MetroHealth
Encyclopedia
The MetroHealth System is a non-profit
, county operated, health care system located in Cleveland, Ohio
. Founded in 1837 as City Hospital, The MetroHealth system is the safety net
hospital for the residents of the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County
. It is one of the three major health care systems in Cleveland, Ohio along with the Cleveland Clinic
and University Hospitals of Cleveland
.
MetroHealth or in 1972 was referred as Cleveland Metro General Hospital built a new Medical Center on its Scranton Avenue location. The current building is 2 circular towers connected with a central core, which was renovated in 1995. When the newer building was built, Metro used color codes and lines to get people where they needed to go. In 1982, Metro Hospital established its Metro Life Flight air ambulance
service. Metro Life Flight has done almost 50,000 air medical missions without any emergency. This air ambulance service is internationally known has trained crews from Poland to Japan. They use the EC-145 for their air ambulance service, also a Lear Jet is modified for transferring patients from world destinations.
In 1985, Dr. Richard Fratianne, established Metro's burn unit to help burn victims recover from their trauma. Metro is a Level I trauma center for Northeast Ohio. Many burn and trauma victims are transferred to Metro for this kind of treatment.
In the 1990s Metrohealth expanded its Scranton Main Campus with new Medical offices, parking areas, and renovated its tower complex.
In 2008, there was a corruption scandal which plagued MetroHealth's stellar reputation.
MetroHealth has Clinics in:
MetroHealth Helicopter Bases:
Non-profit hospital
A non-profit hospital, or not-for-profit hospital, is a hospital which is organized as a non-profit corporation. Based on their charitable purpose and most often affiliated with a religious denomination they are a traditional means of delivering medical care in the United States...
, county operated, health care system located in Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Founded in 1837 as City Hospital, The MetroHealth system is the safety net
Social safety net
Social safety nets, or "socioeconomic safety nets", are non-contributory transfer programs seeking to prevent the poor or those vulnerable to shocks and poverty from falling below a certain poverty level. Safety net programs can be provided by the public sector or by the private sector...
hospital for the residents of the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...
. It is one of the three major health care systems in Cleveland, Ohio along with the Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
The Cleveland Clinic is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Cleveland Clinic is currently regarded as one of the top 4 hospitals in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report...
and University Hospitals of Cleveland
University Hospitals of Cleveland
University Hospitals is a major not-for-profit medical center in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Case Medical Center is the primary affiliate hospital of Case Western Reserve University - a relationship that was first established in 1896...
.
MetroHealth or in 1972 was referred as Cleveland Metro General Hospital built a new Medical Center on its Scranton Avenue location. The current building is 2 circular towers connected with a central core, which was renovated in 1995. When the newer building was built, Metro used color codes and lines to get people where they needed to go. In 1982, Metro Hospital established its Metro Life Flight air ambulance
Air ambulance
An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport....
service. Metro Life Flight has done almost 50,000 air medical missions without any emergency. This air ambulance service is internationally known has trained crews from Poland to Japan. They use the EC-145 for their air ambulance service, also a Lear Jet is modified for transferring patients from world destinations.
In 1985, Dr. Richard Fratianne, established Metro's burn unit to help burn victims recover from their trauma. Metro is a Level I trauma center for Northeast Ohio. Many burn and trauma victims are transferred to Metro for this kind of treatment.
In the 1990s Metrohealth expanded its Scranton Main Campus with new Medical offices, parking areas, and renovated its tower complex.
In 2008, there was a corruption scandal which plagued MetroHealth's stellar reputation.
MetroHealth has Clinics in:
- Asia Plaza, Cleveland's ChinatownChinatownA Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of overseas Chinese people, although it is often generalized to include various Southeast Asian people. Chinatowns exist throughout the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. Binondo's Chinatown located in Manila,...
district - Broadway, Cleveland's Slavic VillageSlavic VillageSouth Broadway is a neighborhood on the southeast side of Cleveland, Ohio. One of the city's oldest neighborhoods, much of the area has historically served as home to Cleveland's original Czech and Polish immigrants...
district - Traveller Clinc West 150th Street, this where travellers get shots before they travel.
MetroHealth Helicopter Bases:
- Geauga County
- Lorain County
- Stark County
- Burke Lakefront Airport