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Mercy Health – Youngstown will build a new, 241-bed hospital and medical office complex on a key 62.88-acre site adjacent to the Kent State University Trumbull Campus.
Dr. William Farrar is retiring as CEO of James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center.
The new OhioHealth obstetrics and gynecology office in Lexington was celebrated by local officials on Friday.
Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center is ready to build an outpatient campus in Powell, completing a ring of four.
Cleveland Clinic is the first hospital in Ohio to announce its use of radiofrequency ablation technology to treat benign thyroid nodules that can cause troublesome symptoms, such as neck pain or pressure, difficulty swallowing or breathing.
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center has initiated a drug repository program for orally administered drugs used in cancer treatment and management of side effects for patients who are experiencing financial hardship.
Since its founding in 1921, Cleveland Clinic has seen tremendous growth in size and scope, serving more patients in a wider variety of specialties each year.
Doctors and nurses watched eagerly Thursday afternoon as a medical helicopter circled OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, then slowly landed on the roof.
Thursday is the last day of National Nurses Week, and it is no secret that nurses across the country including here in the Miami Valley have been through a lot the last two years.
An agreement signed in Steubenville on Thursday means free college is up for grabs -- and it’s meant to bolster the local workforce.
Wright State University is boasting what it calls the Dayton region’s sole advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner dedicated just to research — and university leaders see the machine as a way to spark collaborations with Air Force scientists.
Senator Sherrod Brown and U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup are working to avoid the closure of the Chillicothe Veterans' Affairs Medical Center — both trying to communicate the importance of the facility to the area.
Aultman Orrville Hospital was named to Newsweek’s list of Best Maternity Hospitals 2022, according to a press release shared by the hospital. The hospital was one of 350 throughout the U.S. to get the award.
An overwhelming, potentially life-threatening response to an infection, sepsis can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, other serious complications and even death.
Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), one of the 20 largest health systems in the United States and the fifth-largest Catholic health system in the country, today announces the launch of Accrete Health Partners, a digital holding company that will expand, align and synergize the organization’s digital health services, investments and partnerships.
Since Metro Health System CEO Dr. Akram Boutros’ 2019 City Club speech in which he blamed structural racism and childhood trauma for many of Cuyahoga County’s public health crises, some organizations that pledged to help are backing away from their commitments, he reported Wednesday.
Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center has started a $33 million renovation of one of the hospital’s oldest patient care buildings.
Mercy Health-Youngstown is partnering with a Brentwood, Tenn.-based provider of rehabilitation services to build a 60-bed, acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the Mahoning Valley.
Adena Reginal Medical Center has received an "A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2022.
Premier Health has confirmed that it will be moving its obstetric services out of Miami Valley Hospital South by early July.
Dr. Robyn Strosaker has been named president and chief operating officer of University Hospitals’ Lake West, TriPoint and Beachwood medical centers.
The University of Toledo Medical Center is now a Level 2 trauma center, upgrading from a Level 3 after getting approval from the state of Ohio.
Nearly 15 years after adding a seven-story patient tower to the campus of Bethesda North, officials at TriHealth are planning to add a new floor to the structure.
Premier Health and Homefull are partnering to offer access to health care and groceries to several communities.
Salem Regional Medical Center (SRMC) has once again earned the Join Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for its comprehensive hip and knee replacement program.
U.S. senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown visited the Chillicothe Veterans' Affairs Medical Center Friday morning alongside the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs, Denis McDonough.
Akron Children’s Hospital is among the top pediatric medical centers in the world — a distinction that’s significant to the Mahoning Valley and a tremendous asset in the region.
Kettering Health’s $20 million medical center in Springfield officially opened Friday, and it will begin accepting patients on Wednesday.
An emphasis on preventive care and expanding local medical care services were a big part of a round table discussion of community involvement for McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital/TriHealth.
A Lorain native has taken the reins at Mercy Health – Allen Hospital in Oberlin and she couldn’t be happier about her new position.
