The Suburban Health Consortium (SHC) is a legally separate entity organized under Ohio Revised Code Section 9.833. The Consortium was established on October 1, 2001, formed by the Boards of Education of several school districts in northeast Ohio, for the purposes of maximizing benefits and/or reducing costs of group health, life, dental and/or other insurance coverage for their employees and the eligible dependents and designated beneficiaries of such employees.