Flu cases are rising in Allen County, prompting health officials and hospitals to urge residents to get vaccinated and take precautions, while Mercy Health St. Rita's enforces visitation restrictions due to the surge.
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Primrose wrapped up National Nurses Week on Friday with a brunch to say thank you to their sixteen nurses on staff and five of their residents who are retired nurses. All nurses enjoyed trading stories about their time in the profession and how the industry has changed over the decades. Two of the retired nurses also brought in their vintage uniform caps to show everyone. The nursing profession is often taken for granted, so Primrose wanted to spend the week letting all of their nurses know they recognized their hard work.
When it comes to organ donations, every second counts. That's why Cleveland Clinic surgeons are using new technology to help preserve livers before they're transplanted. You may have seen the coolers that hospitals use to transport donor organs for transplant. However, new technology is helping organ transportation to keep them somewhat alive between donors and recipients. Doctors say that by using perfusion methods, they're able to pump oxygenated blood or solution through a donor's liver outside the body.
LIMA (WLIO) - The end-of-year activities officially commenced at Rhode State College on Wednesday afternoon, beginning with a special ceremony…
Seven students were selected from the ten-county area to receive money to fully fund their tuition and textbook costs. With this year's scholarship winners, the Lima Memorial Auxiliary has now funded the education of 25 future nurses. The recipients will be working at the hospital while they're earning their degrees and certifications, and they'll be hired full-time when they graduate. The scholarship program is about investing in both students' futures and community healthcare.
The Allen Lima Leadership class of 2024 toured "Mercy Health's Graduate Medical Education Building" and heard from representatives of different departments about everything it takes to run a hospital, from volunteers to fundraising.
The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. at the intersection of Shawnee Road and Snowberry Lane. On scene, Shawnee police shared with us that a Dodge Ram pickup truck was stopped for traffic when a Kia Sorento collided with the truck's rear end.
April 3, 2024 Press Release from Nationwide Children’s Hospital: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced today Butterfly Paws, an expanded program that aims to facilitate healing, support emotional and mental wellbeing and contribute to best outcomes for patients, families and staff. To celebrate Butterfly PAWS, the hospital unveiled “Canine Corner,” a special area on the first floor of the hospital featuring seating for families during their visit, animal friends Gus and Junebug and a digital display dedicated to highlighting pups and patients alike.
March 28, 2024 Press Release from Mercer Health: Mercer Health’s Mercer County Community Hospital was recently named one of the top 20 rural and community hospitals in the country by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). The NRHA ranking is based on an evaluation by the Chartis Center for Rural Health Performance INDEX, the most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance.
The new rule will require emergency rooms to report non-fatal drug overdoses to the Ohio Department of Health. This will give officials more accurate and current views of non-fatal overdoses, which will be used to identify trends, including repeated overdoses.