Throughout the past several weeks, The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com have been working with St. Vincent Charity Medical Center on the series “New Knee, New Life.” The stories followed one patient’s journey through knee replacement surgery and recovery. The series began on October 25 on Cleveland.com with an introduction to the patient, John Favaloro, and his journey to get a knee replacement with Dr. Lou Keppler, co-director of the Spine and Orthopedic Institute at St. Vincent Charity. After a number of preliminary stories, the surgery took place November 19, and -- for the first time in Northeast Ohio -- participants were able to watch and interact via live video stream, Twitter and Instagram with the St. Vincent Charity Medical Center surgical team as they performed the total knee replacement. [More]

Mercy Medical Center has joined #GivingTuesday, a grassroots campaign for a national day of giving on December 3 at the start of the annual holiday season. Mercy Medical Center is participating to support Mercy’s Mission POSSIBLE campaign. [More]

Go inside the operating room this morning at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center as 52-year-old John Favaloro undergoes knee replacement surgery. Watch live video of the surgery starting at 10:30 a.m., and follow along on Twitter, using the hashtags #newknee and #stvknee. [More]

The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com continue chronicling the journey of St. Vincent Charity Medical Center patient John Favalaro through his knee replacement surgery. His knee surgery can be seen tomorrow, November 19, via live video feed at Cleveland.com and on Twitter. [More]

Providence Heart & Vascular Institute has, for the fourteenth consecutive rating period, received a “3-star” rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). This rating is based on empirical clinical information, not a patient survey, and exhibits the institute’s long-standing reputation of providing high quality outcomes. [More]

The Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC) recently published a series of articles and feature story on the achievements of the Mercy Heart Center at Mercy Medical Center. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Mercy being the first hospital nationwide to successfully earn Cycle I Accreditation in 2003 from the SCPC. [More]

Providence Hospitals has been ranked #1 in the first-ever list of the “Best Large Hospital Finance Departments, 2013” by Healthcare Finance News. In a profile related to the honor, Providence’s finance department was noted for focusing on results, clearly defining expectations and offering work space flexibility. [More]

John Collis, MD, from St. Vincent Charity Medical Center was recently named to the Becker's Spine Review list of “90 Spinal Surgeon Device Inventors & Innovators to Know.” The list compiles spine surgeons and specialists who developed innovative implant and devices to advance the field. [More]

Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Cardiovascular Institute (MCI) now offer genetic testing as part of their standard of care for heart patients. Another tool in the fight against heart disease, a comprehensive genetic cardiac panel test provides individualized drug metabolism and cardiovascular risk assessments.
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Crain’s Cleveland Business annually honors the best legal minds representing Northeast Ohio’s public, private, nonprofit and government organizations. This year, three leaders from across the Sisters of Charity Health System are being recognized as finalists in the Crain’s In-House and General Counsel Awards: Shannon Fogarty Jerse, Matthew Heinle and Nadine Ezzie. [More]