CLEVELAND — News 5 is following up one year after the Cleveland Clinic launched its Women’s Comprehensive Health and Research Center.

"It has been quite a year," said Cleveland Clinic Chief of Staff Dr. Beri Ridgeway.

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Ridgeway called the first year of the Women’s Comprehensive Health and Research Center a success on Thursday, at the Clinic's first Women’s Health Forum.

She highlighted more than 18,000 appointments and over 10,000 new patients served by the center, which is designed to better meet the health needs of women as they age.

She said she knew from personal experience in clinical practice that there was a need for women to be seen, heard, and supported, and saw a gap in medical knowledge for

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