Innovation

Ochsner Health System’s innovationOchsner (New Orleans). Although innovationOchsner, Ochsner Health System’s innovative “think tank,” launched in March 2015, the health system opened its first O Bar — a retail-esque space in Ochsner’s Center for Primary Care and Wellness where patients…

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s The IDEA Studio for Healthcare and Design (Columbus). The IDEA Studio for Healthcare and Design’s mission is to redefine the healthcare user experience through innovation, design thinking and application of integrated solutions. The studio…

Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation (Philadelphia). Unique to this innovation center is its Penn Social Media and Health Innovation lab that conducts research focused on the intersection of social media, mobile technology and health. For example, the Penn…

Penn State Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Innovation Program (Hershey, Pa.). A collaboration between Penn State Children’s Hospital, University Park, Pa.-based Penn State University and several industrial partners, the Pediatric Innovation Program is a forum for clinicians, engineers and industry partners to…

NorthShore University HealthSystem’s Grainger Center for Simulation and Innovation (Evanston, Ill.). The Grainger Center for Simulation and Innovation is housed in a 13,000-square-foot facility at NorthShore Evanston Hospital. The center offers collaborative healthcare education, training and research opportunities through two…

University Hospitals’ Harrington Discovery Institute (Cleveland). As the nonprofit arm of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development, the Harrington Discovery Institute is dedicated to supporting physician-scientists who want to improve the medications available to patients. The institute offers a…

University of Colorado Hospital’s Center for Surgical Innovation (Denver). CSI, a multidisciplinary surgical training center dedicated to developing techniques and technologies, is affiliated with the CU School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery. Its modern facilities — including a cadaver laboratory…

University of California’s Center for Health Quality and Innovation (Oakland). The University of California launched its Center for Health Quality and Innovation in October 2010 with the goal of supporting innovations at UC Health campuses. The center, which has also…

Parkview Health’s Mirro Center for Research and Innovation (Fort Wayne, Ind.). The Mirro Center for Research and Innovation is comprised of a research center that hosts studies, a dedicated innovation space for scientists, entrepreneurs and organizations that want to transform…

ProMedica Innovations (Toledo, Ohio). Founded in 2012 by ProMedica health system, ProMedica Innovations strives to assist investors, employees and community members with the development and commercialization of technologies that improve patient care. In 2015, PI — which shares an acronym…