As the largest employer in Lakewood, Lakewood Hospital, a Cleveland Clinic hospital, continues to be a leader in Northeast Ohio’s healthcare community by continually upgrading its facilities, technologies and services; thereby improving the quality of care available for patients on Cleveland’s West side.

In a commitment to the future, Lakewood Hospital has invested more than $13 million in the creation, renovation, or upgrades of its building and programs. In 2007, Lakewood Hospital took the lead in the fight against diabetes by opening a comprehensive Diabetes Center on its campus to meet the growing needs of patients who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Furthermore, Lakewood Hospital opened two primary care physicians’ offices to bring quality healthcare closer to home – Lakewood Medical Associates, Rockport, located at the eastern corridor of Lakewood and Lakewood Medical Associates, Beachcliff, located in Rocky River. “Establishing these locations for primary care services supports our long-term strategy, which is to continue to invest our resources in the community as well as support the economic growth of our communities,” says Fred DeGrandis, CEO and president of Cleveland Clinic regional hospitals.

Additionally, scheduled to open in the fall of 2008, the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute at Lakewood Hospital will provide neurological patients’ greater access to some of the world’s most advanced treatments of the vascular system and nervous system.
Lakewood Hospital is in the final stages of its three-year Critical Care renovations with the completion of its Intensive Care Unit scheduled to re-open in the fall of 2008. The renovations of the Neuro Integrated Care Unit and Coronary Care Unit were completed earlier in the year.

Lastly, additional areas of the hospital that have received renovations or are scheduled for renovations include: the Birthing Center and the Orthopaedic/Medical Surgical Unit. The partnership with Cleveland Clinic allows Lakewood Hospital to provide patients with care closer to home by offering the following Cleveland Clinic programs: a Pelvic Floor Disorders Center, a Pain Management Center, and an Adult Driving Rehabilitation Program.
The quality of care at Lakewood Hospital has been consistently recognized by external organizations, such as: Joint Commission, Ohio Department of Health, American College of Radiology, American College of Surgeons, and the most important evaluator – satisfied patients. “It will always be our mission to be a provider of high quality patient-focused healthcare that is readily accessible, cost effective, and meeting the needs of our community,” says Jack Gustin, president of Lakewood Hospital.

“Lakewood Hospital is fortunate to have the support of the City of Lakewood, dedicated employees, medical staff, volunteers, and a diverse community that is committed to its success and dependent upon our services,” states Gustin. “We have been around for more than 100 years, and I expect Lakewood Hospital will be here for a hundred more.”