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{{Infobox hospital
| Name = University Hospitals<br />Cleveland Medical Center
| Org/Group = <!-- optional -->
| Image = File:University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.png
| Caption = Front view of [[Al Lerner|Lerner]] Tower
| Logo = File:University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center logo.png
| Location = 11100 Euclid Avenue
| Region = Cleveland
| State = Ohio
| Country = United States
| HealthCare = Private
| Type = Teaching
| Speciality = Multispecialty
| Emergency = I
| Affiliation = [[Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine]]<br />[[Northeast Ohio Medical University]]
| Beds = 1,032<ref>[http://www.uhhospitals.org/AboutUH/History/tabid/1270/Default.aspx] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227181340/http://www.uhhospitals.org/AboutUH/History/tabid/1270/Default.aspx |date=December 27, 2009 }}</ref>
| Founded = 1866
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| Website = http://www.uhhospitals.org
| Wiki-Links = [[List of hospitals in the United States]]
| funding = Non-profit
}}

'''University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH Cleveland Medical Center)''', formerly known as ''University Hospitals Case Medical Center'' (''UH Case Medical Center''), is a large [[not-for-profit]] academic medical complex in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]].<ref name="CWRU2024">{{cite web |title=University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/u/university-hospitals-cleveland-medical-center |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |access-date=5 December 2024 |language=en |date=2 April 2021}}</ref>

UH Cleveland Medical Center is the main campus of '''University Hospitals'''. With 150 locations throughout the [[Greater Cleveland|Cleveland metropolitan area]], the University Hospitals health system encompasses hospitals, outpatient centers, and primary care clinics.

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center is the main teaching hospital of [[Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine|Case Western Reserve University]].<ref name="CWRU2024"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bulletin.case.edu/medicine/affiliated-hospitals/ | title=Affiliated Hospitals < Case Western Reserve University }}</ref> It also has an affiliation with the [[Northeast Ohio Medical University]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coutré |first1=Lydia |title=UH, NEOMED extend affiliation, broaden clinical opportunities for students |url=https://www.crainscleveland.com/health-care/uh-neomed-extend-affiliation-broaden-clinical-opportunities-students |website=Crain's Cleveland Business |access-date=4 May 2024 |date=9 June 2022}}</ref>

==Locations==
The main campus of the University Hospitals system is UH Cleveland Medical Center in the [[University Circle]] neighborhood of Cleveland, neighboring both [[Case Western Reserve University]] and the [[Cleveland Clinic]] to the west. The UH Cleveland Medical Center complex comprises the Alfred and Norma Lerner Tower, Samuel Mather Pavilion, Lakeside Hospital, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, MacDonald Women's Hospital, Seidman Cancer Center, and Hanna Pavilion. In addition to the main campus, UH provides hospital services at 11 regional locations throughout [[Northeast Ohio]].

'''Main Campus'''
* UH Cleveland Medical Center ("Lakeside", "Bolwell", "Humphrey", "Mather")
* [[Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital|UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital]] ("Rainbow")
* UH Seidman Cancer Center ("Seidman")
* UH MacDonald Women's Hospital ("MacDonald")

'''Regional Hospitals'''
* [[University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center|UH Ahuja Medical Center]] - [[Beachwood, OH|Beachwood]]
* UH Beachwood Medical Center - Beachwood (former Lake Health)
* UH Conneaut Medical Center - [[Conneaut, OH|Conneaut]]
* [[University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center|UH Elyria Medical Center]] - [[Elyria, OH|Elyria]]
* UH Geauga Medical Center - [[Chardon, OH|Chardon]]
* UH Geneva Medical Center - [[Geneva, OH|Geneva]]
* UH Lake West Medical Center - [[Willoughby, Ohio|Willoughby]] (former Lake Health)
* UH Parma Medical Center - [[Parma, OH|Parma]]
* [[UH Portage Medical Center]] - [[Ravenna, OH|Ravenna]]
* UH Samaritan Medical Center - [[Ashland, OH|Ashland]]
* UH St. John Medical Center - [[Westlake, OH|Westlake]]
* UH TriPoint Medical Center - [[Painesville, OH|Painesville]] (former Lake Health)

On April 16, 2021, University Hospitals acquired nearby [[Lake Health]], which operated 10+ facilities.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Lake Health officially joins University Hospitals system through membership substitution|url=https://news.uhhospitals.org/news-releases/lake-health-officially-joins-university-hospitals-system-through-membership-substitution.htm|publisher=|date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>

