We have a bold vision: To transform the health of the communities we serve by tackling the most critical health issues our communities face, while making health care more affordable and accessible for all. Together, we will drive the changes that are needed to create a new state of health in Ohio and beyond.

This Alliance brings together the best of healthcare in Ohio – one of the nation’s preeminent academic medical centers, and the leading health care provider in the state devoted to high-quality, compassionate care. While we each bring unique expertise to the table, we have a great deal in common – including a shared vision for a new state of health and a focused mission to treat every person we serve with dignity, respect and excellence while training the next generation of medical professionals. We know we can do much more for the people we serve by working together through this Alliance, and we are excited about what the future holds.

The health care issues we face are too great, and too urgent, to continue as we are today. Now is the time to work together in new and creative ways to improve the health of the communities we serve and help set the standard for the industry moving forward. The Healthy State Alliance has identified 10 objectives. Due to the pressing health care needs in the state, we will focus on three objectives initially: addressing the opioid epidemic and increasing access to cancer and increasing access to transplant care.

We are fortunate to be able to use the collective resources of both of our organizations to fuel the Alliance’s ambitions, providing patients with increased access to more than 50,000 team members and more than 600 points of care throughout the state. We will also enhance patient access to one of the nation’s premier transplant centers – which has already saved more than 10,000 lives – and one of only 51 National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country. And we will leverage the assets of one of America’s leading research universities to address the most critical health needs in Ohio and beyond.

Here in Ohio, our state faces the biggest health challenges in the nation:

• Ohio has the second highest rate of opioid-related deaths in the nation.[1]
• Ohio is among the nation’s leaders in both cancer rates and cancer-related deaths – with more than 25,000 Ohioans dying from cancer in 2017.[2]
• More than 3,000 Ohioans are waiting for a life‐saving transplant at any given time.[3]

[1]The National Institute of Drug Abuse
[2]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[3]Ohio Department of Health

We are using the collective resources of both our organizations to improve the health and wellness for Ohioans:

• Providing increased access to more than 50,000 team members and more than 600 points of care throughout the state;
• Enhancing access to one of the nation’s premier transplant centers that has already saved more than 10,000 lives;
• Expanding access to one of only 51 National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country; and
• Leveraging the assets of one of America’s leading research universities to address the most critical health needs of the state and beyond.

By working together to address specific issues and needs, we believe our Alliance can build upon the excellent care and services we provide to our communities. Nothing will be lost in terms of the excellent, compassionate care our communities receive at either organization.

Our hope is to enhance your health care experience through our Alliance’s innovations, providing access to more resources and experts closer to home. We are excited to work together to drive the changes that are needed to create a new state of health in Ohio and beyond.

Since we remain separate organizations, we will continue to honor the contracts in place at our respective facilities.