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Patients Will Receive a Phone Call if Their Surgery or Procedure is Cancelled
University Hospitals system will suspend non-essential surgeries and procedures following Gov. Mike DeWine’s declaration that medical centers work to conserve personal protective equipment (PPE).
As a trusted, responsible health care system, UH is committed to joining health care providers across the nation to help preserve PPE as medical centers prepare for a surge of COVID-19 patients.
UH will end non-essential surgeries at close of day March 18.
If a patient has a surgery or procedure scheduled on or after March 19 that must be postponed, the patient will receive a call from a UH representative.
If a patient does not receive a call regarding postponement, the patient’s surgery or procedure will take place as scheduled.
For any questions or concerns, patients may call your doctor’s office.
For UH patients who have appointments with primary care or specialty care providers, those will proceed as scheduled and will not be postponed.
In supporting the Governor’s declaration, UH will preserve the key elements of the physician-patient relationships and make the best decisions on a case-by-case basis. This will ensure the most compassionate and safest approach to protecting the health and wellbeing of all of our patients.
For the latest information regarding COVID-19 and UH’s response, please visit: www.uhhospitals.org/services/coronavirus
About University Hospitals
Founded in 1866, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 18 hospitals, more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and 200 physician offices in 16 counties throughout northern Ohio. The system’s flagship academic medical center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, located in Cleveland’s University Circle, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The main campus also includes University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; University Hospitals MacDonald Women’s Hospital, Ohio’s only hospital for women; University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, a high-volume national referral center for complex cardiovascular procedures; and University Hospitals 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, including cancer, pediatrics, women’s health, orthopedics, radiology, neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, digestive health, transplantation and urology. 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 Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals – part of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development. UH is one of the largest employers in Northeast Ohio with 28,000 physicians and employees. Advancing the Science of Health and the Art of Compassion is UH’s vision for benefitting its patients into the future, and the organization’s unwavering mission is To Heal. To Teach. To Discover. Follow UH on LinkedIn, Facebook @UniversityHospitals and Twitter @UHhospitals. For more information, visit UHhospitals.org.
