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Urbana Hospital Celebrates 75 Years of Caring for Champaign County
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital is celebrating 75 years of caring for Urbana and its surrounding communities, marking a milestone anniversary on Sept. 24, 2026. First conceived by local business and civic leaders in 1944 and opened in September 1951 as Mercy Memorial Hospital, the facility became Urbana's first hospital and has since evolved into a modern health care destination providing emergency, inpatient, outpatient, surgical and specialty services close to home.
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Akron and Cincinnati hospitals collaborate on child’s cancer treatment
CINCINNATI — Raegan Glendon was 14 months old when a routine well visit led to a diagnosis of neuroblastoma, an aggressive cancer that required 14 months of treatment and care from two Ohio children’s hospitals. Her mother, Kelly Glendon, said the family’s first concern was clear: “What do...
The Center Square
Wilmington voters will not have say in data center
(The Center Square) – More voters in Ohio will not have in the future at data centers in their communities. A citizen initiative to add data center regulations to the city of Wilmington’s zoning code won’t be on the ballot Nov. 3, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled. “The city of Wilmington does not have authority to enact such an ordinance,” the court ruled. “Accordingly, on August 12, 2026, the Clinton County Board of Elections unanimously voted to not certify the petition.” In 2024, the Wilmington City Council and the Clinton County Port Authority submitted a response to a request for proposals for data centers in Ohio from Amazon, according to a citizens group opposing it. “The project was hidden from the public for about 18 months, giving no opportunities for community input or feedback,” the citizens group said on its website. “When we learned about the potential impacts – constant noise, air pollution, water contamination, and the loss of local control – we decided to act.” The citizens’ group’s stated purpose is “to protect Wilmington and its residents from the harmful environmental and health impacts of the proposed Amazon data center by ensuring that any major industrial development is
WKRC
Local doctor helps women navigate menopause care gap with hormone therapy
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - As menopause and mid-life women’s health draw growing national attention, a local physician says she is working to close what many call the “menopause care gap” by helping patients manage a wide range of symptoms and identify underlying causes. For Dr. Amy Brenner of...
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Avondale's Ambrose Health Center Breaks Ground on Expansion to Close 20-Year Life Gap
Ambrose H. Clement Health Center — Expansion Construction Site. Construction crews have moved into the Ambrose H. Clement Health Center on Reading Road, kicking off a major renovation and expansion that will bring medical, pharmacy and dental care under one roof in Avondale. The project began this month and is expected to run through spring 2027, with the center remaining open to patients the entire time.
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Physicians, patients sue RFK Jr. over Medicaid rule they call an illegal “back door”
Five Medicaid enrollees, six provider and advocacy groups and the city of Columbus, Ohio, filed a lawsuit Sept. 18 challenging a federal rule they say illegally narrows Medicaid protections for people with serious and chronic health conditions. The suit, Taylor et al. v. Kennedy Jr. et al., was filed in...
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Cincinnati Children’s named a US News & World Report Best Children’s Hospital for 20th consecutive year
Cincinnati Children’s has once again been named to the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll, marking the 20th consecutive year the organization has earned recognition as one of the nation’s premier pediatric hospitals. The recognition continues a distinction Cincinnati Children’s has held each...
WDTN
Mercy Health celebrates 75 years of service to Urbana
URBANA, Ohio (WDTN) – Mercy Health is celebrating 75 years of caring for Champaign County and its surrounding communities, coming up on Thursday, Sept. 24. First conceived by local business and civic leaders in 1944, Mercy Memorial Hospital opened in September 1951, becoming Urbana’s first hospital. It has since grown into a critical access hospital […]
Main Street Dollars
Doctors and Medicaid enrollees sue over medical frailty test in new work rules
Five Medicaid enrollees, several national physician groups and the city of Columbus, Ohio, sued the federal government on Sept. 18, 2026, over how the new Medicaid work requirement treats people who are medically frail. The case, filed in federal court in Maryland, argues that a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule adds a hurdle […]
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EverHeart Hospice Invites Community to “A Time of Remembrance” Memorial Event
NEW WESTON – EverHeart Hospice invites community members to attend A Time of Remembrance, a free memorial event honoring loved ones who have passed away. The event will be held Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Eldora Speedway Ballroom, located at 13929 State Route 118, New Weston, OH 45348.
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Central Clinic gets $455K for reentry services
Central Clinic Behavioral Health received $454,627 from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation to expand substance use disorder treatment and reentry services in Greater Cincinnati. The Cincinnati-based nonprofit provides mental health, addiction and forensic services to children, adults and families. It operates eight locations across the region. This new funding will allow...
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Health experts urge young adults to keep primary care going as study suggests half skip visits
CINCINNATI — More than a quarter of Gen Z patients surveyed by an Ohio State University commissioned study did not have a primary care provider, a trend local health experts say could leave young adults without important preventive care and baseline health information. Dr. Ayash Mishra, an internal medicine...
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Press release: Landmark Clinical Trial at The Christ Hospital Demonstrates Breakthrough Treatment for Heart Condition on the Rise
CINCINNATI (September 16, 2026) – A landmark clinical trial led by The Christ Hospital Health Network has showed success in treating non-obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), offering new hope to patients living with this progressive heart condition. Ankit Bhatia, MD, Director of the Hypertrophic and Genetic Cardiomyopathies Center, recently published this groundbreaking research in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. Findings were also presented at European Society of Cardiology in Munich, Germany.
The Money Overview
Ohio State stays in Humana’s group Medicare network, but individual Medicare Advantage members go out of network October 1
Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center, The James Cancer Center and its affiliated physicians will remain in-network for Humana’s group Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans through 2027, Humana confirmed this month, correcting reports that suggested the health system was leaving the insurer’s network altogether. The carve-out is narrower than it sounds: individual Medicare Advantage members, the […] The post Ohio State stays in Humana’s group Medicare network, but individual Medicare Advantage members go out of network October 1 appeared first on The Money Overview .