Cleveland Clinic is not just a hospital; it is a massive private medical complex that rivals the city's skyscrapers in both scale and ambition. History: From Ashes to CardiologyThe hospital was founded in 1921 by four doctors. Its development was severely hampered eight years later by a fire that claimed 125 lives, including one of the founders. However, after World War II, the clinic specialized in cardiovascular diseases and became a recognized world leader in the field. The list of medical breakthroughs made here reads like a timeline of modern medicine:
The patient list reads like a "Who's Who" of global politics and entertainment: Silvio Berlusconi, King Charles III, the Emir of Kuwait, the Kings of Jordan and Saudi Arabia, Oprah Winfrey, and Liza Minnelli. Former Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev died in this hospital. The Business of HealthThe Cleveland Clinic is a financial and logistical giant.
The Rankings: King of HeartsAccording to U.S. News & World Report, the Cleveland Clinic has remained the No. 1 hospital in the USA for Cardiology and Heart Surgery for 14 years in a row (as of 2021). It consistently beats the famous Mayo Clinic in this specific metric. In the 2020–2021 rankings, the Cleveland Clinic took the second spot overall in the US, trailing only Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. It was ranked #1 in the country for 14 adult specialties and 10 pediatric specialties. It also received the highest possible rating for 9 specific procedures, including heart failure treatment, hip and knee replacements, and lung cancer surgery. Globally, Newsweek named it the second-best hospital in the world in 2021, again just behind Mayo. The Human ApproachDespite its massive corporate structure, the Clinic leads in "humanity." In 2022, the American Hospital Association (AHA) conducted a study among 28,000 Americans to rank hospital brands based on their effectiveness in providing a "human approach to patients." The Cleveland Clinic took first place. It beat out Johns Hopkins (6th), Massachusetts General (11th), and even Mayo Clinic (15th). This proves that despite being a $6 billion enterprise, the patient remains the priority. My TakeawayFor me, a visitor from the Rust Belt, the Cleveland Clinic is the ultimate "Redemption Story." While the steel mills of Akron and Youngstown turned to rust, Cleveland reinvented itself as the world's "Medical Capital." It is a reminder that the most valuable "export" of America isn't cars or oil, but innovation and the ability to fix what is broken — whether it is a human heart or a city's economy. David Polyakov (Special Correspondent for API TV from Cleveland, Ohio, USA) MORE: Sherman on Fifth Avenue: Triumph and the Shadow of the Civil War Odyssey of the Rust Belt: A Visit to Barons Bus Greyhound Lines: How I Swapped a Plane for an Intercity Bus First night in New York: not on Broadway, but on Busway White Among Blacks, Rich Among Poor: Survival in One of America's Dangerous Cities JFK — Manhattan: My First Steps in the USA Rockefeller Center: The Steel Flower of the Great Depression Cleveland: Where an Empire Was Born. The Story of Standard Oil and John D. Rockefeller Akron, "All-America City 2025": One Year After the Triumph Древние люди из Сунгиря. Экспедиция Андрея Полякова «По Пути Афанасия Никитина» #ДавидПоляков #USA #Clevelend #CIP #наука #Экспедиция #АндрейПоляков #APITV #ЭкспедицияАндреяПолякова #Путешествия #Туризм #Авто | |
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