Case Medical Center

Description

The history of University Hospitals Case Medical Center is linked to the history of Cleveland Founded in 1866 we were nurtured and supported by Clevelands great industrial families of the late 19th and early 20th centuriesthe same families that played key roles in the development of the citys noted civic and cultural institutions including the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Foundation
Among the forwardlooking thinkers in our early history was industrialist Samuel Mather who served as a trustee for an astounding 47 years including 32 years as chairman In 1891 Mather visited the fledgling Johns Hopkins hospital and medical school He returned to Cleveland convinced of the value of an academic medical mission joined with patient care He understood the synergy created in an academic medical center that brings together the power of healing teaching and discovery and he recognized that the future of great medicine lay in the academic medical center model

This vision for University Hospitals led in 1895 to our formal ties with what is now the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine As an affiliate of the medical school we grew to become one of the nations great centers of academic medicine and the regions leading provider of high quality healthcare To the people of Greater Cleveland we came to exemplify hope mercy and humanity

Our singular dedication to medical excellence is summarized in the hospitals mission statement

University Hospitals Case Medical Center is a 947bed tertiary medical center specializing in adultpediatric medical and surgical specialties UH CMC is also the primary affiliate of Case Western Reserve University Together they form the largest center for biomedical research in the State of Ohio

The University Hospitals Case Medical Center houses

The Alfred and Norma Lerner Tower
Samuel Mather Pavilion
Lakeside Hospital for adult medicalsurgical care
Rainbow Babies amp Childrens Hospital
University MacDonald Womens Hospital Ohios only hospital for women
University Hospitals Ireland Cancer Center
University Psychiatric Center Hanna Pavilion

University Hospitals System Vision University Hospitals will be the premier integrated health system by providing access to the highest quality healthcare at a competitive price
Vision Where we are going
We will lead our industry in developing and delivering the next generation of consumerdriven health care
Superior Quality We will pursue breakthrough medical advancements and practices to deliver superior clinical outcomes

Personalized Experience Our care will focus on our patients as individuals We will provide every patient an experience customized to their medical emotional social and spiritual needs

Core Values What we believe in

Excellence We have a continuous thirst for excellence and are always seeking ways to improve the health of those who count on us

Diversity We embrace diversity in people thought experiences and perspectives

Integrity We have a shared commitment to do what is right

Compassion We have genuine concern for those in our community and treat them with respect and empathy

Teamwork We work collaboratively as an integrated team to improve patient care and performance

History

In 1993 University Hospitals developed a new vision a new strategy and a new model for healthcare delivery This new vision called for University Hospitals to better meet the healthcare needs of a significant portion of northeast Ohio through geographic expansion and an increase in the types of services we offer

In the process University Hospitals was transformed from a traditional singlesite academic medical center into broadbased University Hospitals UH

To complement our nationally prominent services in tertiary medicine we added prevention primary care and early screening

To strengthen our clinical capabilities we expanded our established areas of excellence and developed new areas at University Hospitals

To improve access we forged new hospital partnerships developed the regions largest primary care physician network and increased the number and size of costeffective outpatient centers

To enhance care in the communities served by our new partners in University Hospitals we opened satellites of some of our centers of excellence initially for cancer care cardiac care pediatrics and womens health

To make quality care affordable we redesigned the way we deliver much of our care reducing inefficiencies and redundancies

Today University Hospitals is one of the nations leading health care systems providing highquality patientcentered medical care at locations throughout Northeast Ohio

Committed to advanced care and advanced caring University Hospitals offers the regions largest network of primary care physicians outpatient centers and hospitals The System also includes a network of specialty care physicians skilled nursing elder health rehabilitation and home care services managed care and insurance programs occupational health amp wellness and the most comprehensive behavioral health services in the region

The Systems 947bed tertiary medical center University Hospitals is an affiliate of Case Western Reserve University Together they form the largest center for biomedical research in the State of Ohio Included in UH are Rainbow Babies amp Childrens Hospital among the nations best childrens hospitals Ireland Cancer Center northern Ohios only National Cancer Institutedesignated Comprehensive Cancer Center the nations highest designation and MacDonald Womens Hospital Ohios only hospital for women

More than 24000 physicians and employees constitute University Hospitals and its partnership hospitals ranking it Northeast Ohios second largest private sector employer UH performs more than 45 million outpatient procedures and nearly 63000 inpatient discharges annually

University Hospitals goal is to provide comprehensive primary and communitybased carethe kind of healthcare people need mostas well as access to the highest quality specialty care when necessary