=== Former Hospitals ===

* Crile General Hospital - [[Cleveland]] (changed affiliation to VA)
* Lakeside Hospital - Cleveland
* UH St. Michael Hospital - Cleveland
* [[Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital|UH Marymount Hospital]] - [[Garfield Heights, Ohio|Garfield Heights]] (changed affiliation and merged with Cleveland Clinic)
* UH Richmond Medical Center - [[Richmond Heights, OH|Richmond Heights]], where inpatient [[psychiatry]] was previously housed
* UH Bedford Medical Center - [[Bedford, OH|Bedford]]

==Rankings==
* UH Cleveland Medical Center is ranked in the top 25 nationally in Ear, Nose & Throat; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Gynecology; Nephrology; and Neurology & Neurosurgery.<ref name=":0" />
*[[Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital]], is ranked #6 nationally for Neonatal Care by the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://health.usnews.com/health/best-hospitals/university-hospitals-case-ctr-6410920/childrens-hospital#hospital-tabs |title=Top American Hospitals - US News Best Hospitals |publisher=Health.usnews.com |access-date=2012-11-08}}</ref>
*Among UH Rainbow pediatric specialties, Neonatology, Pulmonology, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Orthopedics, Cancer, and Urology are ranked among the top 25 in the nation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals|title=U.S. News Best Hospitals Rankings and Ratings|website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>
* Cleveland Medical Center and Case School of Medicine together form the largest biomedical research center in Ohio.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://casemed.case.edu/clinicalactivities/affiliates.cfm |title=Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine &#124; Clinical Activities |publisher=Casemed.case.edu |access-date=2012-11-08}}</ref>
* In biomedical research, Case Medical Center ranks among top 15 centers in the United States with approximately $75 million in annual extramural research funding and a further $20 million in various clinical trials.<ref name=":1" />
* University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center also includes MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and Seidman Cancer Center (formerly known as Ireland Cancer Center).

==Vision 2010==
[[File:Case medical center.jpg|thumb|right|Facilities under construction in 2010]]
Vision 2010 was the largest construction and upgrade project in the history of University Hospitals. New construction included a new 200-bed cancer hospital (UH Seidman Cancer Center), upgraded [[emergency room]] facilities at CMC, a new [[neonatal]] intensive care unit ([[NICU]]) at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, and new construction at other hospital sites. The capital expenditure for this project, according to hospital press releases, was to be approximately US$1 billion.<ref>[http://www.uhhospitals.org/AboutUH/Vision2010/tabid/1291/Default.aspx] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721093313/http://www.uhhospitals.org/AboutUH/Vision2010/tabid/1291/Default.aspx|date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> Construction was originally due to be completed by the year 2010, but was not scheduled completed until 2011.<ref>{{cite web|author=Northeast Ohio |url=http://www.cleveland.com/pdgraphics/index.ssf/2010/09/university_hospitals_vision_20.html |title=University Hospitals' Vision 2010 projects |date=14 September 2010 |publisher=cleveland.com |access-date=2012-11-08}}</ref>

==Harrington Project==
The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development, launched in 2012, is a $300 million initiative at the University Hospitals whose purpose is to speed the delivery of new drugs and enhance the medical reputations of Cleveland and the Hospitals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2012/02/university_hospitals_announces.html|title=University Hospitals announces national program designed to speed the discovery of new drugs|last=Suchetka|first=Diane|date=February 29, 2012|work=Cleveland Plain Dealer|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref> It was established through a $50 million gift from the Harrington family and an additional $100 million in support from University Hospitals.<ref name="medcitynews">{{cite news|url=http://medcitynews.com/2012/02/university-hospitals-touts-new-drug-development-model-with-250m-initiative/|title=New model for drug development? University Hospitals thinks soMedCity News|date=2012-02-28|publisher=MedCity News|access-date=2013-03-12}}</ref> The project has three components,  the Harrington Discovery Institute (HDI), the Innovation Support Center (ISC), and [[Biomotiv]].

In June 2014, the Harrington Discovery Institute received a $25 million grant from the State of Ohio through the Third Frontier economic development program to further its mission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20140611/FREE/140619938/third-frontier-awards-25-million-state-grant-to-the-harrington|title=Third Frontier awards $25 million state grant to the Harrington Discovery Institute|date=2014-06-11|website=Crain's Cleveland Business|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>

