the publication is known, keeps hospital executives up-to-date on healthcare information and recent legislation.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 31)

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1975

To meet the needs of the education department, centralized education via closed circuit television is introduced.

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The Center begins producing its own content and puts staff behind the cameras to create 10 films of the membership in 1974. With the production of a labor relation series, an action film on how to protect patients during a tornado watch and a CSU credit course for nurses, “The Care of the Unconscious Patient,” The Center completes a video cassette library, which includes 250 cassettes. In addition, the association started to rent and sell their own films. 


Source: A History of The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1916-1976 (pg. 21) 


Photo Source: Greater Cleveland Hospital Association Report 1979

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1975

Cancer Data System, Inc. is established.

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The Cancer Data System, Inc., or CDS Inc., is a central registry designed to support research in the causes of cancer by studying its epidemiology in Northeast Ohio.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 34)

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1975

Central Medical Emergency Dispatch Center is established.

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Accident victims are now quickly transported in properly equipped vehicles. Providing better on-the-spot care is possible through use of a central telephone number. Ambulances stationed at hospitals were sent to the scene.


Source: The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association Report 1975 (pg. 8) 


Photo Source: The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association Report 1974 (pg. 10-11)

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1975

The benefits consulting business line begins. Most area hospitals adopt defined benefit retirement plans.

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Source: Information provided by Phil Mazanec, COO, The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS, 2015.
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1975

CHAMPS Oncology presents its business line as a Cancer Data System to the board.

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Source: Information provided by Toni Hare, vice president, CHAMPS Oncology, 2015
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1979

Polio is eradicated in the U.S. through a massive vaccination effort.

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Source: http://www.cdc.gov/features/polioeradication/
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1980s

1980

The Center establishes Metropolitan Association Purchasing Services.

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MAPS provides a mechanism for group purchasing directors to work cooperatively.


Source: Greater Cleveland Hospital Association Report 1980

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1980

Smallpox is eradicated.

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Source: http://www.who.int/features/2010/smallpox/en/
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1981

St. John Medical Center opens.

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The medical center is created from a merger between St. John Hospital in Cleveland and Bay View Osteopathic General Hospital in Bay Village. Today it is a 50/50 partnership between the Sisters of Charity Health System and University Hospitals.


Source: http://www.sistersofcharityhealth.org/health-care/st-john-medical-center/ 


Photo Source: St. John Medical Center, Director of Communications

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1982

GCHA broadens its name to The Center for Health Affairs / Greater Cleveland Hospital Association.

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To showcase growing activities and members, the organization broadens its name to The Center for Health Affairs / Greater Cleveland Hospital Association.


Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 35)

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1982

The association moves its headquarters to 1226 Huron Road in Playhouse Square.

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Source: Hospitals…Catalysts for Caring/Seventy Years 1916-1986 (pg. 35)
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1983

The Inpatient Prospective Payment System is implemented.

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The federal government implemented a new methodology for reimbursing hospitals for inpatient services, called the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS).


Source: Hospital Finance, The Center for Health Affairs 2015

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1986

Hospital Finance Corporation, another affiliated corporation of The Center, closes as a not-for-profit corporation and reforms as a for-profit entity.

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Hospital Finance Corporation, another affiliated corporation of The Center, closes as a not-for-profit corporation and reforms as a for-profit entity.


Source: Annual Report The Center for Health Affairs/Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1986

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1987

The Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act becomes law.

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The act penalizes anyone administering Medicare or Medicaid in a fraudulent or abusive manner.


Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/ihcm/02history/keyproj.html 

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1989

The Center implements Health Quality Choice as a means to assess hospital performance.

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Member hospitals agree to report on a wide variety of performance metrics decades before the quality movement takes place. The project reports on patient satisfaction, in-hospital mortality, length of stay, hospital-acquired complications and Cesarean-section rates and includes adult medical, surgical, obstetrical and intensive care patients.


Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8000481

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1990s

1990

Toni Hare, current Vice President of Oncology is hired as a Tumor Registrar and later is vice president of Oncology Data.

