University Hospitals Cleveland, Siemens Healthineers in New Alliance to Improve Oncology, Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Care for Patients
- New 10-year strategic agreement builds on 40-year collaboration history
- Continued exploration of novel magnetic resonance technologies
- New 10-year strategic agreement builds on 40-year collaboration history
- Continued exploration of novel magnetic resonance technologies
University Hospitals (UH) and Siemens Healthineers have announced a 10-year strategic alliance that builds on their 40-year history of clinical and research collaboration. This ambitious next phase will support UH’s focus on improving oncology, cardiovascular, and neurovascular care for patients in Ohio. Siemens Healthineers and UH will look to also advance the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and use theranostics—combining the approaches of diagnostics and therapeutics—to treat patients with advanced forms of certain cancers, as well as develop new magnetic resonance (MR) technologies.
“University Hospitals shares its excitement in expanding its ongoing collaborative relationship with Siemens Healthineers, which has resulted in important improvements in magnetic resonance imaging. We now anticipate the growing benefits from extending the latest technology innovation to our northern Ohio community,” said Paul Hinchey, MD, MBA, chief operating officer, University Hospitals.
“Siemens Healthineers is proud to build on its decades-long relationship with University Hospitals through this new strategic alliance, which will not only dramatically impact patients facing serious medical conditions in Ohio, but also explore and define new ways to improve patient health,” said David Pacitti, president and head of the Americas at Siemens Healthineers.
The strategic alliance complements the research collaboration between Siemens Healthineers and the department of radiology at UH as well as a key academic affiliate, Case Western Reserve University, to develop novel technologies, with an emphasis on MR. Past research has included MR fingerprinting, a technique that helps clinicians make decisions based on digital tissue data rather than visual impressions. New research will partially involve the company’s 0.55T mid-field scanner that requires less than one liter of helium.
For neurology-related care, especially Alzheimer’s disease, UH Radiology will purchase positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scanners as well as a comprehensive portfolio of MR scanners, including 1.5-tesla and 3T scanners. The PET/CT scanners will help UH confirm the presence of amyloid plaques in patients suspected of having Alzheimer’s disease and the MR scanners will enable UH to monitor their treatment with emerging therapeutic drugs. On its main campus, UH will install an angiography system with particular benefits in interventional neuro procedures and stroke treatment.
The alliance will also facilitate UH deploying CT scanners at UH’s flagship Cleveland Medical Center and PET/CT scanners for cancer care at UH Seidman Cancer Center. PET/CT technology provides the tools to identify disease, thereby allowing clinicians to tailor detection and disease stratification, as well as therapy. Separately, Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, will provide linear accelerators. The PET/CT scanners will support the practice of theranostics, which enables clinicians to diagnose some forms of cancer with one radiopharmaceutical and treat the disease with a similar therapeutic agent. UH hosts a radiopharmacy operated by PETNET Solutions Inc, A Siemens Healthineers Company, and was an early adopter of a radiopharmaceutical used in theranostics to detect advanced prostate cancer. The placement of Siemens Healthineers CT scanners at UH Cleveland Medical Center, and angiography systems for interventional radiology will enable efficient diagnosis and focused treatment by targeted ablations and delivery of therapy agents. This alliance will help UH expand patient access and transform cancer care from discovery to recovery.
The new alliance will also enhance cardiovascular services of the UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute with the world’s first clinically available photon-counting CT scanner and the new dual-source CT scanner. It builds on a 2019 agreement that provided UH with CT, MR, and hybrid operating room technology for its Center for Advanced Heart & Vascular Care. This was one of the first healthcare facilities to co-locate an MR scanner, CT scanner, and robotically operated cardiac catheterization laboratory with surgical capabilities in the same suite. Under the terms of the strategic alliance, UH will also acquire angiography systems that provide clear image quality and ultra-low patient radiation doses for image-guided cardiology interventions.
The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Because there is no “typical” hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, samples mix, case mix, level of IT and/or automation adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.
Siemens Healthineers pioneers breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. The company is a global provider of healthcare equipment, solutions and services, with activities in more than 180 countries and direct representation in more than 70. The group comprises Siemens Healthineers AG, listed as SHL in Frankfurt, Germany, and its subsidiaries. As a leading medical technology company, Siemens Healthineers is committed to improving access to healthcare for underserved communities worldwide and is striving to overcome the most threatening diseases. The company is principally active in the areas of imaging, diagnostics, cancer care and minimally invasive therapies, augmented by digital technology and artificial intelligence. In fiscal 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, Siemens Healthineers had approximately 71,000 employees worldwide and generated revenue of around €21.7 billion. Further information is available at www.siemens-healthineers.com.
Founded in 1866, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 21 hospitals (including five joint ventures), more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and over 200 physician offices in 16 counties throughout northern Ohio. The system’s flagship quaternary care, academic medical center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Oxford University, the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and National Taiwan University College of Medicine. The main campus also includes the UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; UH MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. UH is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research programs in the nation, with more than 3,000 active clinical trials and research studies underway. UH Cleveland Medical Center is perennially among the highest performers in national ranking surveys, including “America’s Best Hospitals” from U.S. News & World Report. UH is also home to 19 Clinical Care Delivery and Research Institutes. UH is one of the largest employers in Northeast Ohio with more than 30,000 employees. Follow UH on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. For more information, visit UHhospitals.org.
Find More:
The Latest Clinical & Industry News
Grand Rounds With Morton Kern, MD
