Ohio’s Leading Hospitals Develop Synergies Amongst Skilled Workforce

Instead of competing with one another, two of Northeast Ohio’s largest hospitals have decided to join forces. The newly announced collaboration amongst The Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth System connects five high-level departments to best serve Northern Ohio's most severely injured patients. The network – called Northern Ohio Regional Trauma Network, or NORTN – means that badly injured patients who are treated at MetroHealth or the Clinic's four area hospitals will have care that is coordinated among specialists who draw from the expertise at both institutions, underscoring the power of creating synergies amongst Ohio’s skilled workforce.

With the new trauma network, clinicians will share best medical practices and work together to ensure that patients are transported to the hospital that can best care for their particular level of trauma. Behind the scenes, clinicians will share protocols and compare notes and outcomes to improve treatment. Highlighting both the strength and resources of Ohio’s medical care facilities, the collaboration involves a $2.4 million donation over the next two years by The Cleveland Clinic to a foundation earmarked for use by MetroHealth to offset the costs of uncompensated care and support education and research in trauma care.

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