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Source: http://www.champshealthcare.com/Media-Center/Newsroom/SpeakerBios/Toni-Hare.aspx
1990 - Toni Hare, current Vice President of Oncology is hired as a Tumor Register and later is vice president of Oncology Data. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #CHAMPS100
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1990

The Nutrition Labeling Education Act is signed into law.

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The law forces food manufactures to divulge the fat (saturated and unsaturated), cholesterol, sodium, sugar, fiber, protein and carbohydrate content in their products. 


Source: http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/Inspections/InspectionGuides/ucm074948.htm

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1991

Greater Cleveland Hospital Association releases 1992 Report to the Community.

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The Center enters multi-year contract, group purchasing arrangement with the national organization Premier Hospitals Alliance, Inc.


Source: Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1992 Report to the Community

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1993

The Center’s Health Care Reform Committee is established.

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The program analyzes reform proposals, formulates positions, educates members, and implements reform initiatives. The committee develops a formal response to Clinton’s healthcare plan.


Source: The President’s Report 1993 Accomplishment of the Greater Cleveland Hospital Association

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1993

Volume Statistics, a monthly report for hospitals, expands to include outpatient data.

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Source: The President’s Report 1993 Accomplishment of the Greater Cleveland Hospital Association (pg. 12)
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1994

The Center works with the Citizens’ Committee on AIDS/HIV to foster greater recognition of AIDS matters in the community.

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Source: Report from the President & Chairmen 1994
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1994

The Center implements the Regional Health Information Network of Northern Ohio (RHINNO) program.

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The program integrates communication and telecommunication capabilities among Northeast Ohio healthcare providers, payers, purchasers and others who subscribe to the service. Also, it provides access to more efficient data.


Source: Report from the President & Chairmen 1994

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1995

The Huron Road building, which houses The Center, is purchased.

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The Center successfully purchases the 1226 Huron Road building through bond and commercial financing.


Source: Report from the President & Chairmen 1995

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1995

Cancer Data System, Inc. reorganizes into the Northern Ohio Cancer Resource Center.

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Source: Report from the President & Chairmen 1995
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1996

The Center’s Community Health Council is developed.

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This initiative addresses health issues in the community aimed at positioning The Center as a champion of community health.


Source: Report from the President & Chairmen 1996

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1996

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is passed.

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The Act ensures stricter confidentiality of identifiable health information is maintained.


Source: http://samples.jbpub.com/9781284043761/Chapter1.pdf

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1997

The Center, which was then known as The Center for Health Affairs / Greater Cleveland Hospital Association shortens its name.

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The Center for Health Affairs / Greater Cleveland Hospital Association shortens its name to The Center for Health Affairs and develops a new logo.


Source: Report from the President & Chairmen 1997 (pg. 15)

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1997

CHAMPS develops its own logo and is featured in Cleveland Magazine.

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Source: Report from the President & Chairmen 1997 (pg. 15)
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1997

Conneaut Hospital joins University Hospitals becoming University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center, a nonprofit, acute care facility.

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Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/conneaut/about
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1997

Former President Bill Clinton signs the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) into law.

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Under CHIP, children in families that earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid can receive affordable health coverage. Created with the passage of the Balanced Budget Act, this program decreases the number of uninsured children by half.


Source: https://www.healthcare.gov/medicaid-chip/childrens-health-insurance-program/

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1998

Lisa Anderson, senior vice president of Member Services and former vice president of Community Health Services, begins.

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Source: http://www.chanet.org/TheCenterForHealthAffairs/MediaCenter/FeaturedSpeakers/LisaAnderson.aspx
1998 - Lisa Anderson, senior vice president of Member Services and former vice president of Community Health Services, begins. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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1999

The Center for Geriatric Psychiatry opens at LakeWest Medical Center.

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Source: http://lakehealth.org/about/history 


Photo Source: Nicole Gardner, Digital Communications Coordinator, Lake Health

1999 - The Center for Geriatric Psychiatry opens at LakeWest Medical Center. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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2000s

2000

A new strategic planning process called Renewing the Vision – 2005 (RV – 2005), launches.

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The objective is to ensure that The Center effectively adapts to the changing environment, remaining responsive and proactive in serving member needs. Committee members including the Board of Trustees and The Center’s executive management, reevaluate the mission and vision of the organization.


