The Cleveland Clinic announced Thursday that it will donate $50 million over the next five years to the Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition, dramatically increasing the...
"By protecting the health and future of our kids, we are protecting the health and future of Cleveland," said Mayor Justin Bibb, in a Thursday press conference at City Hall."This is one example of what we can accomplish through the power of collaboration, and this investment is one step closer in helping Cleveland become a safer, healthier, and more equitable city.
Cleveland Clinic CEO Tom Mihaljevic appeared alongside Mayor Bibb and Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin Thursday. He said that the hospital system was making the lead crisis its top community priority in 2022. "This effort is critical because prevention is the only effective approach," Mihaljevic said."There is no cure and no way to reverse the damage of lead poisoning once it is done. I want Cleveland to be safe for all children, and I know this is a problem we can solve. Our communities can only be safe and healthy when every person has the opportunity to live in a safe and healthy home.
Today's news comes after the Clinic has garnered unwanted publicity in recent months for its abysmal community impact. The Cleveland hospital system leads the nation, in fact, in community spending relative to its tax exemptions, what's known as a"fair share deficit." The Clinic makes $261 million more each year in tax breaks than it spend on the community.
Over the next five years, when the hospital will be donating $10 million per year to the lead safe efforts, that deficit will fall to $251 million annually, still No. 1 in the country by a substantial margin. to get the latest on Cleveland news, things to do and places to eat delivered right to your inbox.
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