Kettering Health Main Campus has a new water harvesting system that could reduce the water used by about 12 million gallons or more a year.
A Beavercreek man has been named the new executive director of Emergency and Ambulatory Services for Mercy Health – Springfield.
The Minority Men’s Health Fair, an annual event that puts a bigger focus on educating Northeast Ohio's African American communities, is making its new home at the MetroHealth system.
The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine and the Kettering Health Network celebrated the official opening of the Enlisted Critical Care Training Center located at Soin Medical Center on April 13, 2022.
Senator Sherrod Brown visited Chillicothe for the second time in recent weeks to meet with employees of the Chillicothe Veterans' Affairs Medical Center (CVAMC).
OhioHealth's Marion General Hospital's nursing staff gathered alongside members of its leadership team on the floor of the newly opened 2 South Unit Tuesday morning, celebrating the completion of the second phase of $46 million renovation plan that launched in 2018.
Avita Health System opened a new inpatient wing Monday within its Ontario Hospital.
The Modern College of Design is proud to announce a new partnership with Kettering Health to provide corporate design training.
ProMedica CEO Randy Oostra is among Modern Healthcare’s 2022 class of top innovators.
Premier Health announced it will be opening a new urgent care location on Dorothy Lane in Kettering.
Forget-Me-Not Baskets, a nonprofit providing items of comfort, peace and remembrance to families who have experienced a loss during pregnancy, birth or soon after, recently expanded to serve Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital patients.
Kettering Health is expanding healthcare offerings in Wilmington with the construction of a new medical center.
Adena Health System and the Ross County Sheriff’s Office are working on a partnership where a special detail will handle the safety and security at Adena Regional Medical Center’s (ARMC) Chillicothe campus.
Mercy Health-Youngstown has spent close to $1.2 million to acquire two office buildings due south of the health care provider’s St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital on Market Street, but their future use is yet to be determined.
Kettering Health Network is scheduled to open a $20 million emergency center in Springfield — the healthcare giant’s third and most significant investment in the area — by the end of April.
UC, UC Health, Cincinnati Children’s and Kroger form research collaboration to improve health outcomes.
Can health care start in a barber chair? In Dayton, it can.
A lighting technology invented by developers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to influence eye development, circadian rhythms, and metabolism, has been licensed by California-based Bios and used in a new product, the company announced Thursday.
A retired hospital volunteer got an extra special birthday celebration as he turned 100 years old.
Mercy Health REACH Services in Springfield and Urbana is hosting a free, six-week series of smoking cessation classes starting this month.
Patients are being accepted at a new obstetrics and gynecology office in Lexington.
Following an expansive internal and national search, University Hospitals has chosen Stathis Antoniades, MPH, FABC, as the new President of UH Cleveland Medical Center.
St. Rita’s Medical Center announced the launch of a new Ceribell Rapid EEG Brain Monitoring program to ensure optimal care is provided for critically ill patients. The Rapid EEG is the first of its kind and provides a vital sign for brain function.
Cleveland Clinic announced today the opening of Cleveland Clinic London Hospital, a 184-bed state-of-the-art hospital, at 33 Grosvenor Place in central London.
SOMC Hospice recently welcomed back an important employee who had spent the last two years working from home. Ray, a golden doodle who has served as the facility’s “hospice dog” since 2016, made a triumphant return to building where he visits with patients and their families.
Memorial Hospital announces the appointment of Valerie Tracey, BSN, ACM-RN, CMAC, as the organization’s Director of Case Management and Will Thomaschek as Laboratory Director.
The Cleveland-based nonprofit MedWish International and area hospitals have teamed up to donate items to Ukraine to help ease critical medical supply shortages in the war-torn country.
Muhammad Momen, MD, medical director of the inpatient behavioral health units at Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth’s Youngstown Hospital was recognized by NeoMed for his superior contribution to the medical students psychiatric clinical training. Read more
Mercy Health has named its new vice president of mission for its Springfield area operations. Mike Adamson will assume his new position on Monday and will be tasked with leading initiatives that aim to support the organization’s Catholic heritage, integration of the health network’s mission and values, spiritual health as well as its ethics.
