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How do you capture the heart of compassion? It is a question that was answered at University Hospitals St. John Medical Center last week when Lake Ridge Academy sophomore Olivia Watling unveiled her painting at a special ceremony. Her painting is part of a thought provoking high school art contest organized by the hospital, where students were asked to artistically ... Read More »

The 2017 Avon Eagle Run was a record-breaker the morning of Sat., May 27 as over 1500 runners participated in the community fundraiser. The 17th annual Eagle Run, presented by Mercy Health, took place at 8 a.m. at Avon High School. The event consists of a 5-mile run, 5K walk/run and a 1-mile kids fun run.  A portion of the ... Read More »

The City of Westlake and University Hospitals St. John Medical Center joined forces to present the annual free Community Safety and Wellness Fair on Saturday, May 20, at the Westlake Recreation Center. “We have long appreciated the contributions University Hospitals St. John Medical Center has made to the citizens of Westlake,” says Westlake Mayor Dennis Clough. “The Community Safety and ... Read More »

Westlake High School senior Sebastian Francesconi was awarded the 2nd annual “Jeffery Owen Marriott Memorial Scholarship” at the Senior Awards Banquet Night this week. Francesconi was selected based on his strong academic success, leadership roles, community involvement, and athletic success at Westlake High – all attributes of Jeffery Marriott, whom the scholarship honors. Francesconi earned an impressive 10 varsity letters ... Read More »

Come one, come all to the “Circus Spectacular” 14th Annual Avon Heritage Duck Tape® Festival Friday, June 16, 4–11 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 11 a.m.–11 p.m. (Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Avon High School) and Sunday, June 18, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission is FREE for this three-day, family-friendly, circus-themed extravaganza. Spectators will be entertained with a parade, fashion show, ... Read More »

University Hospitals St. John Medical Center is one of five UH affiliated hospitals to  receive “A” grades in hospital safety in The Leapfrog Group’s survey of more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals, according to the national nonprofit organization. UH St. John Medical Center received top scores calculated using publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors, and infections. Robert ... Read More »

Nursing Week 2017 was observed in a special way at University Hospitals St. John Medical Center last week at the annual Department of Nursing Awards Ceremony held Fri., May 12. Nurses were recognized and honored in five categories. UH SJMC President and Chief Experience Officer Robert G. David, Robert Stern, MD, President Medical Staff, and Cathy Knorzer, Chief Nursing Officer, ... Read More »

The Avon Local Schools have a long history of supporting Autism Awareness Month and this year the students and staff once again stepped up. As the month came to a close on Friday, April 28, a special assembly took place at Avon Heritage Elementary School from 1 to 2 p.m. During that time, Mayor Bryan Jensen presented a special proclamation ... Read More »

The Cleveland Clinic Children’s Center for Autism within Rocky River’s Don Umerley Civic Center represents a unique partnership between civic and health resources. The Rocky River Center for Autism is a newly configured 20,000-square-foot center with several individual rooms for behavior, occupational, and speech and language therapy, plus waiting and conference areas. Families have free access to the Don Umerley ... Read More »

Westlake High School junior Kyle Yu earned a spot on the US Geography Olympiad Varsity Team for his performance at the 5th annual Varsity National Championships of the US Geography Olympiad (USGO). Kyle, last year’s Junior Varsity champion, became the second Varsity student ever to win all three portions of the competition – a map exam, a written exam and ... Read More »