- 01Welcome and Thank You from Our Interim President & CEO
- 022021 UC Health Fast Facts
- 03Providing Hope to Our Community Through Research
- 04Highlights from the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute
- 05Highlights from the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center
- 06UC Health Launches Region’s First Post-COVID-19 Clinic
- 07Father of Two Recovers from COVID-19 After Six Weeks at UC Medical Center
- 08COVID-19 Milestones in the Community
- 092021 Community Highlights
- 10UC Health Expands Support for Trauma Survivors
- 11UC Health Performs First Triple-Valve Endoscopic Procedure in U.S.
- 12Nurses of UC Health: Live to Serve and Love to Save
- 13UC Health Nurses Lead the Way
- 14Investing in Our People and Our Facilities
- 15UC Health’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- 16Your Support Makes a Difference
022021 UC Health Fast Facts
Below is a snapshot of UC Health over fiscal year (FY) 2021.
Health System Highlights from 2021
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In January 2021, UC Health opened a liver transplant clinic in Florence, Kentucky, and at West Chester Hospital to offer patients better access to liver transplant care closer to their homes.
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In March 2021, we honored our doctors for their unwavering dedication, excellence and compassion as part of National Doctors’ Day. Our doctors’ commitment to advancing healing and reducing suffering while providing world-class care, education and research throughout the pandemic, continued to make us a unique source of hope for our community.
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UC and UC Health launched a Phase 3 clinical trial for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in August 2020. Jarelle Marshall, a 37-year-old IT professional, was the first patient to receive a dose in the study.
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In 2021, 222 UC Health physicians from 83 specialties were ranked among the Best Doctors in America and Top Doctors in Cincinnati for continuously delivering outstanding care.
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UC Health partnered with Messer Construction Co. to support its Urban Workforce Development Initiative (UWDI), which helps to address the skills gap, talent shortage and diversity challenges in construction and offer more opportunities for residents in Cincinnati’s urban core starting with Uptown.
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West Chester Campus expanded neurosurgery procedures and services. Diagnostic cerebral angiography is now performed at West Chester Hospital by Charles J. Prestigiacomo, MD, UC Health neurosurgeon and professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the UC College of Medicine.
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West Chester Hospital was once again named to Cincinnati Enquirer’s Top Workplaces (eighth year in a row) and Best Workplaces in Ohio (fifth year in a row).
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Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care was named a 2020-21 “Best Nursing Home” by U.S. News & World Report.
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UC Health launched its fifth season of “Behind the Scenes,” our episodic miniseries that highlights the power of academic medicine and lifesaving work of our frontline workers.
To learn more about UC Health: Behind the Scenes and to watch past episodes, visit uchealth.com/en/media-room/behind-the-scenes.
