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Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Business
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Area food banks hope state reconsiders food bank funding cuts
CLEVELAND (WJW) — This is bread day. Pallets of near expired loaves of bread are packed up and sent out to hundreds of food pantries across the six county region served by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. Last year, 32 million dollars from the state of Ohio helped Cleveland and 11 other regional food banks collect food from Ohio farmers and other sources to feed millions of Ohio families. Thousands of jobs cut at National Park Service, what that means locally But Governor Dewine's latest executive budget would take away more than $7,000,000 million, roughly a quarter of state funding for all regional food banks. 'Last year the food bank served 426,000 people in our six-county territory, 100,000 of those people turned to us for the first time ever.' Karen Ponza with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank says any decrease in funding would hamper the help that they provide, especially at a time when inflation is hitting families and food bank operations at the same time. 'We're going to work hand in hand with our officials both on the state level and federal level to ensure that we continue to get that much needed food,' Ponza said. And Cleveland's food bank is not alone. The Akron Canton Regional Food Bank helps supply food to many rural areas, and the costs of transportation and the demand have also gone up. Their director says they will always work hard to fulfill their commitment to the community, but uncertainty over state and potential federal funding is alarming. Cleveland Clinic introduces Ambience AI technology 'We operate based on the donations from wholesalers distributors, manufacturers and of course government sources, and if we were to have a 15 to 20 percent hole blasted in our supply chain we would have a really really hard time filling that which eventually means we would give less food to the same amount of people,' Akron Canton Food Bank Director Dan Flowers said. The money from the state of Ohio helps the regional food banks mostly collect produce from Ohio farmers. A lot is perfectly edible food that isn't purchased by markets because it's too small or doesn't present well in stores. A cut means food banks buy less and support famers less. And as the budget process begins, this is a message that the state's food banks want to bring home to lawmakers. 'We really are a critical part of community infrastructure, so by funding food and making sure it's on the shelves, we're bringing people in and providing a whole host of wrap around services as well. So I think it's a win-win-win for everyone involved so we're looking forward to working with the state of Ohio to restore these cuts and find additional support,' Ohio Association of Food Banks Executive Director Joree Novotny said. Woman cited for leaving kids in car at Solon Giant Eagle; police warn of dangers Even though the state budget discussions are in their early stages, Novotny says they're encouraging people to call or write their state lawmakers to reconsider any potential cuts. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Cleveland Clinic introduces Ambience AI technology
CLEVELAND (WJW) – The field of medicine is always advancing and so is patient care. One of the next steps forward is coming through AI integration into hospital systems. The Cleveland Clinic is announcing it is moving forward with steps to improve patient experience and care by introducing Ambience AI into its network, a listening and notation focused technology. 'I think that AI is absolutely fantastic in this realm,' Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Chair of Allergy and Immunology Sandra Hong, MD said. 'I think everyone wins in this case.' Woman buys 'wrong' lottery ticket, but 'got over' it after winning $2M Hong said this new system is easy to use and will increase efficiency for both doctor and patient, streamlining the note taking and summary process during visits. The info is quickly added to 'MyChart' after the visit is concluded. 'All it does is we use our phones, and we will actually just hit record and then it just sits on the table between us and we're able to just talk about what brought you into the office,' Hong said. 'At the end, we actually put in some diagnoses. We actually hit a button and then it creates the note based on our conversation.' The AI tech does not diagnose or treat any disease or medical condition, but it should free up the care provider to be more attentive and engaged. 'You hopefully won't see your doctors, or the nurse practitioner that are seeing you, writing or typing anymore,' she said. 'The goal is so that they can focus entirely on you and be able to kind of really delve into it as opposed to hunting and pecking on that computer keyboard. I think there is the potential for more detailed notes… and the accuracy should be fantastic.' The Cleveland Clinic said it tested this new system with a pilot program in 2024, making sure it works for more than 80 specialties and subspecialties. Akron Public Schools: Temporary staff member brought gun to Hyre CLC Dr. Hong said it's already helping to reduce burnout within the network and expects to see it used in other hospital systems soon. 'It's really wonderful of the Cleveland Clinic to actually do this, because I think that, again, everybody benefits from it,' she said. 'I think the care, the potential for care to be even better and more personalized is there.' The technology will also be rolled out to ambulatory Cleveland Clinic providers in the U.S. in phases over the next several months. Hong said privacy and security are also top priorities and the new system is safe. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
