Network Plan Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195 FCC Healthcare Connect Fund
Network Plan Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195 FCC Healthcare Connect Fund 1. Background, Goals and Objectives of the proposed network Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit, multi-specialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. It was founded in 1921 by four well known physicians in the Cleveland area who had a goal to provide outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. From this, Cleveland Clinic has become one of the largest and most respected hospitals in the country. Cleveland Clinic has over 200 facilities, mostly located in Northeast Ohio, as well as other key facilities around the country and world. Today, with more than 1,400 beds on Cleveland Clinic main campus and 4,400 beds system-wide, Cleveland Clinic is one of the largest and most respected hospitals in the country. Its main campus consists of 41 buildings on 160 acres near University Circle, in Fairfax, Cleveland. Cleveland Clinic operates 18 family health and ambulatory surgery centers in surrounding communities, a multispecialty hospital and family health center in Weston, Florida, an outpatient clinic in Toronto, Ontario. A location in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates— Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi—was opened in 2015. In August 2015, the Akron General Health System in Akron, Ohio joined the Cleveland Clinic system. Akron General includes Akron General Hospital, Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates, Hospice of VNS, Lodi Community Hospital, Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute, and three health and wellness centers. In May 2017 Cleveland Clinic reached an agreement to acquire 150- bed Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio.
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