University Hospitals’ cancer hospital building project receives $2.75 million gift; Schneider family donation will fund healing garden
Monday, January 22, 2007 (1423 reads)
CLEVELAND – The future free-standing cancer hospital at University Hospitals Case Medical Center will offer patients not only advanced cancer care but a beautiful, life-affirming healing garden. Funded by a generous $2.75 million gift from the Schneider family, the healing garden will help patients and their families cope with the challenges of cancer treatment.
Robert and Cindy Schneider are making the donation in memory of Robert’s parents, Albert and Mary Schneider, who both died of cancer. “Cancer has touched our lives in a significant way and we wanted to fund these healing gardens for University Hospitals’ new cancer hospital to help patients cope with the rigors of treatment,” says Robert Schneider, former owner and CEO of Patio Enclosures, Inc. “I have always had a strong interest in gardening – as did Bob’s mother, and I believe in the positive, therapeutic impact that gardening can have on a person,” says Cindy, “so we are very excited to designate this gift for such a wonderful component of the new cancer hospital.” Cindy Schneider is a cancer survivor and both Robert and Cindy are members of the University Hospitals Ireland Cancer Center’s National Cancer Leadership Council. This Council is comprised of volunteer leaders – both locally and nationally – who serve as advocates for the Ireland Cancer Center.
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Town Hall Meeting to Highlight Critical Need for Children’s Health Coverage
Tuesday, January 09, 2007 (637 reads)
CLEVELAND – On Thursday, January 11, 2007, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital at University Hospitals Case Medical Center will host a Town Hall Meeting, as part of a national series of Town Hall Meetings to be held on the same day, addressing the issue of health coverage for children and the pending Congressional decision about whether to reauthorize the successful State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
Rainbow is hosting the Town Hall Meeting in partnership with Akron Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Columbus Children’s Hospital, The Center for Community Solutions, Dayton Children’s, Ohio Children’s Hospital Association, Toledo Children’s Hospital, and Voices for Ohio’s Children.
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UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Receives $1.5 million for Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer
Tuesday, January 09, 2007 (919 reads)
CLEVELAND – Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, in partnership with Ireland Cancer Center, at University Hospitals Case Medical Center is starting off the new year with a special focus on teen and young adult cancer thanks to a $1.5 million gift from Char and Chuck Fowler in memory of their daughter, Angie, whom they lost to melanoma when she was 14, 25 years ago.
The gift funds the first endowed chair in the United States for adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer, and the Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult Treatment Suite in the new cancer outpatient space being built at Rainbow.
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Rainbow Babies & Children’s Makes Top 10 List – Again; Child Magazine Survey Ranks Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in America
Thursday, January 04, 2007 (898 reads)
CLEVELAND – Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital at University Hospitals Case Medical Center has once again ranked among the top ten children’s hospitals in the country, according to Child magazine editors and a Medical Advisory Board consisting of leading pediatric experts.
Child conducted a detailed, data-driven survey, consisting of 247 questions examining vital medical information including survival rates, the number of complex procedures and intricate surgeries performed, volume of research studies, efforts to reduce medical errors, and the quality and training of the doctors and nurses – as well as child-friendliness, support for families and community involvement. The survey was sent to 116 full members of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions. Seventy-six hospitals completed the survey.
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University Hospitals Recruits Prominent Physician Informatics Expert; New Chief Medical Information Officer Will Implement Electronic Health Record
Thursday, January 04, 2007 (1291 reads)
CLEVELAND – University Hospitals has recruited a top physician informatics expert with experience in implementing electronic health records to serve in the new position of Chief Medical Information Officer. In her role, Holly Miller, M.D., M.B.A., will oversee the strategy and implementation of the $88 million dollar system that will place UH at the forefront of electronic medical record management.
During her 20 years as a physician and administrator, Miller served since 2005 as the managing director of eCleveland Clinic, responsible for Cleveland Clinic’s MyChart (personal electronic health record), MyMonitoring, and VirtualVisit projects. Among her achievements were implementation and dissemination of the electronic system across the Clinic’s main campus, family health centers, and Florida facility. She joined the Clinic in 1999 as director of the clinical internet systems.
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University Hospitals Recruits New Chief Nursing Officer
Thursday, January 04, 2007 (1512 reads)
CLEVELAND – University Hospitals Case Medical Center has appointed Catherine S. Koppelman as Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). In this role, she will develop, implement and evaluate nursing standards, practice, nursing education and research in all settings where nursing care is provided. Koppelman will work in collaboration with Chief Medical Officer Nathan Levitan, M.D., to manage the Office of Patient Care, Nursing, and Medical Outcomes. She will provide leadership for nursing and nursing resources, as well as social services. Together with Dr. Levitan, she will focus on bed control/utilization, case management, clinical risk management, bioethics, infection-control and quality outcomes.
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