Cleveland Clinic

Georgia is the latest state to enact a law that allows hospitals to create independent police forces. Critics worry the law enforcement focus could have unintended consequences.

The hospital attributed the losses to healthcare services that were put on hold during the pandemic, labor shortages, wages and inflation that affected costs.

Carl Allamby, a former East Cleveland car mechanic who made national news when he graduated from medical school at age 47, will complete his medical residency at the Cleveland Clinic’s Akron General Hospital this weekend.

The hospital system is budgeting its blood supply to be sure it can accommodate all patients, even if that means there are some delays.

Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said COVID case numbers and hospitalizations are down but there’s still a big threat to public safety when you consider where the state stands right now.

Hundreds of Cleveland Clinic employees across the country have been placed on unpaid leave for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. Officials did not say how long those placed on leave would have to change their minds and get the shot before being officially fired.

Members of the U.S. Air Force medical team including nurses, doctors and respiratory specialists have arrived at the Cleveland Clinic to help shore up the health system that has been battered by the recent surge in COIVD-19 cases fueled by the omicron variant.

The Cleveland Clinic has launched the largest ever clinical study to better understand why millions of people – about one in every six -- around the globe suffer from neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke or epilepsy.

The White House announced 1,000 military medical personnel will go to Ohio and five other states in the coming days. Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said some of them will be providing additional medical staff for the Cleveland Clinic.

This announcement comes on the day that marks the highest daily case count in Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic.