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University Hospitals, Case School of Medicine Reach Historic Primary Affiliation Agreement and Create The Case Medical Center
Saturday, April 29, 2006 (1282 reads)

CLEVELAND - University Hospitals Cleveland (UHC) and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (CSM) have reached the most comprehensive agreement in their century-long relationship. This new agreement-approved today by the Boards of Case, University Hospitals Health System and UHC-defines a primary affiliation between our institutions and unites the academic, research and clinical aspects of the affiliation under one shared medical campus, to be called the Case Medical Center.

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Wellpoint Announces Acquisition of Cleveland-Based Qualchoice Health Plan's Medical Business
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 (2918 reads)

CLEVELAND -- WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) today announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle to acquire the Medicaid plan from QualChoice Health Plan, Inc. (QualChoice), an Ohio-based managed care organization.  QualChoice has built a strong reputation for delivering superior customer service while offering an extensive physician and hospital network for its members.

Pending Ohio Department of Insurance approval, QualChoice will also endorse Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield as the insurer of choice for business customers of QualChoice’s commercial insurance plans and individual policies. QualChoice will continue to serve these members through the end of 2006 - at which time QualChoice expects to cease providing insurance coverage.



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Key Grants $1.5 Million to UHHS
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 (1490 reads)

CLEVELAND --  KeyCorp Chairman and CEO Henry L. Meyer III today presented a $1.5 million Key Foundation grant to University Hospitals Health System (UHHS). The largest corporate gift ever to UHHS, the grant underwrites a major new diversity initiative and provides funding for construction of a new cancer hospital as part of Vision 2010, the most ambitious strategic plan in UHHS history.

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University Hospital Achieves Exclusive Nursing Magnet Designation
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 (1629 reads)

CLEVELAND -- University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC) has earned the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) prestigious Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Services.  ANCC, the nation’s leading nursing credentialing organization, recognizes only 180 institutions nationwide.

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University Hospitals MedEvac Relocated Helicopter Base to Geauga County
Monday, April 17, 2006 (1996 reads)

CLEVELAND -- The University Hospitals MedEvac Helicopter Program will make Geauga County’s Middlefield Airport its new home of operation. The move is expected to reduce response time for patient transports, which occur primarily to the east of Cleveland. A second MedEvac helicopter is already stationed in Lorain County.

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