The legendary hospital invests in stopping diseases before they get startedPhotographs for TIME by Ashley Gilbertson / VII Network
Wellness in Action
The Cleveland Clinic has initiated a program predicated on the belief that soaring health care costs can be reined by encouraging, supporting and even incentivizing healthier living. One of the hallmarks of the initiative is Lifestyle 180, above, a program for patients with chronic conditions that incorporates yoga, cooking and instruction in stress management.Ashley Gilbertson / VII Network for TIME
Heart Doc
Dr. Gordon Blackburn is the director of the clinic's cardiac rehabilitation program. He works with patients who have had heart attacks but also those who are at high risk of having one. Both are brought in for medically designed exercise and nutrition counseling to improve their cardiac fitness.Ashley Gilbertson / VII Network for TIME
Cooking For Life
Executive Chef Bob Dissell instructs clinic staff and patients in ways to cook healthier meals. As part of its program, the hospital redesigned 36 of 55 meal offerings to make them taste better while lowering their fat, salt and sugar contents.Ashley Gilbertson / VII Network for TIME
Meditative
Every day, the clinic offers 10 yoga classes.Ashley Gilbertson / VII Network for TIME
Dance Moves
The dance group "Dancing Wheels", which incorporates disabled dancers, performs in the main lobby of the clinic.Ashley Gilbertson / VII Network for TIME
Navigator
Julie Grafmeyer guides patients through the complexities of their stay, helping them understand hospital jargon, resolve problems, or, in this case, explaining the nature and purpose of a given procedure.Ashley Gilbertson / VII Network for TIME
Chief Wellness Officer
In a demonstration of its commitment to its new approach, hospital management created new executive positions like chief wellness officer, a position now held by Dr. Michael Roizen, above. It also has a chief experience officer and an art-program curator.Ashley Gilbertson / VII Network for TIME
Into the Future
For the longest time, the American medical system has been focused on curing illnesses after their onset, rather than preventing them before they begin. Of its new program, the clinic's CEO, Dr. Delos Cosgrove, notes that doctors like him have spent many years "in the sickness business. We need to get into the health business."Ashley Gilbertson / VII Network for TIME
