The MetroHealth System

Not to be confused with Metro Health Hospital.
The MetroHealth System
Map
Geography
Location2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, Ohio, USA United States
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeAcademic Medical Center
Affiliated universityCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I adult trauma and burn center
Level II pediatric trauma and burn center
Beds731[2]
HelipadFAA LID: 53OI[1]
History
Opened1837
Links
Websitemetrohealth.org
Other linksList of hospitals in the United States
List of hospitals in Ohio

The MetroHealth System is a [2] non-profit, public health care system located in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1837 as City Hospital,[3] The MetroHealth System serves the residents of the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. It is one of the three major health care systems in Cleveland, Ohio, along with Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals of Cleveland.

The system provides care at three hospitals, more than 20 health centers and 40 additional sites throughout Cuyahoga County.[4] As of December 2023, it had almost 9,000 employees.[5] The system is the 10th largest employer in Northeast Ohio.[6]

MetroHealth is a Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center.[4]

In 1982, MetroHealth established its Metro Life Flight air ambulance service. Metro Life Flight has completed more than 90,000 medical missions, all safely. This air ambulance service is internationally known and has trained crews from Poland to Japan. It uses a fleet of three EC-145 helicopters for its air ambulance service.[7]

  1. ^ "AirNav: – Metro Health Medical Center Heliport". airnav.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference usnews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "2006 Annual Report" (PDF). Cleveland, Ohio: MetroHealth System. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  4. ^ a b "About Us". www.metrohealth.org. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  5. ^ "MetroHealth, ProMedica Unveil New Helipad on Main Campus". Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  6. ^ "Employers, 100 Largest (2019)". Crain's Cleveland Business. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  7. ^ "Services Offered". www.metrohealth.org. Retrieved 2019-09-17.