Source: The Center for Health Affairs Annual Report to the Members January 2001

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2000

A not-for-profit hospital, Specialty Hospital of Lorain, is established.

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The hospital provides specialized long-term acute care for medically complex patients.


Source: http://www.specialtyhospitaloflorain.org/

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2001

Wayne Rice retires as CEO of The Center.

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After 35 years of presidency, Wayne Rice announces his retirement as CEO of The Center for Health Affairs. As the fifth president of The Center and landing in the Medical Hall of Fame, it is Rice’s innovative mindset which brought great recognition to The Center.


Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/c-wayne-rice-president-and-chief-executive-officer-of-the-center-for-health-affairs-announces-retirement-71739562.html 


Photo Source: CHA Archives

2001 - Wayne Rice retires as CEO of The Center. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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2002

Bill Ryan is named president and CEO of The Center.

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Prior to joining The Center for Health Affairs, Mr. Ryan led Ohio’s Department of Medicaid and later, the Ohio Department of Health. His prior experience also includes serving as senior policy advisor to then-Governor Voinovich and state policy and advocacy director of the Ohio Hospital Association.


Source: http://www.chanet.org/TheCenterForHealthAffairs/MediaCenter/FeaturedSpeakers/BillRyan.aspx

2002 - Bill Ryan is named president and CEO of The Center. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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2002

Laura Gronowski, chief of staff and former senior vice president for CHAMPS Healthcare, starts.

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Laura Gronowski is the Chief of Staff for The Center for Health Affairs and its business affiliate, CHAMPS Healthcare, which includes Unemployment Compensation, Pension, Group Purchasing and Oncology. Her background in healthcare purchasing and supply chain gives her a unique understanding of the demands to the bottom line of healthcare organizations, and their mission to above all else provide quality care.


Source: http://www.chanet.org/TheCenterForHealthAffairs/MediaCenter/FeaturedSpeakers/LauraGronowski.aspx

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2003

The Center’s Northeast Ohio Emergency Preparedness Initiative is established.

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The Center’s Northeast Ohio Emergency Preparedness Initiative staff serve as the regional healthcare coordinator for 28 acute care hospital facilities over a five-county region including Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain Counties.


Source: http://www.chanet.org/EmergencyPreparedness/KeyPartners.aspx

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2003

Phil Mazanec is named chief operating officer.

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Mazanec joined The Center in 1979 as director of pension services and soon began upward mobility to reach his 1993 position, senior vice president.


Source: http://www.chanet.org/TheCenterForHealthAffairs/MediaCenter/FeaturedSpeakers/PhilMazanec.aspx

2003 - Phil Mazanec is named chief operating officer. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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2003

The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act passes, creating Medicare Part D prescription plans for the Medicare population.

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Source: http://samples.jbpub.com/9781284043761/Chapter1.pdf
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2004

In an effort to communicate to community leaders and government officials about relevant healthcare topics, The Center begins publishing white papers.

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Known as Issue Briefs and Policy Snapshots, these resources are published and distributed monthly.


Source: http://www.chanet.org/TheCenterForHealthAffairs/MediaCenter/Publications.aspx

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2007

Behavioral Health Roundtable of Cuyahoga County is implemented.

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The Center initiates the Behavioral Health Roundtable as a response to hospital leaders' concerns regarding timely and appropriate placement for psychiatric patients. 


Source: http://www.chanet.org/CommunityInitiatives/BehavioralHeathRoundtable.aspx

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2007

MetroHealth Medical Center opens the Pride Clinic for the, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, which was the first in the region.

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Source: http://www.metrohealth.org/metrohealth-history/time-line 


Photo Source: Architect: Tsoi/Kobus & Associates, Photo: Jonathan Hillyer

2007 - MetroHealth Medical Center opens the Pride Clinic for the, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, which was the first in the region. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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2009

Lake Health’s TriPoint Medical Center opens.

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Source: http://lakehealth.org/about/history 


Photo Source: https://torkworks.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/3treesbrent.jpg

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2010s

2010

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act becomes law.