==Notable alumni and faculty==
* [[George Washington Crile]] (1910-1924 Chair of Surgery)<ref name="casesurgery1">{{cite web|url=http://www.casesurgery.com/residency/general/chair.htm |title=Surgical Residency Program: General Information: Chairperson's Welcome Message |publisher=Case Surgery |access-date=2012-11-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906212914/http://www.casesurgery.com/residency/general/chair.htm |archive-date=September 6, 2009 }}</ref> - Performed first blood transfusion. Established Lakeside Hospital,<ref name="casesurgery1"/> and later co-founded [[Cleveland Clinic]]
* [[Claude Beck]] (Surgery residency alum; 1924 -1971 Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery - first such position in US)<ref name="hrsonline1">[http://www.hrsonline.org/News/ep-history/notable-figures/claudebeck.cfm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307001841/http://www.hrsonline.org/News/ep-history/notable-figures/claudebeck.cfm|date=March 7, 2009}}</ref>
** Performed first surgical treatment of coronary artery disease (1935).<ref name="hrsonline1"/>
** Performed first defibrillation using machine he built with [[James Rand, Jr.|James Rand]] (1947)<ref>Case faculty Claude Beck's first defibrillation article - "Ventricular fibrillation of long duration abolished by electric shock", JAMA, 1947.</ref>
** Developed concept of [[Beck's triad (cardiology)|Beck's Triad]]
** Started the first [[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation|CPR]] teaching course for medical professionals (1950).
* [[Peter C. Agre]] (1978 Internal Medicine alumnus) - co-recipient 2003 [[Nobel Prize]] in Chemistry for discoveries that have clarified how salts and water are transported out of and into the cells of the body, leading to a better understanding of many diseases of the kidneys, heart, muscles and nervous system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2003/agre-autobio.html |title=Peter Agre - Autobiography |publisher=Nobelprize.org |access-date=2012-11-08}}</ref>
* [[Alfredo Palacio]] (Internal Medicine alumnus) - President of [[Ecuador]] (2005–2007)
* [[Peter Pronovost]] - [[intensive care]] physician known globally for his work on [[patient safety]]
* [[Sanjay Rajagopalan]] - Division Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine

==In popular culture==
* In 2015, the cable network NatGeo broadcast [https://web.archive.org/web/20151029011833/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151026-brain-surgery-live-deep-brain-stimulation-parkinsons/ Brain Surgery Live] from UH Cleveland Medical Center, the first brain surgery ever televised live in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151026-brain-surgery-live-deep-brain-stimulation-parkinsons/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029011833/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151026-brain-surgery-live-deep-brain-stimulation-parkinsons/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2015|title=First Brain Surgery Aired Live on American TV Goes Smoothly|date=2015-10-26|website=National Geographic News|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>
*In 2017, [https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/07/the_whos_roger_daltrey_visits.html Roger Daltrey of The Who] visited cancer patients at the Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Institute at UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, part of University Hospitals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2017/07/the_whos_roger_daltrey_visits.html|title=The Who's Roger Daltrey visits UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital (photos)|last=Chan|first=Gus|date=2017-07-25|website=cleveland.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>
* In 2018, the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWLx8dvdqY4 nationally syndicated program The Doctors] featured an in-utero cardiac procedure performed at University Hospitals.<ref>{{Citation|last=The Doctors|title=Baby's Incredible In-Utero Heart Surgery|date=2018-09-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWLx8dvdqY4|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
University Hospitals faced multiple [[lawsuit]]s following an incident in March 2018 at its Fertility Center that compromised 4,000+ eggs and [[embryo]]s stored in liquid nitrogen as the result of an unexpected [[temperature]] fluctuation with a tissue cryo storage tank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fox8.com/2018/03/12/more-lawsuits-filed-after-eggs-embryos-compromised-at-uh-fertility-clinic/|title=More lawsuits filed after eggs, embryos compromised at UH Fertility Clinic|date=2018-03-12|website=fox8.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>

In 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, University Hospitals required all workers to be vaccinated against the disease. It later permitted its careworkers to be unvaccinated against COVID due to a federal injunction.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Washington|first1=Julie|last2=clevel|last3=.com|date=2021-12-02|title=University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic reverse orders; will allow unvaccinated caregivers to stay on the job|url=https://www.cleveland.com/coronavirus/2021/12/university-hospitals-reverses-order-will-allow-unvaccinated-caregivers-to-stay-on-the-job.html|access-date=2021-12-12|website=cleveland|language=en}}</ref>  The mandate was reinstated following a Supreme Court ruling.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ideastream.org/health-science/2022-01-21/university-hospitals-reinstates-employee-covid-19-vaccination-mandate-following-scotus-ruling | title=University Hospitals reinstates employee COVID-19 vaccination mandate following SCOTUS ruling | date=21 January 2022 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital]]
*[[Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine]]
*[[Cleveland Clinic]]
*[[Medical centers in the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
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