The Center for Health Affairs, a member organization for Northeast Ohio’s Hospitals, has created a new charity fund. ideastream health reporter Sarah Jane Tribble reports where the money comes from and how the nonprofit picked the Cleveland VA as its first donation. “We’re really interested in having an impact in the overall health of the community and also having an impact in the ability for all people to access quality health care and to have better health outcomes,” said the Center for Health Affair’s Chief Executive Bill Ryan. The first project, Ryan said, will be to help build a Fisher House. The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is a member of the Center for Health Affairs and gets an annual visit from Ryan. It was during Ryan’s most recent fall tour, when the idea of donating land to so the hospital could build a Fisher House first took hold. VA Director Sue Fuehrer was with Ryan on the tour and she recalls his amazement at how busy the hospital was. “You guys are building, it’s like a little city,” Fuehrer recalls Ryan saying. The Cleveland VA hospital provides outpatient care for more than 107,000 veterans each year. And the […]
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The Center for Health Affairs, a member organization for Northeast Ohio's Hospitals, has created a new charity fund. ideastream health reporter Sarah Jane Tribble reports where the money comes from and how the nonprofit picked the Cleveland VA as its first donation. “We’re really interested in having an impact in the overall health of the community and also having an impact in the ability for all people to access quality health care and to have better health outcomes,” said the Center for Health Affair’s Chief Executive Bill Ryan. The first project, Ryan said, will be to help build a Fisher House. The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is a member of the Center for Health Affairs and gets an annual visit from Ryan. It was during Ryan’s most recent fall tour, when the idea of donating land to so the hospital could build a Fisher House first took hold. VA Director Sue Fuehrer was with Ryan on the tour and she recalls his amazement at how busy the hospital was. “You guys are building, it’s like a little city,” Fuehrer recalls Ryan saying. The Cleveland VA hospital provides outpatient care for more than 107,000 veterans each year. And the [...]