The MetroHealth System

Prescription for Hope

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“Prescription for Hope” captures the stories inside Cleveland’s public hospital system. Told by the people and patients on the front lines of care, “Prescription for Hope” offers a behind-the-scenes look at how The MetroHealth System is moving beyond medical treatment to improve the foundations of community health and well-being. Since 1837, MetroHealth has served the community, neighborhoods and people of Greater Cleveland. Its nearly 8,000 caregivers are devoted to a mission of health, healing, humanity … and hope.“Prescription for Hope” is an in-house production of MetroHealth’s Communicati...

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Supplying the Lifesavers 24.03.2020 10:26

Does MetroHealth have enough supplies for the COVID-19 crisis? Justin Gallo, Vice President of Supply Chain Management, discusses how well the system has prepared. He explains how he keeps doctors and nurses supplied with masks, gowns, gloves and goggles. Want to donate supplies? Email LogisticsSectionHCC@metrohealth.org

COVID-19 101 19.03.2020 13:33

Welcome to Season 2 of MetroHealth's "Prescription for Hope." This season, we are focusing on COVID-19. The first episode: the basics ... COVID-19 101. Featuring Dr. Brook Watts, MetroHealth's Vice President and Chief Quality Officer.

“This is a Time to Get Prepared” 19.03.2020 19:00

How is MetroHealth preparing for a potential flood of COVID-19 patients? Vice President and Chief Quality Officer Brook Watts explains how MetroHealth is using this time of relative calm before a potential storm to train and educate caregivers about what might be ahead. She talks about how we are trying to prevent a shortage in supplies, and how the system is working to support caregivers and the...

7. Epilogue 21.09.2018 12:31

Are the efforts to fight the opioid epidemic working? MetroHealth President and CEO Akram Boutros tells us.

6. I'm Not Giving You Percocet 07.09.2018 16:00

From hands-on simulations to mandatory town halls, MetroHealth is teaching its providers to cut back on opioid prescriptions without ignoring their patients' pain.

5. Aaron's Story 24.08.2018 24:59

Aaron Marks tells the story of his journey from the darkness of addiction into the light of recovery.

4. I Feel Like a Monster 10.08.2018 15:17

Pregnant women addicted to opioids live with guilt, shame, stigma and fear. Thanks to MetroHealth's Mother and Child Dependency Program, they're also living with hope.

3. This is a Medical Illness 27.07.2018 16:37

Medically Assisted Treatment, or MAT, combines medication and counseling/therapy to treat patients with opioid use disorder. MetroHealth's Dr. Paul Manning gives us details and explains why MAT is such an effective weapon in the battle against opioids.

2. Angels in the Emergency Department 13.07.2018 16:45

In the moments after a drug overdose, while still in bed in MetroHealth's Emergency Department, patients now get a visit from a recovering addict. Their title is "peer coach," but "angel" is more accurate. Shawn Pasch and Craig Dunson of Ascent ED share their stories.

1. Dawn 29.06.2018 22:21

The opioid epidemic's staggering body count seems to always grab the headlines, overshadowing the people on the front lines who are working to turn the darkness into dawn. MetroHealth's Dr. Joan Papp shares the scope of the problem and what she's doing to fight it.

Coming soon 07.06.2018 1:56

The opioid epidemic has been called the worst public health crisis in a century. Amid the darkness, there is light ... and hope. Coming this summer, a new podcast from The MetroHealth System in Cleveland.