Nelson Mandela was in serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital for the third day Monday with a recurring lung infection, and a foundation…

CLEVELAND – Michelle Knight, one of the women who was rescued after being held captive at a home on Cleveland’s west side for years, has been released from the hospital. MetroHealth Medical System said she was discharged Friday afternoon. Prior to her release, the hospital issued a statement on behalf of Knight. The statement says: […]

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A hospital worker admitted to stealing the credit card information of a dead patient and using it to buy airline tickets and bridal shoes, according to police.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – MetroHealth Medical Center was honored with an “A” Hospital Safety ScoreSM by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. This top score affirms the efforts by MetroHealth to ensure a safe environment for all of its patients while also providing high-quality […]

STRONGSVILLE, OH (WOIO) – Cracker Barrel shooting sole survivor, Kayla Allen, 10, has taken a turn for the worse and will be released from MetroHealth Medical Center to the care of Hospice of Western Reserve. Family members released the following statement Friday afternoon: “We would like to thank the community for their continued support, as […]

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – MetroHealth is laying the foundation for a healthier future by building a new community health center in Middleburg Heights, which will provide more services to southern Cuyahoga County residents closer to their homes. The approximately 57,000-square-foot health center will occupy a 10 acre campus on Pearl Road at I-71. The […]

Mandela Released from hospital After overnight Stay.

Dr. Maya Angelou is recovering from a three-day hospital stay for an unspecified illness, reports EURweb.

AKRON, Ohio – An Akron man is accused of having sexual contact with a woman in the Intensive Care Unit at Akron General Medical Center. Ronald E. St. Clair, 63, was charged Friday with gross sexual imposition. Akron police said St. Clair is the woman’s neighbor. A police spokesman said the assault happened in October. […]

(WOIO) – New developments in a horrible case of patient abuse. Former Metro Nurses Aide Virgen Caraballo pleaded guilty to seven counts of abusing an elderly woman in her care. 78 year-old Esther Piskor is shown on video getting tossed around like a rag doll by Metro Nurses Aides at their Prentiss Center Nursing Home. […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – – The MetroHealth System is informing employees of a reduction in force that will result in the elimination of 104 jobs. In addition, 151 vacant positions have been eliminated. These actions are being taken to reach 2012 budget goals which called for a reduction of 450 positions across the System. Previously […]

NORTH CANTON, OH (WOIO) – A 4th grade student in North Canton has emergency surgery after a freak accident. On Monday, the Greentown Elementary student was standing at her teacher’s desk when a rock hurled from a lawnmower crashed through the window and hit her in the head. The maintenance worker was cutting the grass, […]