MetroHealth

MetroHealth's former CEO Dr. Akram Boutros has filed suit against the hospital system in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas court.

The now-fired MetroHealth CEO Dr. Akram Boutros could face criminal charges for Ohio ethics violations and theft in office, according to an investigative report released Friday by MetroHealth.

Dr. Akram Boutros, a day after his firing as CEO by the MetroHealth System board of trustees, told Ideastream Public Media he did nothing wrong and is considering legal action.

It's possible RSV, influenza and COVID-19 could spread around the same time making for one very sick winter, according to some Northeast Ohio physicians.

A new Ohio law is expanding access to extra breast cancer screenings for people with an increased risk for breast cancer or who have dense breast tissue, which can make it more difficult for doctors to see cancer with a regular mammogram.

MetroHealth on Tuesday announced it received a nearly $3 million federal grant to increase the number of community health workers across Northeast Ohio.

MetroHealth will open a new 112-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital in Cleveland Heights later this month.

Only recently have researchers begun to understand the connection between trauma from viewing racial incidents in the media and poor health outcomes among Black Americans.

According to a new report from the CDC, four out of five pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. The leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths include opioid overdose, stress exacerbating mental health conditions, excessive bleeding, heart problems and infections.

Dr. Airica Steed will be the new CEO of MetroHealth, the hospital system announced Thursday. She will replace outgoing CEO Akram Boutrous who is retiring at the end of 2022.