Patients with CF are evaluated and treated at The LeRoy W. Matthews Cystic Fibrosis Center, located at Rainbow.

The CF Care Center is under the direction of Michael W. Konstan, M.D. The Center has two components, a Pediatric Program headed by Dr. Konstan, and an Adult Program headed by Steven Strausbaugh, M.D. Ten pediatric and adult pulmonologists participate as Center physicians in the direct care of CF patients. Additional CF Team members include nurses, respiratory therapists, dietitians, and a social worker, all of whom have considerable expertise in the care of CF patients.

Fully accredited with the highest possible rating by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the CF Care Center provides diagnostic services for infants identified through the Ohio Newborn Screening program as possibly having CF, and for older children and adults with symptoms suggestive of CF.

A comprehensive treatment program has proven quite successful; Rainbow patients are among the longest living in the U.S. Most patients are seen on an on-going basis for evaluation and treatment, but one-time consultations are also available.

The Center is the largest in Ohio, and draws patients from many neighboring states due to its successful programs in the diagnosis and treatment of the many complications of CF. The Center is the only facility in Ohio and one of only several in the nation to offer nasal potential difference (NPD) testing as a clinical diagnostic aid for the difficult to diagnose patient.