In the process University Hospitals was transformed from a traditional, single-site academic medical center into the broad-based health system we are today. Some of the most notable organizational changes and enhancements include:
- To complement our nationally prominent services in tertiary medicine, we added prevention, primary care and early screening services.
- To strengthen our clinical capabilities, we expanded our established areas of excellence and developed new areas at University Hospitals.
- To improve access, we forged new hospital partnerships, developed the region's largest primary care physician network, and increased the number and size of cost-effective outpatient centers.
- To enhance care in the communities served by our new partners in University Hospitals, we opened satellites of some of our centers of excellence, initially for cancer care, cardiac care, pediatrics and women's health.
- To make quality care affordable, we redesigned the way we deliver much of our care, reducing inefficiencies and redundancies.
