Healthcare experts and MetroHealth CEO Dr. Christine Alexander-Rager say Cleveland Clinic's plan lacks demonstrated community need and could reduce patient volumes at existing centers.

MetroHealth's CEO strongly opposed Cleveland Clinic's plan to open a Level 1 trauma center, saying the proposal would harm the community during her annual address Thursday.

Rager, MD, is calling on Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, to reconsider the system’s plan to pursue level 1 trauma center designation at its main campus. In a Feb. 2 letter ...

Cleveland Clinic is pursuing level 1 trauma center status at its main campus as regional demand for trauma services increases. Level 1 trauma centers provide the highest level of trauma care, ...

Trauma center: Cleveland Clinic plans to establish a Level I trauma center at its main campus, facing criticism from MetroHealth, which argues Cleveland cannot sustain three such centers. Julie ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Clinic announced plans Thursday to establish a Level I trauma center at its main campus in Cleveland, a shake-up that could have ripple effects across Northeast Ohio’s ...