Prescription for Hope

To protect patients and caregivers, MetroHealth has suspended almost all inpatient visitation. Many patients are able to stay connected with family and friends through phone calls, texting and video chat. But what about patients who don’t have devices or who are unable to hold and operate a phone or tablet? That’s where the Compassionate Care Rounding program comes in. Follow MetroHealth’s Rochell...

In less than two weeks, nurses answering MetroHealth’s COVID-19 hotline have talked to over 4,200 callers. More than 2,100 of them have then been connected to doctors for an over-the-phone visit. MetroHealth primary care physician Dr. David Margolius helped launch the hotline and has worked the phones from the beginning. He describes how it works and what it’s meant to not only worried patients bu...

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.