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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2023 Marketplace Open Enrollment Closes Jan. 15

Open enrollment for the federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace closes Jan. 15. For more on 2023 open enrollment, see the CMS fact sheets for the federally facilitated and state-based marketplaces. Learn more here. The American Hospital Association has released resources to help individuals choose the best...

Register for MACC – Cultural Competency Training on Jan. 25

Join Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence for a free Cultural Competency training for Ohio’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) community on Jan. 25 at 1:00 p.m. MACC’s Racial Equity Framework is rooted in an anti-oppressive understanding of historical policies and present-day practices. The training offers three CE...

Workers Compensation, Safety Articles Available to Download

OHA corporate partner Sedgewick has released two articles centered around worker’s compensation and safety for the month of January. The articles include information about OSHA and PERRP recordkeeping and on the importance of cost containment.

Apply for Columbus Foundation Nursing Scholarships

The Columbus Foundation offers over 300 scholarships. This year there are five available scholarships for nursing students. Scholarships include: W.A. and Margaret E. Buehler Scholarship: The scholarship was established by the Buehler family to assist students who have graduated from a high school in Franklin County to pursue a nursing degree...

Register for AHA “Health Care Talent Trends to Watch in 2023” webinar Feb 1

Join the American Hospital Association for the “Health Care Talent Trends to Watch in 2023” webinar at 1 p.m Feb. 1. The webinar will address the effects the pandemic had and offer solutions to the problems hospitals are currently dealing with. Speaker Matt Craven will discuss the state of health care staffing in the face of ongoing...

Join a Professional Society in 2023

OHA sponsors seven professional membership societies committed to promoting professional interests and cooperative action among peers. Hospital employees who are interested in professional development, peer-to-peer networking and education are encouraged to join one of OHA’s personal membership groups. OHA professional societies include: ...

Last Call for Presentation Proposals, Award Nominations for 2023

Presentation Proposal for OHA’s 108th Annual Meeting & Education Due Jan. 15 The 108th Ohio Hospital Association Annual Meeting & Education Summit, a premier educational forum for Ohio’s hospital leaders, will be held on June 12-13, 2023. Presentation proposals for breakout sessions will be accepted through Jan. 15. Click...

New TechCred Period Open, Apply by Jan. 31

Ohio's TechCred program offers employers, including hospitals, up to $2,000 in reimbursement for every technology-focused credential earned by an employee, up to $30,000 per employer per application period. The current TechCred application period opened on Jan. 3 and will close on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 3:00 p.m. Through TechCred...

Sepsis Alliance Webinar Set for Jan. 20

OHA is encouraging members to attend the Sepsis Alliance’s “The Importance of Timely Source Control in Patients With Sepsis: Reviewing New Findings” webinar at 2 p.m. Jan. 20. Attendees will be able to restate new findings about the association between timing of source control and outcomes in the sepsis patient, list sources of...