Health + Medical Industry Facts for Successful Conventions and Meetings in Cleveland

• Health + Medical
• Cleveland's Hospital Community
• Cleveland-Based Associations
• Successful Cleveland Meetings

Health + Medical Industry

Cleveland is recognized worldwide for quality healthcare and cutting-edge medical technology. An extraordinary concentration of institutions, agencies and individuals has gained international recognition for Cleveland through significant contributions to medical technology and education.

Greater Cleveland is one of the world's leading medical centers with 21 hospitals, many of which are enriched by their connection to area medical schools. Health and medicine, with nearly 145,000 professionals and associated personnel, is one of the most dynamic segments of the Cleveland economy.

Cleveland's Hospital Community

Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation

• Provides comprehensive pediatric, medical and rehabilitative serves for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

• Ranked by U.S. News & World Report 2006 one of the nation's top 3 hospitals in its Annual "America's Best Hospitals" Survey
• Multi-specialty academic medical center providing state-of-the-art care for almost 2 million outpatient visits and 49,000 hospital admissions from the United States and more than 80 countries.
• Distinctive for its integration of clinical and hospital care with research and education.
• Ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2004 as fourth overall across country.
• The Cleveland Clinic Heart Center is the recognized world leader in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease
• In 2006, ranked first in cardiac care for the 12th year in a row by U.S. News & World Report.
• Top 16 rankings in treatment of digestive disorders; ear, nose and throat; geriatrics; hormonal disorders; kidney disease; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedics; respiratory disorders; rheumatology and urology.
• The Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center is one of six U.S. centers collaborating in a national colorectal cancer registry, funded by a four-year, $10 million National Institute for Health grant.
• Ohio hospital ranked most often in the annual Top 100 Hospitals rating issued by the prestigious HCIA-Sachs Institute.
• Plans include the creation of a new $400 million[1] home for its award-winning Heart Center.

The Cleveland Clinic Health System

• Made up of 12 Northeast Ohio medical providers, including ten merged members: Cleveland Clinic, Euclid, Fairview, Hillcrest, Huron, Lakewood, Lutheran, Marymount and South Pointe hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation. Non-merged members are the Ashtabula County Medical Center, the Summa Health System, Grace Hospital, and the Hospital for Orthopedic &Specialty Services.

MetroHealth Medical Center - The MetroHealth System

• The MetroHealth System encompasses more than 20 sites throughout Greater Cleveland.
• MetroHealth Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient general and tertiary health-care services.
• A major teaching hospital of Case Western Reserve University
  Nationally recognized for its advanced techniques in treating complex medical problems.
• Operates one of the most sophisticated prenatal units in the world. Ranks among the nation's top providers of high-risk obstetrical and newborn care.
• Named by the Association of Air Medical Services as the hospital with the best life flight programs.
• Operated one of the top burn units in the area. Affiliated with the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

University Hospitals Health System (UHHS)

• A network of hospitals, outpatient center and physicians serving patients at more than 150 locations in more than 55 northern Ohio communities.
• In addition to the 12 hospitals affiliated with UHHS, there are two major outpatient centers in Westlake and Chagrin Highlands, an insurance company (QualChoice), University Mednet and University Primary Care Physicians.

University Hospitals of Cleveland

• This tertiary-care hospital for University Hospitals Health System and academic medical center is the largest center for medical research in Ohio and primary teaching affiliate of Case Western Reserve University.
• Features the Ireland Cancer Center, MacDonald Women's Hospital, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Lerner Tower, Mather Pavilion and Lakeside Hospital for adult medical/surgical care and University Psychiatric Center at Hanna Pavilion.
• World leader in medical research through direct application.
• Ireland Cancer Center was named a "Comprehensive Cancer Center," one of only 35 centers nationally and the only cancer center in Northeast Ohio to receive this designation.
• Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital is one of the nation's most renowned pediatric medical centers. It's the largest and only hospital dedicated solely to the care of children. Ranked #6 in the nation in 2000 by U.S. News & World Report, recently climbed to #4 while remaining the #1 children's hospital in the entire nation.
• Additional top 50 rankings in treatment of cancer, digestive disorders, geriatrics, orthopedics, respiratory disorders and rheumatology.
• First in America to perform hip replacement surgery with advanced new materials expected to outlast and outperform current joint replacement devices.
• The first hospital in Ohio and second in the United States to implant an atrial defibrillator.
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is one of only 12 facilities in the U.S. designated a National Institute of Child Health & Development-sponsored research center.
• Recently unveiled a $1 billion plan to expand throughout Northeast Ohio. The strategic plan includes a new 200-bed, freestanding cancer hospital; renovation and expansion of the Adult Emergency Department at University Hospitals of Cleveland; construction of Ambulatory Medical Centers in Twinsburg and Aurora; and the opening a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital.[2]

Cleveland-Based Associations

• Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Great Lakes Society of Pediatric Psychology
• Greater Cleveland Dental Society
• Great Cleveland Nurses Association
• International Anesthesia Research Society
• Ohio Optometric Association
• Ohio Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
• North American Menopause Society
• The Society for Investigative Dermatology
• Visiting Nurse Association-Cleveland Chapter

Successful Cleveland Meetings

• Coloplast
• Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium
• Pride Institute
• Society of Clinical Research
• Vision Therapy Consultants
• Ohio Academy of Family Physicians
• Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services
• American Academy of Head, Facial & Neck Pain
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• American Academy of Osteopathy American Board of Nursing Specialties
• American College of Healthcare Executives
• American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
• American Society of Hematology
  
  
• 2006 World Congress of Endourology - InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center
  • Assistance provided by the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland
    
    
• Ohio Optometric Association's 2005 East West Eye Conference - Cleveland Convention Center
  • Assistance provided by the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland
    
    
• Cleveland Clinic - A National Dialogue on Biomedical Conflicts of Interest and Innovation Management 
  • Topics of the conference include:
    • Research, Innovation and Safety: Doing the Right Thing
    • Guiding Principles: Where are We Headed?
    • Applications in the Real World: Defining Boundaries and Managing Innovation
    • Conflicts, Compliance and Enforcement: Government Priorities and Initiatives
    • Guidelines and Performance: Creating a Culture of Ethics
  • There will be various speakers from Universities/Organizations across the country including Harvard, Georgetown, Stanford, Department of Justice, NEJM, and Eli Lilly
    
    
• 26th Politzer Society Meeting - International Society for Otologic Surgery
  •  A three-day conference will be held at the InterContinental Hotel and MBNA Conference Center in October 2007.
    
    
•  Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit
  • For the third year in a row, the Cleveland Clinic was the site of an unprecedented, international gathering of decision makers from throughout the health care sector. The 2005 Medical Innovation Summit: Bench to Bedside and Back convened CEOs from industry, providers, government and venture investors.

[2] Cleveland Crain's Jan. 18th 2006

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