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Eight Ohio hospitals have earned new recognition and/or successfully renewed recognition through the latest round of the Ohio First Steps for Healthy Babies initiative sponsored by OHA and the Ohio Department of Health. Ohio First Steps is a voluntary breastfeeding designation program that recognizes maternity centers in Ohio for taking steps to...
The Ohio Patient Safety Institute invites hospitals, health systems, physicians and long-term care, outpatient and home health care organizations to submit a nomination for the annual Dr. Frank Dono Best Practice Award by Dec. 31. The best practice award is presented annually to an individual or organization that has designed and implemented the...
The Ohio Hospital Association is accepting nominations through Jan. 31, 2020 for our Health Care Worker of the Year and Health Care Leadership Awards. The awards are presented each year to honor stellar service, exemplary performance and leadership, and excellent personal and organizational accomplishments within the Ohio hospital community...
The Ohio Organization of Nurse Leadership yesterday recognized Emily Van Culin and Wendy Ungard with the Nursing Leadership Awards at the professional society’s meeting. Emily Van Culin, Premier Health, received the 2019 Aspiring Nurse Leader Award. The award is for aspiring nurse leaders whose possess a strong desire to advance...
Join OHA’s Energy & Sustainability Program to learn about property accessed clean energy finances. Property owners throughout the Midwest are using PACE financing to unlock energy savings and renewable energy opportunities.PACE Financing is a very low interest financing tool to fund energy projects, done through an addition to their...
The Center for Innovation in Mental Health is hosting a free suicide prevention webinar for primary care providers from 9-10:30 a.m. Dec. 12. Along with the webinar, CIMH has released a Suicide Prevention in Primary Care toolkit for primary care clinicians and leaders. The training includes aspects of the Zero Suicide approach and focuses on the...
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is an annual one-week observance that gives participating organizations an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic use to combat the threat of antibiotic resistance. Be Antibiotics Aware, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention educational effort, complements U.S. Antibiotic...
OHA invites member hospitals, corporate partners and others interested in presenting at the 105th OHA Annual Meeting & Education Summit to complete the 2020 Call for Presentations by Dec. 13. The OHA Annual Meeting, set for June 8-10, 2020, offers a premier opportunity to gain valuable insight about statewide industry trends...
Register today for the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Policy Institute set for Feb. 11-13, 2020 in Washington D.C. The event will offer the opportunities to hear from rural health leaders in the Trump Administration and Congress, speak directly with your Congressional delegation on Capitol Hill and educate them on real...