More than 700 doctors have cared for patients at the community’s hospital which is marking 65 years since opening its doors in 1957. It has long been a dream of one of those doctors to pay tribute to those who served the hospital and the anniversary year will see that happen.
Dave Fikse, who served as Bon Secours Mercy Health's Cincinnati market president for four years, will retire in June, the health system announced Wednesday.
Kettering Health is expanding and adding services to Ross Health Center. The primary care office located at the center moved into a new suite on the first floor. The 12,250-square-foot expansion includes 16 new exam rooms.
With COVID-19 believed to be “in the rear-view mirror,” Cleveland Heights-University Heights School Superintendent Liz Kirby expects to put some more distance on the pandemic using part of a new $4.5 million grant from MetroHealth to bolster campus clinics.
African-Americans and rural Americans often face barriers that keep them off organ transplant waiting lists, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
OhioHealth Physician Group Primary Care hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate the opening at 25 Spring St. in Plymouth. The celebration was livestreamed by the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development on Facebook.
Bon Secours Mercy Health, the parent organization to Mercy Health-Fairfield Hospital, has presented concept plans to develop a 9-acre parcel adjacent to the hospital.
The power of music knows no bounds.
A doctor who has spent the last 29 years serving in the U.S. Army has been appointed as the new president of Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital in Dover.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital is now implementing what we believe is a truly neighborhood-driven and co-designed community investment initiative in Columbus, Ohio.
Highland District Hospital Vice President of Operations and COO Tim Parry will become president and CEO of the Hillsboro, Ohio-based hospital on April 15.
For two years, Licking Memorial Hospital has faced unprecedented challenges, prompting its president and CEO to praise the resiliency of its employees.
Local high school students have a chance to win scholarships through Adena Health System's Hope for our Future Initiative.
For about a third of all epilepsy patients, anti-seizure medication doesn’t work. That's why the Cleveland Clinic wants to study whether yoga, music therapy, or behavioral therapy could help people who still have seizures even after taking medication.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has partnered with an innovation district-based drug firm to develop and commercialize novel therapeutics discovered by its own researchers.
During a recent conversation with Samantha Patrick of Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, the subject at one point turned to fake cockroaches.
With a new market president at its helm, Mercy Health – Lorain is poised to make a handful of changes to better serve the community.
OhioHealth recently announced Cherie Smith, PhD, MBA, RN as chief nursing officer and vice president of Patient Care Services at OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital and Dublin Methodist Hospital.
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, visited Nationwide Children's Hospital Wednesday to push President Joe Biden's focus on mental health of youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nationwide Children's Hospital's purchase of Mercy Health-Children's Hospital is complete.
Avita invested approximately $15 million on Phase III of Ontario Hospital — the development of the second floor — which includes a maternity unit and an additional medical/surgical unit and intensive care unit.
Learn about the hospital happenings and other important developments happening at hospitals and health systems across Ohio from February 2022.
OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital is expanding its lactation services to support mothers as well as newborns and infants.
Mercy Health – Lorain Hospital, 3700 Kolbe Road, opened its new Behavioral Health Access Center on Feb 17, according to a news release.
The Cleveland Clinic wants to open a lounge at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport for its patients traveling to Cleveland from across the U.S. and abroad.
A symbol for health care workers throughout the pandemic, the Blue Hearts Ceremony is currently taking place at UH Parma Medical Center where nursing leaders are providing a cathartic release for staff members looking back on a tough two years.
Imagine a moment with me. You’re sitting at home on a Saturday morning drinking your coffee while your child is watching some TV. Suddenly, they begin having a seizure. You call 911, and the ambulance arrives shortly after. Your child’s seizures have not stopped.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has implemented a new digital application that will provide new features at the health system’s medical practices, as well as offer convenience for patients ahead of scheduled visits.
ProMedica Foundation announced a new fundraising campaign that enables the community to show ProMedica caregivers their appreciation.
