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UH Case Medical Center Residents have the
opportunity to rotate through several area hospitals throughout northeastern Ohio, each providing a unique patient population and subspecialty with UH Case Medical Center as the flagship hospital. |
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| UH Case Medical Center is the primary affiliate of the CASE School of
Medicine serving its community and the nation through patient care, research and teaching. Together, CASE/UHC, form Ohio's largest biomedical research center.
The more than 500 full-time faculty members of the medical staff represent over 60 specialties. In conjunction with the over 800 physicians comprising the
clinical faculty, this elite group of physicians have dedicated their practices to providing clinical care and also to conducting innovative research to gain a
better understanding of the disease process. The school's research program, one of the largest in the nation, uses an inter-disciplinary approach, to find new
therapies for such major illnesses as arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, neurologic disease and the problems of the very old, very
young and underprivileged in this country and the developing world. Library facilities are available within the hospital and the department; more extensive
collections are housed within the School of Medicine and at the Allen Memorial Medical library, a half-block from University Hospitals. All resident physicians
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| Within the UHC complex, urology residents spend most of their time at the
Bolwell Out-Patient Clinic, the Samuel Mather Pavilion, the Alfred and Norma Lerner Tower and the Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. The Mather
Pavilion and Lerner Tower, opened in 1995, offers comprehensive medical and surgical care for adolescent and adult patients. Between them these new
facilities offer 21 state-of-the-art operating rooms, preoperative & recovery rooms, 70 intensive care beds located in four intensive care units
(medical, surgical, cardiac and neuroscience). Post medical graduate year (PGY): 3-6 |
| University Hospitals has also formed the University Hospitals Health System, a
system of hospital and physician organizations serving patients at more than 100 locations in 40 Northern Ohio communities. Included is a network of physicians,
outpatient centers and home care; wellness programs, occupational health, skilled nursing, elder health, rehabilitation services home care, managed care
and insurance. |
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| The 250-bed Rainbow and Babies Children
Hospital is the pediatric hospital of UHC and is one of the premier children's hospitals in the nation, offering innovative and cutting edge care to
newborns and children through the age of 19. To inaugurate its second century of service, RBC opened the 200,000 square-foot Leonard and Joan Horvitz Tower in
April 1997. In this state-of-the-art facility, many inpatient services are available at bedside, creating an atmosphere designed to encourage parental
involvement. In 2000, the Prentiss-OR opened with 9 new pediatric surgical suites. The state-of-the-art tower also includes a 17-bed intermediate care unit
with an air-filter system that removes impurities and allows children with compromised immune systems to socialize with others. PGY 3, 6 |
Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
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| The Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is a major teaching hospital of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The medical center staff is
primarily responsible for patient care while the faculty of the School of Medicine is responsible for medical, graduate and resident education and training programs. The house-staff training programs are fully integrated with UH Case Medical Center.
A comprehensive library is easily accessible to residents and students. |
| The Cleveland VAMC operates 463 hospital beds, 185
nursing beds and 137 domiciliary beds. Physical facilities are an inpatient unit in the Wade Park-University Circle area of Cleveland, an inpatient unit in
Brecksville, outpatient clinics in Canton and Youngstown and two Veterans Outreach centers in Cleveland. The facility has services for medicine, surgery,
psychiatry, neurology, rehabilitation medicine and spinal cord injury. A two-story addition to the front of the Wade Park unit was completed in 1989. The
addition provides for the contiguous arrangement of new operating rooms, recovery rooms and surgical intensive care unit. PGY 3, 4, 6 |
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MetroHealth Medical Center |
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| MetroHealth
Medical Center is a nationally recognized multi-specialty medical center. The 742-bed medical center is a leader in emergency and trauma care, surgical
specialties, family health, internal medicine, cancer care, dentistry, women's and children's services, mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and
community health. The urology faculty at MetroHealth and at UHC have a strong affiliation, demonstrated in the residency rotations, publications, educational
programs and research projects. PGY 3, 4, 6 |
UHHS Richmond Heights Hospital Founded in 1961, UHHS Richmond Heights Hospital is a 120 bed, non-profit acute care facility located in a residential area on Cleveland's east side.
UHHS Richmond Heights Hospital offers a complete scope of health care services. Diverse, challenging opportunities are available through the graduate medical education programs.
Being part of the University Hospitals Health System (UHHS) tremendous training opportunities and services are available for medical, surgical and orthopedic patients, including extensive health education and rehabilitation programs. PGY 5 |
Cleveland Clinic Foundation The Cleveland Clinic Foundation is located within one mile of the
CASE/UHC campus. The department of urology at the Cleveland Clinic interacts with that of CASE/UHC in many ways including residency rotations, jointly
sponsored educational programs, conferences and research projects. PGY 3 |
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