Medina schools continue agreement with Cleveland Clinic for sports medicine services

MEDINA, Ohio – Superintendent Aaron Sable touted the school district’s good relationship with The Cleveland Clinic Foundation as the board of education voted to renew the district’s service agreement with the organization.

The board approved a five-year service agreement with The Cleveland Clinic Foundation which will provide sports medicine and athletic training services for Medina High School effective Aug. 1, 2024 through July 31, 2029.

“We have a unique partnership with them,” Sable said. “While the agreement shows an amount of $102,000 we don’t actually pay that amount. The agreement is an exchange of services where the Cleveland Clinic Foundation provides us with an athletic trainer and their services and we give them marketing and advertising opportunities in the district.”

Sable said Cleveland Clinic advertising and signs outside of the school’s stadium are an example of these marketing opportunities.

“It is a very good partnership we have developed with them and it saves the district quite a bit of money,” he said.

Board member Rebecca Parkhurst asked if the athletic trainers are present at certain sporting events throughout the year.

Sable said there are certain programs such as high school varsity contests that do require the athletic trainer to be present while other events like freshman or middle school events might not have the trainer present. But he added that the trainer is housed at the high school and is available to all student athletes.

“We are also very fortunate that we are in very close proximity to our safety services and if an emergency issue arises, the response is extremely fast,” he said.