Top-of-the-line hospitals on the earth, the Cleveland Clinic has seen prices rise because of the pandemic and labor shortages. The medical middle — Higher Cleveland’s largest employer — launched monetary stories for the primary half of the 12 months this week.

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• 🧡 A terminally in poor health teen from Nordonia Excessive acquired to fulfill his Browns heroes.
• A aircraft crashed close to a Mayfield Heights faculty Tuesday.
• What number of big goldfish are in Lake Erie? 🎣 It is a freshwater thriller.

And brash Baker Mayfield’s potty mouth hasn’t cleaned itself up down there in Carolina. 😮

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Prices Are Up, Working Revenue Down At The Cleveland Clinic

1) Prices have risen for the Cleveland Clinic, which spent $3.8 billion on pay and advantages for staff within the first six months of the 12 months — a rise of $600 million over the identical interval final 12 months. The Clinic additionally spent extra on medication, companies and provides. And whereas affected person income additionally elevated, from $5.3 billion to $5.5 billion within the first half of the 12 months, internet working earnings has dropped by greater than $600 million to $91.4 million. With greater than 32,000 whole workers, the Cleveland Clinic is by far the No. 1 employer within the metropolis.

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2) Joe Simmons, a Nordonia Excessive College senior with a terminal sickness, was invited to fulfill a number of Cleveland Browns, together with Deshaun Watson, Denzel Ward, Nick Chubb and Myles Garrett. Dan Tabak was making an attempt to get a signed Browns jersey for his brother-in-law, Joe, who’s 17. As a substitute, Watson hooked Simmons up with a go to. “The complete Browns group, they gave Joe and our household a full blown expertise that Joe will always remember,” Tabak mentioned. “Muscle Dystrophy Consciousness month is in September. Joe and our household ask everybody to please contemplate making a donation to the MDA or filling the boots at native fireplace stations across the space and assist shed some gentle on Friedreich’s Ataxia, Joe’s illness, and the various different neuromuscular ailments on the market that have an effect on children, people and their households worldwide.”

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3) A small airplane crashed Tuesday on the soccer subject of Mayfield Center College in Mayfield Heights. The crash occurred about 11 a.m. The aircraft’s three occupants have been taken to a hospital to obtain remedy for accidents not believed to be life-threatening. The pilot was making an attempt an emergency touchdown after a mechanical malfunction.

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4) A foot-long goldfish was pulled out of Lake Erie this month in Fairport Harbor. The Ohio Division of Wildlife posted a photograph of the enormous goldfish on its Fb web page. The company warned individuals to not launch pet goldfish into the lake and different our bodies of water. The fish can develop to very large sizes and eat the eggs of native species. They will even breed with native carp! In the meantime, sewage was launched into Lake Erie at Edgewater Seaside after this weeks’ heavy rains. There’s a danger of excessive e.coli ranges. Officers might be testing the water.

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5) Baker Mayfield hasn’t misplaced any of his brash swagger down in Charlotte. Waiting for the Week 1 Browns-Panthers matchup in his new residence stadium, Mayfield enthusiastically advised a reporter Tuesday: “I will (eff) them up.” Mayfield’s remark got here in response to the reporter telling him to “go kick some ass.” Mayfield’s at all times been one thing to observe in revenge video games. Let’s have a look at what Myles Garrett and Jadeveon Clowney say about this on the sphere some Sept. 11.

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5 Extra Tales You Want To See At present

• Breast milk donation middle opens on Cleveland’s west facet (Cleveland 19 Information)
• SkunkFest, a gathering for house owners of pet skunks, returns to North Ridgeville on Sept. 10 (Fox 8 Information)
• Busta Rhymes added to much-anticipated hip hop live performance, with Wu Tang Clan and Nas, on Sept. 7 at Blossom Music Middle (Cleveland.com)
• Greek Pageant returns to Kamm’s Corners this weekend (Cleveland.com)
• Alaska Airways provides second every day flight from Cleveland Hopkins Airport to Seattle, beginning subsequent spring (Cleveland.com)

Cleveland Chatter

• Avon shelter’s spunky senior: “Meet Bella! Bella is searching for a foster or furever residence! Bella is a candy senior pittie who nonetheless has spunk! She’s absolutely vetted and home & crate-trained. Miss Bella is nice with cats (and chickens!) however would favor to be the one pup.” (FIDO’s Companion Rescue Inc. by way of Fb)

• Cleveland APL cannot say why they should discover this couple: “We want your assist. We’re searching for this couple. If you recognize who they’re, how we will get in contact with them, or the place we will discover them, please tell us. When you’ve got any info which may assist us find them, please name 216-771-4616 x 0.” (Cleveland Animal Protecting League by way of Fb)
• O.J. Howard to the Browns? “The Cleveland Browns are INTERESTED in including the previous first-round choose 👀” (Heavy on Browns by way of Fb)
• Welcome to high school: “Introducing the category of 2026! ☀️🧡 We formally welcomed all incoming college students to CIA at Convocation final week throughout orientation! We’re so glad to have you ever all on campus and stay up for witnessing your creativity soar! 💫” (Cleveland Institute of Artwork by way of Fb)

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