Stronger Together: Collaboration Between Health Systems during COVID-19

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, reliable scientific consensus and critical epidemiologic information about the virus was often inconsistent. Despite having programs and protocols in place for this sort of challenge, the pandemic caught hospitals and healthcare providers off guard.\r\n\r\nTo address urgent public health needs, the moment called for collaboration across traditional silos and required Northeast Ohio's world class health systems to find common ground.\r\n\r\nSo, what happens when traditional competitors make the decision to come together to ensure the well-being of all communities? And what are the lessons learned in this partnership to tackle COVID-19 that can be replicated for future public health emergencies?\r\n\r\nJoin us for a virtual forum moderated by Marlene Harris-Taylor with Ideastream Public Media; featuring Chief Executive Officer and President of the Cleveland Clinic, Tomislav