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UHC receives $250,000 grant for breast cancer from Komen Foundation
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 (771 reads)

CLEVELAND -- Researchers at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals of Cleveland have received a $250,000 grant from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for the development of a new device to enhance breast cancer radiation treatment.

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Center for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Receives $8 Million from Third Frontier Program to Continue Adult Stem Cell Commercialization Programs
Friday, May 12, 2006 (1388 reads)

CLEVELAND -- The Biomedical Research and Commercialization Program (BRCP) of the State of Ohio Third Frontier Program (TFP) announced May 12, 2006 that Case Western Reserve University (Case) and its partners, University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC), Cleveland Clinic, and Athersys, Inc., will receive $8 million to continue clinical commercialization programs in the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (CSCRM) for the next three years.

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Ellis Island Medal of Honor Awarded to Joseph Calabrese, MD
Tuesday, May 09, 2006 (1595 reads)

Joseph R. Calabrese, MD, a psychiatrist with University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC) and professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been selected as a recipient of the 2006 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

 On the weekend of May 12, Dr. Calabrese will celebrate the honor with other medalists at a reception in New York City. He joins the prestigious ranks of past honorees such as Rosa Parks, Walter Kronkite, Muhammad Ali and Colin Powell.



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Six New Board Members to Help Lead University Hospitals Health System and University Hospitals of Cleveland
Monday, May 08, 2006 (3229 reads)

CLEVELAND -- Thomas F. Zenty III, President and CEO of University Hospitals Health System (UHHS), announced today the appointments of several new members to the Boards of Directors at UHHS and University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC). He noted the six members’ unique backgrounds reflect their business acumen and community involvement -- key traits for ensuring a healthier future for UHHS and Northeast Ohio.

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University Hospitals Plans Major Health Center in Chagrin Highlands
Wednesday, May 03, 2006 (1539 reads)

CLEVELAND -- University Hospitals today unveiled another key component of its Vision 2010 strategy -- the building of a state-of-the-art suburban Center for Health that includes a 200-bed hospital, an ambulatory surgery center, physician offices and community outreach and education capabilities.

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Chambers of Commerce Group Exclusively Endorses University CompCare for Workers' Compensation Managed Care
Monday, May 01, 2006 (1582 reads)

CLEVELAND -- The Northern Ohio Area Chambers of Commerce (NOACC) today announced the exclusive endorsement of University CompCare as its preferred provider of workers’ compensation managed care services.

University CompCare, an affiliate of Cleveland-based University Hospitals Health System, is the only managed care organization (MCO) ever endorsed by NOACC since the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) instituted its managed care program in 1997. NOACC, a regional partnership consisting of more than 120 community-based chambers of commerce in Northern Ohio, exists to help local chambers of commerce deliver competitive and cost-saving benefits and services for their member businesses.



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