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University Hospitals Case Medical Center’s Alan H. Markowitz, MD, honored as first recipient of the Marcella “Dolly” Haugh Chair in Valvular Surgery
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 (2889 reads)

CLEVELAND – John C. Haugh feels he was given a second chance at life when he was saved by Dr. Alan H. Markowitz, co-chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center (UHCMC). Dr. Markowitz performed a coronary artery bypass graft and a “maze” procedure to help eliminate and cure his atrial fibrillation.

His first magnanimous show of appreciation came in 2006, when Mr. Haugh, the co-founder of ColorMatrix in Berea, gave a leadership gift to launch the UHCMC’s Heart Valve Center and help fund new physician recruitment, research and technology.



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University Hospitals Ranks on U.S. News & World Report Lists
Friday, July 11, 2008 (1971 reads)

CLEVELAND – University Hospitals Case Medical Center is ranked among the top hospitals in the country in five specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s latest hospital rankings. The hospital joins an elite group of 170 hospitals out of nearly 6,000 hospitals nationwide to be named to the magazine’s annual “America’s Best Hospitals” edition.

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Jane & Lee Seidman Join Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Fight Against Childhood Cancer
Thursday, July 10, 2008 (2051 reads)

CLEVELAND – Cleveland philanthropists Jane and Lee Seidman are not willing to accept the fact that cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in children. With a $1 million gift to University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, they are doing something about it: establishing the Jane and Lee Seidman Chair in Pediatric Cancer Innovation. The gift is made in honor of John J. Letterio, MD, chief of pediatric hematology/oncology at Rainbow, who will be the inaugural chair holder. The Rainbow Babies & Children’s Foundation will acknowledge the Seidman’s generosity with a $500,000 match.

The Seidmans are not new faces at UH—both were born at MacDonald Women’s Hospital, and Lee’s company, The Motorcars Group, has been a strong supporter of Rainbow through the Children’s Miracle Network. Now, the Seidmans want to help the children of Greater Cleveland, providing them with the best treatments close to home and family.



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Saint Luke’s Foundation Awards $916,000 to University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Monday, July 07, 2008 (1518 reads)

CLEVELAND – Today, the Saint Luke’s Foundation announces a $916,000, 10-year “transformational” grant to the University Hospitals Case Medical Center’s (UHCMC) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery to create the Timothy L. Stephens, Jr., MD, Orthopaedic Fellowship. This unique fellowship program is designed to increase the number of African-American, Latino and Native American medical students pursuing careers in orthopaedic medicine.

The fellowship grant, the Saint Luke’s Foundation’s eighth transformational initiative, will be formally announced today at 10 a.m. at the University Hospitals Otis Moss, Jr. Health Center, 8819 Quincy Avenue in Cleveland.



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Safe Kids Greater Cleveland and Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Offer Fourth of July Safety Tips
Thursday, July 03, 2008 (1425 reads)

In 2006, more than 2000 children ages 14 and under were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for injuries involving fireworks during the fireworks season, which runs from the middle of June until the middle of July. Children ages 10 to 14 have the highest rate of injury from fireworks.

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Iris S. Wolstein Gift Endows Physical Fitness Program for Cancer Patients at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 (1813 reads)

CLEVELAND – Cleveland philanthropist Iris S. Wolstein has donated $1 million to Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center to endow a physical fitness program for children with cancer. It is the largest gift the hospital has ever received to address physical fitness in chronically ill children.

In recognition of Mrs. Wolstein’s gift, the new physical fitness program will be named, “Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein’s Kids Kicking Cancer.” The gift allows Rainbow, in partnership with the Ireland Cancer Center, to offer a quarterly series of athletic skills clinics for children on and off treatment for cancer. In addition, Kids Kicking Cancer will offer programs to encourage physical activity and fitness at home year-round, as well as athletic conditioning by Rainbow’s pediatric sports medicine experts. Kids Kicking Cancer is one of many programs offered by Rainbow’s Center for Survivors of Childhood Cancer.



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Laurie Delgado Appointed President of UH Richmond Medical Center
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 (1840 reads)

CLEVELAND – Laurie Delgado has been appointed President of University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center (UHRMC), effective July 7, 2008. In this role, Ms. Delgado will have full responsibility for all clinical programs and services provided by UHRMC.

Ms. Delgado will continue to work with the UHRMC leadership team to complete extensive renovation projects at the hospital, including the medical/surgical unit and the emergency department.



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