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A registered nurse working in a new health clinic inside Anton Grdina, a Cleveland pre-kindergarten through 8th grade school.

Three more health clinics open in Cleveland schools to expand the ‘social safety net’

by Celia Hack September 5, 2025

MetroHealth is dealing with rising costs of charity care, as the hospital sees more uninsured patients.

Charity care at MetroHealth is growing more expensive. Here’s how the hospital plans to handle that

by Celia Hack August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

Cuyahoga County is opening a new central crisis center. Other mental health and addiction services face cuts to pay for it

by Celia Hack August 26, 2025August 26, 2025

A rendering of Apex, MetroHealth's new outpatient center at its West 25th Street Campus.

$168M MetroHealth outpatient center set for April 2026 opening

by Cleveland Documenters August 20, 2025August 21, 2025

News

MetroHealth lays off 125 employees, facing rising cost of charity care

by Nick Castele July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

Visits for heat-related illnesses surged in Cuyahoga County emergency rooms during late June heatwave

by Celia Hack July 21, 2025

MetroHealth System board to consider renaming diversity and equity committee

by Nick Castele May 3, 2025May 5, 2025

Council president Blaine Griffin announces the closure of the city's medical debt relief program.

Medical debt relief program helping 161,000 Clevelanders but $1 million unspent

by Celia Hack May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

Domonic Hopson, CEO of a local nonprofit health center, said Medicaid cuts – specifically the loss of Medicaid expansion – could reduce revenue by up to $2 million.

Fewer doctors, longer patient wait times – and a $596 million hit to health care spending in Greater Cleveland if Medicaid expansion is cut

by Celia Hack May 1, 2025

Cleveland City Hall

Cleveland erased about $170 million in residents’ medical debt. Did yours get canceled?

by Celia Hack April 25, 2025April 25, 2025