"Every life deserves world class care." That is one of the mottos for the Cleveland Clinic that is first seen on their website. It was founded in 1921 by four doctors "for the purpose of providing care, research and medical education in an ideal medical setting. Patients come to the clinic from all 50 states and from over 100 nations." (Wikipedia)
Cuyahoga County ranked 70th as one of the unhealthiest counties in the US, based on factors like smoking, obesity, binge drinking, unemployment, child poverty and air pollution. Healthcare is also based on race. "According to a Kaiser survey, 64 percent of African-Americans
and 56 percent of Latinos believe that they receive lower-quality
health care than whites. " (uhcanohio.org)
America's healthcare is the highest priced out there. There are government programs, but you have to be way below the poverty line in order to get any money and a lot of people aren't aware of the programs. Cuyahoga county is one of the poorest counties in Ohio with a lot of different races who can't afford good healthcare. The cleveland Clinic is a great hospital, but it is also very expensive, so the people in its county aren't able to afford it.
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Andrea, good work. How might the clinic address the health problems of the community around it? does the Clinic have a responsibility to the surrounding community? Well done.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, great blog. Good work getting sources of information other than your opinion and what we find in our books. Excellant blog
ReplyDeleteGood work Andrea. I really like how you got facts about the clinic. And I agree taht a lot of people in Cuyahoga County cannot afford good healthcare.
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