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jungle. >> while you are running they are still shooting? >> they had identified people they wanted to kill. >> it is almost impossible to fathom, even now, more than 900 americans dead in the jungle at jonestown. >> you are telling me this man says drink this poison and they drink it? thats right. >> we take you inside the mission that observed the dangerous truth. >> the only video camera there to capture it all belonged to nbc news. >> he said i can never put this camera down. >> ra...

MetroHealth's new 11-story hospital will open its doors to new and existing patients on Saturday.

The landscape of health care is changing in Cleveland.

The event, which will feature MetroHealth president and CEO Akram Boutros as the keynote speaker, is Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown.

Dr. Akram Boutros will retire as president and CEO of MetroHealth at the end of 2022 after leading the public health system since 2013, he announced on Monday, Nov. 29.

Boutros has led the system since 2013. In that time, MetroHealth has opened two hospitals, three emergency departments, 10 community health centers, nine pharmacies, and sent health care providers into more than a dozen local schools. The board of trustees is issuing a request for proposal to retain an executive search firm that will help conduct a nationwide search.

In October 2019, JoAnn and Bob Glick of Hunting Valley donated $500,000 to MetroHealth to help expand two programs serving vulnerable youth in Cleveland. Earlier this month, the Glicks followed up with a $42 million gift – the largest gift in the healthcare system’s history. The funds will establish the JoAnn and Bob Glick Fund for Healthy Communities, as well as create the JoAnn Zlotnick Glick Endowed Fund in Community Health Nursing. In honor of the Glicks’ gift, MetroHealthâ�...