About Cleveland Clinic

The Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, is a non-profit multi-specialty academic medical center that integrates clinical treatment, patient care, research and education.

The Cleveland Clinic was founded on February 28, 1921. After a period of disaster and depression, it has become one of the busiest and most innovative medical centers in the world.

The world's #1 coronary angiography, #1 coronary artery bypass surgery, #1 successful throat transplant, and #1 nearly full-face transplant were all performed at Cleveland Clinic.

In 2008, Cleveland Clinic became the first healthcare provider in the United States and the second in the world to sign the United Nations Global Compact. Cleveland Clinic and Fairview Hospital were designated Magnet Status hospitals, a certification given to nursing services by the National Center for Nursing Credentialing. Cleveland Clinic received the 2009-2010 Consumer Confidence Choice Award from the National Research Council. The Ethisphere Institute awarded Cleveland Clinic the title of "Global Ethical Company" in 2009.

The Cleveland Clinic's main campus has more than 1,400 beds, and the entire hospital system has a total of 4,400 beds. It is one of the largest and most prestigious hospitals in the United States.

Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation

Cleveland Clinic has made many significant medical breakthroughs in many areas, including:

Pioneered non-touch colorectal surgery (1950s)

World's first coronary angiography (1958)

Developed and perfected coronary artery bypass surgery (1967)

First minimally invasive aortic heart valve surgery (1996)

First successful pharyngeal transplant (1998)

Discovered the #1 gene associated with juvenile macular degeneration (2000)

Discovered the #1 gene associated with coronary artery disease (2003)

The first kidney surgery performed through the patient's umbilicus (2007)

First near-full face transplant in the U.S. (2008)

World's first heart-lung transplant using a fully artificial heart (2009)

Medical Center Website: http://www.clevelandclinic.org

English name: Cleveland Clinic

Address: 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195

Official website: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/