In a joint statement, the cities of East Cleveland and Cleveland, and the Cleveland Clinic have agreed to review trauma services in Cuyahoga County through discussion rather than through litigation.

After a meeting Monday morning with Congresswoman Marcia Fudge,Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove has agreed to delay the closing of Huron Hospital’s Level II Trauma Center in East Clevelandfor at least 90 days from today.In a joint statement released Monday afternoon, Fudge and Cosgrove, after meeting with about 30 community [...]

About five years ago, Cleveland Clinic officials wanted to upgrade Huron Hospital’s Level II center to a Level I trauma center, but the discussion was stopped “stone cold” by Cuyahoga County commissioners because they were concerned it would take business and patients away from county-owned MetroHealth Medical Center.

Expected fireworks over the proposed shutdown of Huron Hospital’s Level II Trauma Center have been postponed until Friday.A Cleveland Clinic delegation was set toexplain the hows and whys of moving trauma operations to a consolidated facility at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights.But the decision has sparked outrage and anger. Some Cleveland councilmen [...]

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson wants Cleveland Clinic officials to reconsider the decision the close the Huron Hospital trauma center.EMS Commissioner Ed Eckart told WKYC that closing the Huron Level II trauma center would have a “tsunami-like” effect on EMS ambulance service. Eckart predicted all response times would be greatly increased and that [...]

Cleveland Clinic has been taking some heat for its decision to close the trauma unit at East Cleveland’s Huron Hospital, but such flaps are nothing new to the celebrated health system.

Cleveland Clinic’s Huron Hospital is losing its trauma center in a move that concerns some East Side residents but that the Clinic says will strengthen the city’s healthcare system.

A merger feasibility study committee unanimously approved a report that recommends merging the Akron Health Department and the Summit County Health District, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.

Cardinal Health is laying off a total of 49 workers at its Indianapolis drug distribution center. Meanwhile, Time magazine/CNN report that some are hailing the Dublin, Ohio, company’s new CEO, George Barrett, as the restorer of Cardinal’s vigor.