Ohio Hospital Newswire

Ohio Hospital Newswire is published weekly for employees of member hospitals, media and community stakeholders interested in the hospital community in Ohio. 

Newswire is a digest of hospital and health care news happening across the state. 

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OHA Welcomes 3 New Member Hospitals

We couldn't be more thrilled to introduce River Vista Behavioral Hospital (Columbus), Sunrise Vista Health and Wellness (Canton), and Clear Vista Behavioral Hospital (Lorain) as the latest additions to the OHA hospital community. Their membership strengthens OHA programming and advocacy, and we are excited about the opportunities for...

AHA Podcast Explores Environmental Sustainability in Health Care Organizations

The American Hospital Association released a podcast around the importance of environmental sustainability in health care organizations and how it aligns with their mission and priorities. The podcast titled, “Environmental Sustainability in the World of Health Care.” Host Tom Haederle interviews Tony Denton, senior vice president...

OhioHealth Southeastern Medical Center's Foraker Receives OHA's Annual Health Care Worker of the Year Award; 57 Nominees Recognized

Hope Foraker, a speech language pathologist at OhioHealth Southeastern Ohio Medical Center, was presented the Ohio Hospital Association's Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year award Tuesday during OHA's annual recognition dinner. Foraker's nominator highlighted how, "During the pandemic, when non-urgent procedures...

Two Nursing Groups Form New State Organization 

The Ohio Registered Nurses announced June 1 it has joined the American Nurses Association as the new ANA Constituent and State Nurses Association, representing the interests of registered nurses in Ohio. With this action, OHRN will officially be known as ANA-Ohio, continuing a legacy of collaborating with leading national nursing...

New Survey Reveals Ohio Hospitals' High Scores in Newborn Feeding, Care Practices

The Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care survey found that Ohio scored above the national average for newborn care practices. The national survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assesses and measures care practices and policies related to newborn feeding, feeding education, staff skills and discharge support in...

21 Tons of Medications Collected During Ohio's Drug Take Back Day 

The results are in for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 24th National Take Back Day, held on April 22. In Ohio, 285 law enforcement partners participated in this latest effort at 313 collection sites, which yielded 42,302 pounds of medications. Nearly 837,000 pounds of medications have been collected in the state since the inaugural...

PSA Encourages Health Care Professionals to Seek Help for Mental Well-being

The Ohio Professionals Health Program, OhioPHP, has released a new public service announcement urging health care professionals not to suffer in silence if they are struggling with their mental health. OhioPHP looks to end the silence and encourages health care professionals to reach out to struggling colleagues. Watch the PSA here. 

OHA Energy & Sustainability Program Welcomes CLEAResult as Program Partner

The OHA Energy & Sustainability Program is excited to announce our new program partner, CLEAResult. An open RFP began in mid-January and ended on Feb. 10. OHA reviewed, scored and interviewed all proposals received.    CLEAResult has been contracted for the next three years to administer the OHA ENERGY STAR...

New Resource Helps Physicians Meet DEA Training Requirements

The American Medical Association has introduced a new resource on the AMA Ed Hub™ to assist physicians and practitioners in fulfilling the new training requirement issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The training focuses on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders and consists of an eight...