8429-10 Support Cleveland Clinic & Lkwd Hosp - Vision for Tomorrow

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RESOLUTION NO. 8429-10 BY: Antonio, Bullock, Butler, Madigan, Powers, Summers. A RESOLUTION supporting the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Lakewood Hospital Association's Vision for Tomorrow plan and its focus on Centers of Excellence at Lakewood Hospital. WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood entered into a partnership with the Lakewood Hospital Association, whose sole member is the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, in 1996 through a defmitive agreement and lease; and WHEREAS, the City and Cleveland Clinic both aspire and commit to provide appropriate services suitable for the Lakewood community and to maintain the near- and long-term viability of Lakewood Hospital; and WHEREAS, the marketplace, regulatory and financial trends and forces regarding health care delivery services, including hospital services, are in an extraordinarily dynamic and uncertain state, as evidenced by the fact that 50 percent of the hospitals in the United States reported operating losses in 2009; and WHEREAS, as described in the April 6, 2010, letter to the City, the Cleveland Clinic and Lakewood Hospital Association have asked for approval for their Vision For Tomorrow strategy at Lakewood Hospital, with emphasis on four Centers of Excellence,. as a means of addressing the marketplace trends and forces; and WHEREAS, the City has worked diligently to understand these trends, the proposed strategy, and the roles .and responsibilities of all parties to the lease agreement as evidenced by numerous public forums as well as the May 24, 2010, questions-and- answers letter, the June 1 letter, and the most recent letter, received on June 9, from the Cleveland Clinic leadership; and WHEREAS, as a result of these communications, the citizens of Lakewood, through their elected officials; have been assured continued, active participation in key decisions impacting the Vision for Tomorrow plan and related Centers of Excellence for the duration of the lease term; and WHEREAS, Lakewood City Council and the mayor of Lakewood appoint 10 of the 23 seats on the Board of Trustees of the Lakewood Hospital Association; and WHEREAS, the Lakewood Hospital Association Boazd of Trustees has the responsibility and authority to oversee the performance and service strategy of Lakewood Hospital; and WHEREAS, the Lakewood Hospital Association Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to support the Vision for Tomorrow strategy at Lakewood Hospital; and