Ohio inventions and firsts · Company innovation · 1921
Cleveland Clinic founded
Physicians George W. Crile, Frank E. Bunts, William E. Lower and John Phillips founded the Cleveland Clinic in 1921, now a nonprofit academic medical center.
At a glance
- Year
- 1921
- Company
- Cleveland Clinic
- Place
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga County Cleveland · Cuyahoga County
The story
Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four physicians: George Washington Crile, Frank E. Bunts, William E. Lower and John Phillips.
It grew into a nonprofit academic medical center under the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, with its main campus at 9500 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. Its research and education are tied to Case Western Reserve University.
It has pioneered many medical advances, among them coronary angiography in 1958 and coronary bypass surgery in 1967. It has also been ranked the number one hospital in the United States for cardiology and heart surgery for 14 consecutive years in certain rankings.
In 2024 it recorded 15.96 million patient visits, 332,991 admissions and 82,608 employees, with operating revenue of $15.94 billion. It also has facilities in Florida, Nevada, Canada, Abu Dhabi and London.
Timeline
- 1921: Crile, Bunts, Lower and Phillips found the Cleveland Clinic. (Cleveland, OH) source
- 1958-10-30: F. Mason Sones makes the accidental discovery that leads to selective coronary angiography. (Cleveland, OH) source
- 1967: René Favaloro standardizes saphenous vein bypass surgery at the Clinic. (Cleveland, OH) source
- 2024: The system records 15.96 million patient visits and 82,608 employees. (Cleveland, OH) source
What it changed
- 15.96 million patient visits in 2024.
- 82,608 employees in 2024.
Why it matters
Home of angiography and bypass advances.
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.