Health Education Campus

The Health Education Campus (HEC) is located on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, United States at the border of University Circle and Fairfax (Midtown) neighborhoods in the Health-Tech Corridor, built through a collaboration between Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic.

Health Education Campus (HEC)
General information
Address	9501 Euclid Avenue
Town or city	Cleveland, Ohio
Country	United States
Coordinates	41°30′16.6″N 81°37′13.4″W
Groundbreaking	2015
Completed	2019
Owner	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Clinic
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Foster + Partners
Designations	LEED-Gold

History and architecture

Opened in 2019, the campus consists of two buildings, the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion and the Dental Clinic, constructed at a combined price tag of $515 million.^[1] The 477,000-square-foot Samson Pavilion was designed by Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank of Foster + Partners in London, United Kingdom and earned a LEED-Gold certification.^[2][3]

Education

The campus hosts CWRU medical, dental, nursing, and physician assistant education programs, with the intent of fostering interprofessional health professions education.^[4] Previously, most of these programs had previously held classes on the campus of CWRU and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.^[5] The move, announced in 2013, was a major contributing factor for University Hospitals to shift its name from University Hospitals Case Medical Center to University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in 2016, as well as renegotiate its affiliation agreement with CWRU that same year.^[6] Schools with classes at the HEC include:^[7]

• Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
• Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine
• Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (CCLCM)
• Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
• Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

Non-education uses

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the HEC was converted into "Hope Hospital" with 327 low-acuity beds in case of a medical surge.^[8] However, the space was never needed for surge capacity, so in July 2020, the temporary hospital was de-constructed so fall classes could resume in the building.^[9]

On September 29, 2020, the Samson Pavilion hosted the first of the 2020 Presidential Debates between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, moderated by Chris Wallace. The first presidential debate was originally going to be hosted at the University of Notre Dame, which later withdrew over safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[10]

References

1. "Joint health education campus facility under construction in Cleveland".
2. Litt, Steven (21 July 2019). "Is CWRU-Cleveland Clinic Health Education Campus end of big-box era as Clinic shifts focus? – Steven Litt". Plain Dealer. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. "Samson Pavilion, CWRU and Cleveland Clinic | Foster + Partners".
4. Coutre, Lydia (29 October 2018). "Cleveland Clinic-Case venture can 'reduce silos' between medical, dental and nursing students". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
5. Litt, Steven (2015-10-01). "Cleveland Clinic, CWRU break ground on $515M Health Education Campus including dental clinic in Hough". Plain Dealer. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
6. Coutre, Lydia (8 September 2016). "UH dropping 'Case' from flagship medical center name". Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
7. "Interprofessional Education".
8. Anderson, Chris (15 April 2020). "Cleveland Clinic completes 'Hope Hospital' conversion for COVID-19 surge at Health Education Campus". 19 News. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
9. Washington, Julie (17 July 2020). "What is Northeast Ohio's hospital capacity? Cleveland Clinic coronavirus surge space was never used, now being dismantled". Plain Dealer. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
10. Hawks, Nick (20 August 2020). "The Cleveland Clinic Is Working On Making Next Month's Debate Safe". Cleveland Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

External links

• Health Education Campus