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. 

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Meet the 2023 Health Care Worker of the Year Nominees

OHA’s Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award is presented each year to one Ohio caregiver who personifies a leader, motivates colleagues, influences others, provides valuable service and contributes, personifies the mission, vision and values of the organization, and has an impact in their community. Starting next week until...

CMS Releases Guidance for COVID-19 PHE Expiration

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 1 published a memorandum directed to state surveyors outlining the regulatory requirements set to be reinstated when the public health emergency ends. Read the memorandum here.  

Opioid Overdose Public Dashboard Updated with 2022 Q4 Data

OHA’s Opioid Overdose Dashboard has been updated with data through Dec. 31, 2022. The data is derived from the nearly 36 million annual coded hospital encounters in Ohio. The release of per-capita rates by county as well as by market area are intended to assist health policymakers, funders and local collaboratives in their work. The...

ODH’s OH Against OD Campaign Releases New Communication Tools

More than 5,000 Ohioans died of an overdose in 2020, a 25% increase from 2019, with fentanyl being involved in 81% of those deaths. The Ohio Department of Health released the OH Against OD campaign to raise awareness about how deadly fentanyl is in the drug supply and how naloxone can prevent overdoses. The campaign was updated with new...

AHA Brief Addresses Building a Safe Workplace

Hospitals Against Violence, HAV, an initiative of the American Hospital Association, invited the American Society for Health Care Risk Management for a guided discourse to explore issues and existing ways to decrease the risk of violence. The conversation produced an exchange of ideas and solutions that influenced a topic brief and the case...

On-Demand Webinar Discusses Retaining, Upskilling Staff with Career Pathway Programs

OHA member Bon Secours Mercy Health and Children's Hospital Colorado conducted an on-demand webinar to address retaining and upskilling employees through career pathway initiatives. Attendees will hear from nursing and HR leaders about the education benefits and career pathway initiatives they're offering to employees, and the key...

OHA 108th Annual Meeting & Education Features National Speakers   

The 108th Annual Meeting & Education Summit set for June 12-14 will feature over 90 educational sessions and two national keynote speakers. Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins, MD, is the Chairman and CEO of Konquered Holdings, an international DEI-focused research & consulting conglomerate. Acknowledged as a national authority on racism in medicine...

3 OHA Member Hospitals Receive Grants to Prevent Violence, Support Victims

Gov. Mike DeWine last week announced 39 programs across the state will receive funding as part of the Community Violence Prevention Grant Program. The grants support collaborative approaches by nonprofit entities and governmental agencies that partner to reduce community violence. OHA members, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and...

OhioHealth Marion General Hospital Piloting Blue Wrap Recycling Program

OHA member OhioHealth Marion General Hospital installed an 8ft by 4ft box in their main lobby last month. Why? To show how quickly that box would be filled with blue, sterilization wrap. How long do you think it took? 7 days. 160 surgeries.    If you aren’t sure what blue wrap is, it is a thick sheet that is wrapped around our...