Prescription for Hope

The MetroHealth System

“Prescription for Hope” captures the stories inside Cleveland’s public hospital system. Told by the people and patients on the front lines of care, “Prescription for Hope” offers a behind-the-scenes look at how The MetroHealth System is moving beyond medical treatment to improve the foundations of community health and well-being. Since 1837, MetroHealth has served the community, neighborhoods and people of Greater Cleveland. Its nearly 8,000 caregivers are devoted to a mission of health, healing, humanity … and hope. “Prescription for Hope” is an in-house production of MetroHealth’s Communication Department. Please visit www.metrohealth.org

  1. 5d ago

    "The Pitt" Was Prepared. Are We?

    When a mass casual incident hits the fictional trauma center on the TV series “The Pitt,” the care team is prepared to handle the influx of dozens of patients. They have a plan and a process. No one wants to think about an MCI happening in our community – whether it’s a mass shooting, building collapse or large fire. But like the team on “The Pitt,” the caregivers at MetroHealth must not only think about MCIs, they must prepare – with a plan, a process … and practice. On this episode of MetroHealth’s “Prescription for Hope,” we go behind the scenes at MetroHealth's first-ever system-wide mass casualty simulation, complete with a real-world scenario, actors and fake blood. And we get to listen to how 150 caregivers turn chaos into a coordinated, effective response to save lives. It’s all about training for the unthinkable, so that MetroHealth’s Level I Trauma Center – the most experienced and most trusted in our region – is always ready to step up and serve when our community needs us most.

    "The Pitt" Was Prepared. Are We?

  2. 12/13/2024

    'We Can Do Hard Things' A Chat With MetroHealth's New CEO

    Dr. Christine Alexander-Rager, MetroHealth’s new President and CEO, may be new to the corner office, but she's not new to MetroHealth, not even close. In her 28th year as a family physician at Metro, "Chrissy" as she's known to patients and colleagues, is bringing a patient-first focus to Cleveland's safety-net hospital. She recently sat down and shared her vision, her priorities ... and much more.

    'We Can Do Hard Things' A Chat With MetroHealth's New CEO

  3. 10/17/2023

    A Look Inside the Hospital Morgue

    A never-before-heard, behind-the-scenes look inside a hospital morgue. Two years ago, in 2021, we spent some time with the amazing team inside MetroHealth’s Department of Mortality and Autopsy Services – the hospital morgue. We wanted to answer questions, dispel myths and capture the amazing professionalism and compassion these workers show every day of the year – how they prove that MetroHealth’s mission of quality care for everyone, no matter their means, doesn’t stop when a patient passes. And we think we succeeded, except that we didn’t get this episode done in time for Halloween 2021. So it stayed on the shelf – until now.

    A Look Inside the Hospital Morgue

  4. 10/05/2021

    It's Somebody's Child Out There

    Every weekday, from a big white box truck parked in the vacant lot at 3370 West 25th Street, MetroHealth’s Project DAWN Expanded Mobile Unit dispenses sterile syringes, Narcan kits, condoms and other supplies to those living with opioid-use disorder. Perhaps most important, the team also dispenses hope – a light in the darkness, a hand to grab and hold until a user finally can say, “I’m ready.” Join us as we spend a day with this incredible team of caregivers. MetroHealth’s Office of Opioid Safety operates the Project DAWN Expanded Mobile Unit, which is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays at 3370 West 25th Street in Cleveland. Anyone can visit, and clients remain anonymous. Find out more about the Office of Opioid Safety by visiting www.metrohealth.org/office-of-opioid-safety

    It's Somebody's Child Out There

  5. 03/24/2021

    This is Really What It's About

    The toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on our relationships is something that doesn’t get talked about enough. And we are witnessing a mental-health crisis as a result. MetroHealth’s Dr. Robert L. Smith – aka “Dr. Bob” – joins us again to offer his trademark voice of comfort and kindness as he shares his thoughts on COVID’s damage to our relationships and how the pandemic just might be the opportunity we all need to focus on love.

    This is Really What It's About

  6. 03/02/2021

    Welcome to Moms House

    The caregivers in MetroHealth’s Mother and Children Dependency Program have always had a wish: a place, a home – with a “mother hen” – where new moms struggling with substance-use disorder could stay to continue their recovery and healing while also caring for their newborns. … Well, sometimes wishes do come true. … This is an UPDATE of an episode from Season 1 titled “I Feel Like a Monster.” Listen to that episode here: https://soundcloud.com/metrohealth/4-i-feel-like-a-monster

  7. 02/24/2021

    The Ministers Have a Message

    The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, it’s been rigorously tested, and it works – really, really well. Still, some people may be hesitant to receive it. To build trust within the community, MetroHealth invited faith leaders from around Greater Cleveland to come in, roll up their sleeves and set a lifesaving example for their flocks. Check out a video version of this extraordinary event here: https://vimeo.com/500569138

    The Ministers Have a Message

  8. 12/17/2020

    "What a Beautiful Day to Start Vaccinating People"

    The vaccine has arrived, the vaccinations have begun and the prescription for hope is finally being filled. Join us for an up-close look at the historic Wednesday when MetroHealth took the first steps in the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    "What a Beautiful Day to Start Vaccinating People"
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“Prescription for Hope” captures the stories inside Cleveland’s public hospital system. Told by the people and patients on the front lines of care, “Prescription for Hope” offers a behind-the-scenes look at how The MetroHealth System is moving beyond medical treatment to improve the foundations of community health and well-being. Since 1837, MetroHealth has served the community, neighborhoods and people of Greater Cleveland. Its nearly 8,000 caregivers are devoted to a mission of health, healing, humanity … and hope. “Prescription for Hope” is an in-house production of MetroHealth’s Communication Department. Please visit www.metrohealth.org

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  • Creator
    The MetroHealth System
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
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