Former Highland District Hospital Chief Executive Officer Eloise Yochum Moran passed away Feb. 19, 2022. She was 91.
It’s been a full year since Mercy Hospital in Stark County was acquired by health care giant Cleveland Clinic, in a deal that was in the works since 2019 and persisted through the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Christ Hospital Health Network is pleased to announce that Deborah Kiser MHA, RN, BSN-BC has accepted the position of Executive Director for The Christ Hospital Health Network Heart and Vascular Institute.
Some northwest Ohio hospitals made the ranks for the Chartis Center for Rural Health's Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals for 2022.
A new OhioHealth medical office opened at 869 N. Bridge St. on Monday.
Pomerene Hospital is a 2022 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health.
Blanchard Valley Health System has donated $50,000 toward the construction of Findlay's $1 million Simulated Tactical Response & Incident Command Training (STRICT) Center.
Grove City College is partnering with a major healthcare provider that will give students a chance to get more work experience.
The Cleveland Clinic is the new official health care provider for Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls.
Showing up for one another like a family, nine community organizations "adopted" a different hospital unit at OhioHealth's Marion General Hospital.
O’Bleness Hospital staff is getting in on the Joe Burrow fever by celebrating Joe’Bleness Week with themes for each day leading up to the Super Bowl.
After experiencing a large number of employees calling off due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day snowstorm, UH Parma Medical Center wasn’t messing around with Winter Storm Landon.
On a recent January evening, a panel of Dayton Veterans Affairs physicians and administrators took dozens of calls from area patients.
Wilson Health announced Tuesday it will begin offering cancer care services in Shelby County and surrounding communities in collaboration with Premier Health, whose cancer care centers are accredited by the Commission on Cancer.
The residue of tobacco smoke that seeps into carpets and furniture in homes or the interior of cars, lingering long after a final cigarette smoked there is crushed out, is a health threat – especially to young children.
Valentine’s Day isn't the only reason you will be seeing hearts this month. February is also American Heart Month. A month dedicated to keeping your heart healthy.
Art has the power to heal, to comfort and to offer hope. That's why the new Critical Care Pavilion at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, besides housing the latest state-of-the-art medical technology, also displays more than 1,000 pieces of original artwork throughout.
ProMedica is pleased to announce that Keith Burmeister has been appointed president of ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital, effective February 1, 2022.
Learn about the hospital happenings and other important developments happening at hospitals and health systems across Ohio from January 2022.
Commissioners got an update Wednesday on new programs and services being implemented at Twin City Medical Center in Dennison.
Hospitals are using a mix of strategies to deal with nurse shortages, including efforts emphasizing education, competitive compensation, and temporary staff.
University Hospitals will build a new campus at the southeast corner of Route 2 and the Oak Point Road interchange in Amherst, the hospital system announced Tuesday.
The MetroHealth System is starting a new dental assistant apprentice program that will educate and train potential dental assistants while paying them, with the goal of placing them in one of the System’s dental offices.
Teresa Brewer lost her mother three years ago to complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Brewer’s grandmother and aunts also had Alzheimer’s. Brewer, 60, worries she will hear that diagnosis someday, too.
A one-page piece of legislation doesn't capture the importance of a new contract between OhioHealth and the Mansfield Fire Department.
The culmination of years of planning and construction were celebrated in the ceremonial opening of the Genesis Orthopedic Center on Wednesday.
At a time many children in Northeast Ohio have less access to books due to school library closures from the COVID-19 pandemic, Akron Children’s Hospital’s Reach Out and Read chapter has worked harder than ever to get books into the hands of kids.
Adena Health Systems will soon open a new urgent care facility on Bridge Street in Chillicothe.
Want to reduce heart attacks? First, stop climate change. A scientific review, written by researchers from University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University and Boston College, shows that air pollution promotes heart disease, and draws a direct link between environmental pollutants and climate change.
When Springfield resident Greg Brumfield had his heart attack in July, he said he had no initial warnings until experiencing pain in the middle of his chest a few days before.