Code,999054
Subject,Mitchell Balk
Date,7/2/2008
Interviewer,Erin Bell and Matt Ferraton
Abstract,"Interview with Mitchell Balk, the President of the Mt Sinai Healthcare Foundation.  Balk discusses the history of Mt Sinai hospital, including the kinds of research and innovative procedures it pioneered.  He also describes several philanthropic programs the hospital is involved in.  Balk also touches on the challenges the healthcare system faces.  He also briefly includes his impressions of Jewish history in Cleveland."
Special Notes,"mt. sinai, hospitals, medical research, education, health and healthcare, jews, medical mart"
minutes:,53
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1,"introduction, came to Cleveland in 1992, from Chicago"
2,"were impressed by Cleveland, stadium, Rock and Roll Hall of fame, recession in the country"
3,level of poverty and other problems in Cleveland
4,"Mt. Sinai Hospital history, a group of Jewish women started raising money for it"
5,"Kosher food for patients, hospital opened its doors in 1903, the first building East 37th, teaching hospital, relation with Case Western"
6,"research fields: fertility, 1950 Siamese twins separated"
7,"cancer research, Dr. Harry Goldberg, hypotension research, renin"
8,"Siamese twins that were separated and survived, the article in the journal"
9,Mt. Sinai Hospital emergency / trauma medicine training
10,emergency / trauma medicine and its problems
11,"healthcare: every human's right, private vs government medicine"
12,"grants in four areas: health of the Jewish community, the health of the urban community,"
13,"academic medicine and health policy, medicare"
14,urban health: child sight
15,"coupon for eyeglasses,eye exam on site, at school; health promotion"
16,prevention campaign
17,recruiting bright researchers at Case to do research in Cleveland
18,"scholars that were recruited to do research, grants, labs, we believe in investing in leaders"
19,"""we try to marry medicine with economic development in Cleveland"""
20,"Cleveland as a medical hub, medical products, marketing strategy"
21,"medical business, government the biggest payer"
22,"healthcare disparity, socioeconomic factor, health status"
23,a Jewish doctor could not admit you to the hospital
24,certain needs of Jewish patients
25,"Jewish immigration, the Jewish hospital took care of the poor"
26,grant for Case medical school
27,"constant movement of medical researchers, medical investigation grants"
28,"Hough riots, the hospital was not touched"
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30,"The Park sinagogue, two locations Eric Mendelsohn, Pepper Pike"
31,Jewish congregation's cemetery
32,Immigrats' history
33,"RTA, CSU collaboration; caring for the poor, Medicaid"
34,"Special allocations to serve the poor, Philanthropy"
35,contributions from former patients
36,"Mt. Sinai and other hospitals' philanthropy, scholars who were awarded with federal money"
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38,"obesity, diabetes"
39,issues to address
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41,"the greatest accomplishments of Mt. Sinai, not turning down people in need"
42,competition and cooperation in University circle
43,"hospital ads, very unusual market activities"
44,"the corruption, the Blue Cross of Ohio"
45,the Cleveland Health Quality Choice program
46,"no movement of patients, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals  did not support the Mt. Sinai that had the least mortality rates"
47,uncompensated medical care in industrial areas
48,Cleveland is #1 in the country in terms of lead poisoning in children
49,the big paint companies were located here
50,screening of the houses
51,"Mt. Sinai - successful grantmakers, mission and activities"
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