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Commonly referred to as Obamacare, the health reform law includes provisions that provide consumer protections, expand Medicaid in states that choose to do so, establish a health insurance Marketplace, provide people under 400 percent of the federal poverty level subsidies to buy an insurance plan and implement a number of initiatives aimed at improving the quality of care.


Source: Obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-facts/

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2011

The Center launches a new website and identity.

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In addition to the website upgrade, the dove logo is replaced with an abstract blue star. The five-pointed abstract star represents The Center’s “five centers of excellence:”: Finance & Reimbursement; Policy & Advocacy; Emergency Preparedness; Healthcare Workforce; and Community Initiatives.


Source: http://www.chanet.org/TheCenterForHealthAffairs/MediaCenter/NewsReleases/2011/May/05-11_TheCenterWebsite.aspx 


2011 - The Center launches a new website and identity. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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2011

University Hospitals’ cancer program expands with the opening of University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center.

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Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/seidman/about


Photo Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/~/media/UH/Images/locations/uh_seidman.jpg?h=220&la=en&w=400

2011 - University Hospitals’ cancer program expands with the opening of University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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2011

University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center opens.

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Source: http://www.theberylinstitute.org/?page=CASE0814 


Photo Source: http://www.uhhospitals.org/~/media/UH/Images/locations/uh_ahuja.jpg?h=220&la=en&w=400

2011 - University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center opens. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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2012

NEONI implements a new online clinical placement system, ACEMAPP.

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ACEMAPP is a web-based clinical placement system that provides unique benefits to nursing education programs and clinical facilities by streamlining and integrating the complex process of placing students in available clinical rotation openings.


Source: http://www.chanet.org/WorkforceNEONI/ACEMAPP-Clinical-Placement.aspx

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2013

CHAMPS becomes an owner of Premier, Inc.

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CHAMPS’ relationship with Premier Group Purchasing began 20+ years ago when CHAMPS became one of Premier’s leading healthcare group purchasing affiliate programs. Since becoming a Premier owner in Fall 2013, CHAMPS continues to sponsor members from both health and non-health industries, allowing them access to more than 2,000+ GPO contracts, $40 billion in purchasing volume, GPO contract management and unparalleled customer service. 


Source: http://www.champshealthcare.com/GroupPurchasing/CHAMPS-Group-Purchasing/Premier-Group-Purchasing.aspx

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2014

The Center for Health Affairs / CHAMPS Healthcare is named to the 2014 best places to work in Northeast Ohio list by the Plain Dealer.

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The evaluation for The Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces program is based upon feedback from an employee survey which contained questions regarding values, leadership, management, benefits, pay, growth potential, appreciation, work-life balance and retention. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement.


Source: http://www.champshealthcare.com/Media-Center/CHAMPS-Awards-and-Recognition.aspx

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2014

The Center’s Emergency Preparedness Initiative coordinates hospital preparedness during Cleveland’s Ebola scare.

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The Center works collaboratively with its member hospitals, city and county health departments, local lawmakers, dozens of community organizations and the Center for Disease Control to ensure there is accurate information and a regional plan in place after a traveler who has Ebola flies into the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.


Source: http://www.chanet.org/EmergencyPreparedness.aspx

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2015

NEONI develops a new online tool prep2practice™.

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prep2practice™ is a tool that provides healthcare job shadowing experiences for high school students, and supports the increased demand for available practicum and capstone healthcare experiences at the college level.


Source: http://www.chanet.org/WorkforceNEONI/prep2practice.aspx

2015 - NEONI develops a new online tool prep2practice™. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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2015

The Center for Health Affairs / CHAMPS Healthcare is named to the 2015 best places to work in Northeast Ohio list by the Plain Dealer.

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The Center for Health Affairs / CHAMPS Healthcare is named to the 2015 best places to work in Northeast Ohio list by the Plain Dealer.


Source: http://www.champshealthcare.com/Media-Center/CHAMPS-Awards-and-Recognition.aspx

1995 - The Center successfully purchases the 1226 Huron Road building through bond and commercial financing. More at neohospitals100.com. Share #neohospitals100
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