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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Rainbow names performance area Trisha O’Brien Pavilion

CLEVELAND – Jeffrey A. Cole and Patricia (Trisha) O’Brien Cole of Palm Beach, Florida have donated $2.325 million to University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. In recognition of this significant gift, UH will name the performance area at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital the Trisha O’Brien Pavilion.
 
Additionally, their gift supports the nationally recognized department of pediatric orthopedics through the Jeffrey and Trisha O’Brien Cole Fund. UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital’s pediatric orthopedics department is renowned for its strong record of developing new therapies, conducting research and putting new techniques into practice.
 
The Trisha O’Brien Pavilion, located at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, is a family-oriented communal gathering space. Utilized for engaged learning, performances and social interactions, the pavilion serves in-patients and out-patients as well as their families. 

Wednesday, November 09, 2016

UH Seidman Cancer Center performs new image-guided prostate biopsy

CLEVELAND – University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center physicians are among the first in the country to offer a promising new screening tool to detect prostate cancer – MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) - guided prostate biopsy.  Using sophisticated MRI imaging, the technology enables physicians to better visualize and biopsy cancerous cells within the prostate.
 
Performed inside the MRI gantry, this technology enables physicians to distinguish tumors from healthy tissue. Using the advanced MRI images, they are able to then perform a targeted prostate biopsy.
 
“The in-gantry MRI guided biopsy has the potential to revolutionize prostate cancer detection,” says Vikas Gulani, MD, PhD, Director of Magnetic Resonance Imaging at UH Cleveland Medical Center. “The MRI reveals the specific characteristics that distinguish between normal and diseased tissue. Visualizing the tumor’s location within the prostate enables physicians to more accurately target and biopsy the lesion.”

Friday, November 04, 2016

New AACI President Gerson aims to integrate cancer treatment advances into the community

CLEVELAND – Stanton L. Gerson, MD, became the new president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes during AACI’s annual meeting in Chicago, held October 23-25.
 
Dr. Gerson is the Asa and Patricia Shiverick- Jane Shiverick (Tripp) Professor of Hematological Oncology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, in Cleveland, OH, founding director of the National Center for Regenerative Medicine, and Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University. He is also director of University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland and a member of the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors.
 
At the annual meeting, co-hosted by the Cancer Center Administrators Forum, Dr. Gerson launched his two-year term with a presentation outlining plans for his presidential initiative, which will address a major objective of the Obama Administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative: Promoting collaborations with researchers, doctors and patients to improve patient outcomes and health care value in the community.

Friday, October 28, 2016

University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center Expansion at UH Geauga Medical Center

CHARDON – University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center at UH Geauga Medical Center will celebrate a groundbreaking on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 5 pm.
 
This new expansion at UH Geauga Medical Center will provide additional space for patients who need infusion therapy services. Scheduled to open in the 3rd quarter of 2017, the future 11,500-square-foot, $4.8 million expansion at the Chardon-based hospital will blend the latest technology with comfortable furnishings and amenities to provide an optimal healing environment for patients and their families.
 
“Offering a wide range of cancer care services is a priority at UH Geauga Medical Center,” said M. Steven Jones, President, UH Geauga Medical Center. “We offer comprehensive services within the community, minimizing the need for long-distance travel. The UH Seidman Cancer Center at UH Geauga Medical Center continues to provide patients with access to the nation’s best experts, advanced treatments and leading-edge technology – all close to home.”    

Friday, October 28, 2016

Ohio Third Frontier awards $500K to University Hospitals Technology Venture Fund

CLEVELAND – University Hospitals has received a $500,000 grant from the Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-up Fund (TVSF), part of the Ohio Third Frontier, to support the UH Technology Venture Fund.  UH will match the grant with an equal amount of money to create a million dollar pool of funds that will in turn support validation projects for technologies or devices which already have achieved proof of concept and have the potential for licensing to Ohio startup companies.
 
“This support from the State of Ohio is very important in helping us move new biomedical devices,  technologies and services that have the potential to improve medical care from the concept phase to the testing and prototyping phases,” said Daniel Simon, MD, President of UH Cleveland Medical Center.  “This grant will help enable us to expedite the process of moving new devices and technologies from the laboratories into the marketplace.” 
 
“These funds will help us with the work needed to make tomorrow’s technologies a reality,” added Stephen Behm, Project Director for the fund.  

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