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A night in an ER gives a health reporter a glimpse into how increasing gun violence is impacting first responders, and how reporters are susceptible to secondary trauma too.
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A Cuyahoga County judge has dismissed claims of retaliation and intimidation filed in a lawsuit against MetroHealth by its former leader Dr. Akram Boutros.
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Hospital safety suffered during the pandemic as infection rates rose at many hospitals, including some in Northeast Ohio.
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Researchers used AI to identify who was a likely no-show for their doctor's appointments and schedulers called them directly ahead of time. More people showed up, a new study from MetroHealth and CWRU shows
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The MetroHealth System has suspended the extra bonus program at the center of a scandal that has rocked the county’s safety net hospital and resulted in the firing of its former CEO. The current CEO also assured the Cuyahoga County Council that taxpayer money is being spent properly.
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MetroHealth has released the findings of a third-party audit of its finances in the wake of the bonus scandal that has rocked Cuyahoga County's safety-net hospital since its CEO was fired in November.
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MetroHealth’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Craig Richmond has resigned, the hospital system confirmed Wednesday. A hospital spokesperson did not say whether Richmond's departure was related to the bonus scandal that has rocked Cuyahoga County's safety net hospital since November.
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The MetroHealth System board responded in court Friday to a lawsuit filed by the hospital system’s former CEO Dr. Akram Boutros that asserts he was improperly fired after the hospital board falsely accused him of awarding himself unauthorized bonuses.
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With just over a month before he was to step down, Boutros was fired for improperly approving supplemental bonuses for himself, according to the MetroHealth board. Boutros' lawyer says the firing is one in a series of retaliatory actions the board has taken against him.
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Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and MetroHealth will begin adjusting the scheduling of non-urgent surgeries as all three hospitals are experiencing a sharp influx of COVID-19 patients, according to a joint statement issued by the hospital systems Friday. The change will free up resources for patients experiencing an emergency or life-threatening illness and help the hospitals manage staffing demands, said Dr. Robert Wyllie, chief of medical operations at Cleveland Clinic.