image: Because of You: The Campaign for University Hospitals has received more than $1.5 billion in community support towards its ambitious $2 billion goal. Because of You aims to make a significant and enduring impact in five key areas: caring for children, transforming cancer care, leading discovery and innovation, investing in our community, and embracing emerging priorities.
Credit: University Hospitals
CLEVELAND – University Hospitals announced today that Because of You: The Campaign for University Hospitals has received more than $1.5 billion in community support towards its ambitious $2 billion goal. Because of You aims to make a significant and enduring impact in five key areas: caring for children, transforming cancer care, leading discovery and innovation, investing in our community, and embracing emerging priorities.
“University Hospitals was established by the community, for the community,” said Cliff A. Megerian, MD, FACS, UH CEO and Jane and Henry Meyer Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair. “Throughout our 158-year history, we have embraced change and faced challenges with resilience, sustained by the support and passion of those we serve. This milestone in our campaign reflects the faith our community has in UH and the gratitude they have for our caregivers.”
Like hospital systems across the country, UH has faced myriad operational strains post-pandemic, including labor shortages, rising drug prices, and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates that fail to cover the growing costs of care. UH caregivers have responded to these challenges with creativity and collaboration and, in the process, earned national accolades, including being named by Fortune as one of American’s Most Innovative Companies in 2023 and, last month, ranking ninth in Forbes’ inaugural America’s Dream Employers listing.
“The shifting healthcare landscape has necessitated difficult decisions over recent years, but UH continues to navigate the storm by focusing, first and foremost, on those it serves,” said campaign co-chair Shelly Adelman.
“High-quality, compassionate care is a UH hallmark,” added campaign co-chair Dee Haslam. “The community celebrates this care through their charitable giving.”
In 2024, UH Cleveland Medical Center was the only Ohio hospital named to U.S. News & World Report’s inaugural list of Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access. Earned by only two percent of U.S. hospitals, the recognition celebrates UH’s time-honored commitment to care for the community.
Because of You: The Campaign for University Hospitals is a historic $2 billion effort to advance the care of patients in every corner of the community and beyond. Learn more at UHgiving.org/BecauseofYou.
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About The Campaign for University Hospitals
Because of You: The Campaign for University Hospitals is a $2 billion fundraising effort to support the UH mission. It is the most ambitious fundraising campaign in UH’s 158-year history and led by dedicated volunteer leaders Dee Haslam and Shelly Adelman. The Because of You campaign will strive to make a profound and indelible impact in five key areas: Caring for our children; Transforming cancer care; Investing in our community; Leading discovery and innovation; and Embracing emerging priorities. Learn more about UH’s historic effort to advance the care of patients throughout our community and beyond at UHgiving.org/BecauseofYou
About University Hospitals / Cleveland, Ohio
Founded in 1866, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 21 hospitals (including five joint ventures), more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and over 200 physician offices in 16 counties throughout northern Ohio. The system’s flagship quaternary care, academic medical center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Oxford University, the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and National Taiwan University College of Medicine. The main campus also includes the UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; UH MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. UH is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research programs in the nation, with more than 3,000 active clinical trials and research studies underway. UH Cleveland Medical Center is perennially among the highest performers in national ranking surveys, including “America’s Best Hospitals” from U.S. News & World Report. UH is also home to 19 Clinical Care Delivery and Research Institutes. UH is one of the largest employers in Northeast Ohio with more than 30,000 employees. Follow UH on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. For more information, visit UHhospitals.org.