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Advancing the Science of Health and the Art of Compassion.
- Service Excellence:Â We deliver the best outcomes, service, and value with the highest quality through a continuous quest for excellence and seeking ways to improve the health of those who count on us.
- Integrity:Â We have a shared commitment to do what is right and adhere to the highest standards of ethics and personal responsibility to earn the trust of our caregivers and community.
- Compassion:Â We have genuine concern for our patients and each other while treating everyone with respect and empathy.
- Belonging:Â We value the contributions of all caregivers, and are committed to building an inclusive, encouraging and caring culture where all can thrive.
- Trust: We depend upon our caregivers’ character, reliability and judgement.
Lake Health Timeline
1959
New Lake County Memorial Hospital-East opens with 141 beds.
1961
Lake County Memorial Hospital-West opens in Willoughby with 185 beds.
1985
Lake County Memorial Hospitals become Lake Hospital System (LHS), a private, not-for-profit entity.
1996
Mentor Campus opens.
1997
StealthStation is installed to allow for brain and spinal cord surgery.
1998
LHS partners with University Hospitals on Lake/University Ireland Cancer Center (now called Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center), bringing state-of-the-art cancer care to Lake County; Madison Campus moves to a new, expanded facility; LHS partners with Cleveland Clinic to bring open-heart surgery to LakeWest Hospital; LakeWest Hospital unveils luxurious Family Birthing Center; Mentor Surgery Center is established through a joint venture with physicians.
2000
PET scanner comes to Mentor Campus.
2002
LakeWest ORs are expanded and renovated.
2003
Monitored Care Unit opens at LakeWest, featuring all private rooms.
2004
Chardon Campus opens; LHS acquires Laurelwood Hospital.
2005
Physician Office Pavilion opens at LakeWest.
2007
LHS expands Madison Campus, adding physician office space; first phase in electronic medical record (EMR) system goes live.
2008
New Willowick Campus opens, replacing the former walk-in care facility and adding services; Integrated Medicine program is introduced; Wound Care Center opens at LakeWest.
2009
Lake Hospital System changes its name to Lake Health, emphasizing its commitment to health and wellness; TriPoint Medical Center opens on October 21; Lake Health earns Stroke Center certification, Chest Pain Center designation and Urgent Care Center certification.
2010
Lake Health opens a comprehensive Balance Center.
2011
Lake Health completes the free standing ER at the Madison Campus.
2012
Lake Health/University Seidman Cancer Center is recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program.
2013
Lake Health opens the Bariatric Surgery Center.
2014
Lake Health adds robot-assisted surgery; introduces its patient portal; adds the Geriatric Assessment Program (GAP); adds 3D mammography; Lake Health Physician Group introduces a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model of care; Lake Health Foundation introduces the Wellness Walk, a nature trail open to the public on the TriPoint campus.
2015
Lake Health opens retail pharmacies at TriPoint Medical Center and West Medical Center; offers online check-in for walk-in care.
2016
SOM Center Campus opens, offering access to primary care, physician specialists and diagnostics; Lake Health brings back house calls, providing in-home medical visits to patients who are housebound.
2017
Lake Health opens the Continuing Care Campus in Concord Township, which includes the Center for Comprehensive Rehabilitation and the Center for Geriatric Psychiatry; Lake Health Physician Group is selected by Studer Group as one of its 2017 Excellence in Patient Care award-winning organizations; the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Treatment Center is designated a Center of Excellence by Healogics, the nation’s leading wound care management company; the Perrico Health Campus opens in Mentor, providing OB/GYN and internal medicine providers, physical therapy, lab and imaging.
2018
The Brunner Sanden Deitrick Wellness Campus opens, housing the medically based LiveHealthy fitness center with state-of-the-art exercise equipment, three pools and more; urgent care; integrative medicine providers and services; family practitioners; physical therapy with warm-water therapy; sports medicine; lab; x-ray; and an open MRI.
2019
Lake Health opens Beachwood Medical Center, a state-of-the-art, 69,800 square foot, full-service acute care hospital specializing in orthopedics, urology, spine, general surgery and pain management, created in partnership with a group of over 20 local independent physicians; establishes the Lake Health Cancer Prevention Center to test for hereditary cancer risk and provide personalized plans for early cancer detection and prevention; offers a new way to access care through virtual medicine with Online Quick Care.
2021
Lake Health joins the University Hospitals health system.
Brett S. Himes
Chair
Dawn M. Gubanc-Anderson, MSN, RN, DNP
Vice Chair
Michael E. Mayher
Treasurer
Danielle Chickerella, MSM, RD
Paul Hinchey, MD, MBA
President, UH Community Delivery Network
Thomas P. Jubeck
Lisa Klammer, Esq.
Raymond J. Paganini
Alan Papa, FACHE
Chetan P. Patel, MD
David A. Steiger, MD
Paul Tait, MBA
Chief Strategic Planning Officer
Daniel Wilson
Keith E. Ziegler
Robyn Strosaker, MD, FAAP
President and Chief Operating Officer of UH Lake Health Medical Centers
John Baniewicz, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Mark A. Flash
Executive Director, Lake Health Foundation
Jamal M. Azem, MD
President
Mark D. Schrode, DO
Vice President
Gary Kaplan, MD
Secretary/Treasurer
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