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technology, patient services, and the balance of nurses and patients, except in four specialties − ophthalmology, psychiatry, rehabilitation and rheumatology − in which hospitals were ranked on reputation alone. Cleveland Clinic Florida Approved for Transplant Programs at Weston Facility In August the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) in Florida approved Cleveland Clinic Florida’s applications for heart, liver and kidney transplant services. Cleveland Clinic Florida saw the need to create transplant programs to treat a growing number of patients who now must seek transplant services outside of South Florida. Research showed that about 15 percent of patients have to travel out of the area for liver transplants, 23 percent for kidney transplants and 33 percent for heart transplants. Cleveland Clinic Florida has the clinical areas of expertise to support a comprehensive transplant program, employing more than 215 physicians in 35 medical specialties, including highly experienced transplant surgeons who will be able to provide patients with excellent pre- and posttransplant care. “Cleveland Clinic is a recognized pioneer in the field of organ transplantation,” said John Fung, MD, PhD, Chairman of the Digestive Disease Institute and Director of the Transplant Center at Cleveland Clinic Ohio. “Our patient outcomes and survival rates have been at or above national standards. We will work closely with our nationally recognized colleagues in Florida to implement this model of success for providing high-quality, value-based transplant services.”
Avon Health Center Opens Emergency Department Sept. 5 The Richard E. Jacobs Health Center in Avon opened a 24-hour Emergency Department on Sept. 5. Board-certified, emergency medicine physicians and nurses are available around-theclock to provide comprehensive state-of-the-art care to adults and children. Patients will have private treatment rooms and access to complete Cleveland Clinic lab and radiology services, primary and specialty care, and surgical services. Transport services by ambulance or helicopter are available if necessary for hospital admissions. Other services that are available at the 190,000-square-foot center include a fullscale imaging center, an infusion suite for chemotherapy and an on-site retail optometry and pharmacy. The facility also offers a large physical-therapy area with two pools for aquatic therapy.
Medical Editor – Pauline Kwok, MD (TRS’95, DR’00, ABI’01) Cleveland Clinic Alumni Specialty Director, Radiology kwokp@ccf.org
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