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Cleveland Clinic
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The Begining
The Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four physicians
- George Washington Crile
- Frank Emory Bunts
- William Edgar Lower
- John Phillips
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
By Monyfah Olowu
Expansion
The Cleveland Clinic Disaster
In the mid-1970's the Cleveland Clinic began acquiring land for new additions. By 1986 Cleveland Clinic owned almost 140 acres around East 88th Street, East 105th Street, Chester, and Cedar Avenue
The Great Cleveland Fire
On May 15th, 1929
The fire started after a steamfitter came to fix a steam pipe. The room holding the pipe was used as storage. The x-ray film at the time was nitrocellulose film which is highly unstable and extraordinarily flammable. The steam from pipes caused the unstable nitrate film to decompose and emit a poisonous gas.
The Great Cleveland Clinic Fire
On May 15th, 1929
More than 250 people were in the building when x-ray film caught on fire killing 120 people including, one of the founders, John Philips.
The yellow-brown smoke made its way to the staircase trapping over 225 people. The gas was so unexpected many workers collapsed dead at their desk
Impact on Cleveland
Thank You!
Community Outreach
Ohio's Economy
According to 2009’s report the Cleveland clinic brought in 10.5 billion dollars of the total economic activity in Ohio, which is 8 percent of the total gross regional product of eight-country region. The Cleveland clinic is the largest employer in Northeast Ohio the Cleveland Clinic supporting over 81,000 direct and indirect jobs generating 3.9 billion in total earnings. In 2009 Cleveland clinic’s economic activity supported over 58,000 homes. The total local and state taxes of over 663 million dollars are due to the presence of the Cleveland Clinic.
The Cleveland Clinic funds and has many program dedicated to helping people who don't have health care such as:
- Health screening ( glaucoma and blood pressure)
- Speakers bureau
- Fairfax Arts and Heritage Celebration
- Healthy Living encourages children to exercise