MetroHealth’s new Glick Center welcomes patients

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Glick Heart, MetroHealth’s latest 11-floor anchor hospital on their primary campus in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood, welcomed sufferers Saturday

“Whereas the Glick Heart is without doubt one of the most trendy, technologically superior inpatient services within the state, it’s the care and compassion that’s being delivered there that can advance our purpose of offering hope, well being, and humanity to our communities,” stated MetroHealth President and CEO Akram Boutros.

The constructing, part of the $946 million transformation of the campus, started development in 2019, and was accomplished on time and beneath price range regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lots of of caregivers and volunteers safely transferred 260 sufferers through the transition, the corporate stated, which took about eight hours to finish.

“MetroHealth workers had been dedicated to making sure this transition was seamless and had the least-possible affect on our sufferers,” Dr. Boutros stated. “They’ve been planning the transfer for months, they usually executed that plan flawlessly.”

Every of the 316 affected person rooms is provided with options to offer intensive care, sleeping areas for relations, and a big flat display monitor for distant communication and displaying affected person care plans.

The constructing additionally contains kitchenettes with microwaves, so homecooked meals will be introduced in and reheated.

JoAnn and Bob Glick, who the constructing is known as in honor of, gave the biggest present in MetroHealth’s 185-year historical past, $42 million in 2020.

The corporate stated over the subsequent few years, the campus will obtain a brand new outpatient facility, together with a middle for most cancers care and a brand new 700-car customer parking storage.

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