Stories of Hope
A Breath of Relief for Respiratory Therapist
For David Diaz, 43, of Olmsted Township, the evening of Sept. 23 was initially like any other. But, things soon changed. After going to bed at his usual time, he was awakened in the middle of the night by a tingling sensation in his arm. Thinking...
A Legacy of Community-Based Care
UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute interventional cardiologist and Ravenna native A. Roger Tsai, MD, has devoted his career to caring for the patients of UH Portage Medical Center. His service extends a family legacy that began with his...
A United Effort for Cystic Fibrosis
They say it takes a village to raise a child. For Mary Ann and Tom Halfhill, that phrase took on a new meaning when their first grandson, Charlie, arrived in 2011. Born with cystic fibrosis, Charlie immediately underwent surgery to correct a type...
Cutler Family Gives $15 million to Transform Men's Health Care
Health care statistics for men are bleak: less than 50 percent have a primary care provider, their life expectancy is seven years less than women, fewer than half the men suffering from depression seek treatment and men have higher death rates...
Endowment Fund Helps High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients
Bill Herzog and his sister, Charlotte, carry a mutated BRCA gene – the most common indicator of hereditary breast cancer. As parents, they know they passed that gene on to their children, elevating the risk that they or their own children will...
Envisioning the Emergency Care of Tomorrow
Mary and Dr. Rustom Khouri, longtime supporters of University Hospitals St. John Medical Center, recently committed $3 million to support renovations at the hospital’s emergency department which, in recognition of their gift, will be renamed the...
Family Supports Music Therapy Program
Ethnomusicologists Drs. Terry and Sara Miller have spent decades focused on their love of and the importance of music. When they learned that UH’s music therapy program is internationally recognized as one of the best by the American Cancer...
Finding His Voice Through University Hospitals
John K. Morton put his complete faith in his caregivers when he was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. "Well, look, my life is in your hands," John remembers telling the doctor. "Whatever you tell me that I need to do, that's where we're...
Growing the Pet Pals Program at University Hospitals
Marion Risman had a special empathy for people in need and a way of making those around her feel better. When her son Rob learned about the Pet Pals program at UH, he knew a gift to help grow the vital program would honor his late mother’s love...
Hambrick Family Gift Establishes First Cardiac Recovery Center in Region
Expands care provided by UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute Every year, approximately one million Americans suffer from a heart attack which can lead to cardiogenic shock. Without immediate treatment, patients in cardiogenic shock have a...
Maltby’s $1.125 Million Gift Promotes Breast Health and Cancer Care at UH
Like so many families, Don and Nancy Maltby have been greatly impacted by cancer. Both lost their mothers to the disease and Nancy is a breast cancer survivor. “We were very impressed with UH Seidman Cancer Center,” said Nancy, a longtime interior...
Minoff Family Makes Visionary Gift to University Hospitals
In recognition of the Minoff family’s significant donation, University Hospitals will rename UH Chagrin Highlands Health Center to UH Minoff Health Center at Chagrin Highlands. UH Minoff Health Center is the system’s busiest and most prominent...
North Canton Girl Holds Lemonade Stand to Benefit UH Rainbow
Lemonade stands are ubiquitous with summer and this was the summer for Elena Boyer’s very own stand. When it came time to make a plan on what to do with the proceeds, the North Canton resident and her mom, Jessica, talked about all the different...
Northeast Ohio Boy Makes Gift to UH Rainbow
Philanthropy is not bound by age. Sometimes all you need is an idea, the desire to give back and the willingness to follow through. After seeing the news coverage about COVID-19, 7-year-old Bradley Bowman talked to his dad about doing something...
Potash Family Inspired to Support Family-Focused Women & Newborn Center
This week, UH announced a $7.5 million gift from Steve and Loree Potash to support the expansion of UH Ahuja Medical Center. The gift will establish the family-focused Steve and Loree Potash Women & Newborn Center, bringing the trusted and...
Preventing Breast Cancer at UH Seidman Cancer Center
Cleveland Heights native Ebonee Woods-Hughes was rightfully concerned when breast cancer began to strike a number of women in her family. “First my mother, then my sister and my cousin were diagnosed,” Ebonee shared. “I realized it wasn’t a matter...
Record $34.5 Million Gift from Rainbow Foundation Supports Patient Care
Largest gift in University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s history On Thanksgiving Day in 1887, a group of Cleveland women formed the “Circle of Kings Daughters” to raise funds to provide a healthy place for children to recover from illness....
Roe Green Gives University Hospitals $14 million for Global Health
Visionary Gift Expands Outreach and Education Northeast Ohio philanthropist and avid world traveler Roe Green generously donated $14 million to expand University Hospitals’ global health efforts. The Roe Green Center for Travel Medicine & Global...
Speedway Supports UH Rainbow Through Children's Miracle Network
“No guts, no glory” is 11-year-old Jerry Hazzard’s favorite phrase and it’s one that exemplifies his tenacity and strength. Born at just 26 weeks and weighing less than three pounds, Jerry spent the first 101 days of his life at UH Rainbow Babies...
Successful Kidney Transplant a Family Affair
Growing up, Walter Boykins was close to his older brother, Chris Morgan, despite their ten year age difference. “My father died when I was in seventh grade. He never got to see me play, but Chris got to witness me,” Walter says. “He's kind of...
Supporting Families in our Community
Nearly a decade ago, a tour of University Hospitals moved Flo Goodman and her late husband, Bob, to make a philanthropic commitment to the hospital’s future. “After talking with several UH doctors about their specialties, there were so many areas...
Turning to University Hospitals for Trauma Care
“A lot of places have really good trauma care, but for the best you go to UH.” Gretchen Levy Gretchen Levy can’t count how many times she has stopped to check the mail while pulling into her driveway. But she can tell you that the last time...
Wesley Family donates $10 million to UH Seidman Cancer Center
In honor of a transformational $10 million gift from Kimberly and Joseph Wesley, University Hospitals is establishing the Wesley Center for Immunotherapy at UH Seidman Cancer Center. This generous gift will further enable physician-scientists to...