Company Profile
Cleveland Clinic
Company Overview
Ninety years ago, four Cleveland physicians had a great idea for reducing healthcare costs. They planned a not-for-profit group practice where physicians from many specialties would collaborate for the more efficient practice of medicine. They established Cleveland Clinic as a not-for-profit group practice with a mission of patient care, research and education. Their great idea is still growing strong. Cleveland Clinic has grown through the years by remaining faithful to its founder's vision and unique model of medicine.
Cleveland Clinic currently has the highest CMS case-mix index in America, meaning that it sees more of the most complex cases than comparable centers nationwide. Cleveland Clinic has a main campus, eight community hospitals, 18 family health centers, and facilities in Florida, Nevada, Toronto and Abu Dhabi. Our locations are linked by health information technology and critical care transport, getting patient to the right facility, at the right time, for the right care. Our integrated structure enables us to control costs, measure and improve quality, and provide access to high quality healthcare services across a broad regional system.
Cleveland Clinic is organized into patient-centered institutes based around single diseases or organ systems. Each institute combines medical and surgical services at the same location under the same leadership to improve patient care and experience. Each institute is required to establish benchmarks and measure and improve quality. Institutes are also required to publish annual outcomes guides showing volumes, results, innovations, publications and other information relevant to patients and referring physicians.
A pioneer in the implementation of health information technology, Cleveland Clinic integrates its system with an extensive electronic medical records system. This system includes participating community physicians and patients, who are able to access test results and portions of their medical record at home via the internet.
Company History
From the first day it opened its doors in 1921, Cleveland Clinic has been providing the best patient care in an environment that fosters research, education and collaboration.
Cleveland Clinic was founded by four prominent doctors with vision to spare. Three had worked together in a military hospital during World War I, where they learned the value of teamwork. Together, they set out to create a doctor-led, not-for-profit medical center, a model unique for its time.
They were crystal clear about their mission, "Provide better care of the sick, investigation into their problems, and further education of those who serve."
That mission continued as Cleveland Clinic grew steadily in its early decades and the world took notice of its heart center. In the 1950s, coronary angiography was discovered at Cleveland Clinic, and in 1967, doctors at Cleveland Clinic performed the first coronary artery bypass surgery.
Beginning in the 1980s and continuing today, Cleveland Clinic grew by leaps and bounds - building a network of hospitals, expanding its main campus, and extending its international presence with Cleveland Clinic Canada and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Through it all, Cleveland Clinic has stayed true to its ideals, creating an environment where outstanding doctors and caregivers can perform at their best, advance the profession, and provide world-class care for all patients.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Cleveland Clinic's Diabetes and Endocrinology program is ranked No. 2 in the nation in the annual U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Hospitals" survey.
Cleveland Clinic is one of the top four hospital in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2012).
Patient visits in 2011 were 4.6 million visits; 160,000+ admissions and 188,000 surgical cases.
We treat more and sicker patients than any comparable medical center in America (CMS case-mix index).
In 2009, President Barack Obama singled out the Cleveland Clinic as a national model of quality and efficiency of care. "They've set up a system where patient care is the No. 1 concern, not bureaucracy," he said. "Those are changes that I think the American people want to see."