Patricia A. Klaas, PHD

From a small outpatient clinic, it has grown to become the world’s first integrated international health system. With more than 65,000 caregivers worldwide, Cleveland Clinic has almost 6 million patient visits per year, at more than 200 locations 1921 Opening ceremony 1929 Disaster strikes 1958 Cardiac breakthroughs 1993 Expansion in Northeast Ohio 2007 Focus on the patient experience 2015 Expansion abroad 2019 Transplant triumphs 2020 Prepared for a COVID-19 surge.