MetroHealth

On Monday, MetroHealth responded in court to accusations by the hospital system’s former CEO Dr. Akram Boutros that it violated Ohio’s Open Meetings Act when it fired him and that it retaliated against him after he challenged the board for what he says were other transparency law violations.

The health system is unveiling a new birthing center as part of its ongoing nearly $1 billion transformation of its main campus medical center in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood.

MetroHealth’s new CEO Airica Steed has now been running Cuyahoga County's safety-net hospital system for about a month. She is the first Black CEO at Metro and the first nurse to lead the system. But it has been a rocky start for Steed, who took the reigns after her predecessor was fired amid a scandal over bonuses.

This past year's top stories included area coverage that made national news, global stories that had local impact, and of course, sports headlines. This is Ohio, after all.

MetroHealth will be expanding its Digital Connectivity Initiative after connecting 1000 households in half the time it expected.

Dr. Akram Boutros, the fired CEO of the MetroHealth System, has filed a second lawsuit against the hospital's board of trustees, claiming breach of contract, retaliation and intimidation.

Terry Monnolly, co-founder of DiGioia-Suburban Excavating in North Royalton, has resigned from the MetroHealth board amid the controversy surrounding the firing of former CEO Dr. Akram Boutros.

With time running down before the end of term, Ohio lawmakers scramble to pass bills in the lame-duck session at the statehouse.

MetroHealth has authorized an outside firm to review the policies and procedures surrounding the bonuses that led the system to fire its former CEO Dr. Akram Boutros last month.

On Tuesday, Cuyahoga County Council moved to amend the county's 2023 budget dispersal of more than $32 million taxpayers contribute to the operation of MetroHealth, the county’s safety-net hospital.