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Wood County Hospital is BG Historic Building of the Month
From BOWLING GREEN HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION. Every day, thousands of people pass the brick building of Wood County Hospital on West Wooster Street. For many, it’s where they go for an appointment, to visit a loved one, or receive care in an emergency. Wood County Hospital exists because the...
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Mercy Health St. Rita's announces continued investment in regional patient care
LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) — Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center is continuing to expand its services to meet the growing health care needs of the region through new programs and facility improvements. Speaking to the Lima Rotary Club, Mercy Health St. Rita's Chief Clinical Officer Matt Owens highlighted several...
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Dayton Children's Hospital opens Kids Express in Vandalia
DAYTON, Ohio — Dayton Children’s Hospital is expanding its services in northern Montgomery County and the surrounding communities. Residents will find convenient pediatric care with the latest opening of Kids Express in Vandalia, at 792 Northwoods Blvd., Vandalia, Ohio, 45377. The newest Kids Express opened on Tuesday, Aug....
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Lima Memorial Foundation highlights cardiovascular advancements during Insight Tour
LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) — The Lima Memorial Foundation gave supporters a behind-the-scenes look at the hospital's cardiovascular services during a Cardiology Insight Tour. Guests toured key areas of the Heart and Vascular Institute and learned how community donations have helped expand and improve patient care at Lima Memorial Health System. Stops on the tour included the foundation's cardiac rehabilitation gym, advanced echocardiography equipment and the hospital's cardiac catheterization lab, where physicians perform life-saving procedures.
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From loss and legacy, a nurse is creating a new kind of home for those needing care
When you talk to founder and executive director Julie Russian about Jack & Irene’s WISH House, there are a few words that keep coming up: dignity, respect and compassion. All of those words apply to her vision of the WISH House which stands for Welcoming, Inviting Safe Haven, a small residential care facility for people who can’t live at home safely, but who don’t need the full services of a nursing home.
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Family-owned pharmacy opens in Whitehouse
WHITEHOUSE, Ohio (WTVG) - A new pharmacy has opened on Providence Street in the small Lucas County village of Whitehouse. ProMed Discount Pharmacy began serving customers just last week. Tasneem Elassadi, the pharmacist and co-owner, said the business is built around a one-on-one relationship between pharmacist and patient. “They really...
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BG Chamber of Commerce to host ribbon-cutting at Children’s Resource Center’s new crisis center for youth
The Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce and Children’s Resource Center are excited to announce the official ribbon-cutting for its new crisis center on Monday, Aug. 10, at 1 p.m., at 1045 Klotz Road. CRC invites all community members to attend the ribbon-cutting and learn more about programs being offered....
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Botkins (OH ) Requests Proposals to Launch New Ambulance Service
BOTKINS — Northern Shelby County Joint Ambulance District issued a request for proposals for various ambulance services. This district is seeking proposals from service providers to deliver emergency medical services within the district. The qualifications include: being capable of delivering high-quality EMS coverage, maintaining appropriate staffing and equipment levels,...
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Twelve Parkview Nurses Receive DAISY Awards
FORT WAYNE – Twelve Parkview Health nurses were recognized this spring by The DAISY Foundation for extraordinary nursing. The DAISY Foundation was founded in memory of Patrick Barnes, a 33-year-old man who spent eight weeks in a hospital being treated for an autoimmune disorder. During his stay, Barnes received excellent nursing care, and, in his memory, his family created The DAISY Award to honor nurses who go above and beyond for their patients.
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Promed Pharmacy opening in Whitehouse
WHITEHOUSE – For the first time in more than a decade, Whitehouse has its own pharmacy. On Monday, July 6, Promed Pharmacy opened at 6729 Providence St. “We heard that people missed the family pharmacy atmosphere and services, where you’re not just a number,” said Promed Manager Chad Elassadi. “This is a great opportunity to serve this awesome community with their pharmaceutical needs.”
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America 250 Hometown Proud: Lima Memorial Health System
LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) — Before the Lima Memorial Health System that serves the region today, community leaders recognized a need for local health care. "About 130 years ago, a group of local pastors got together recognizing the need to care for the citizens in the community. They started with a play to raise funds for our hospital development. Fast forward a few years, ad they came together with the Allen Co. Medical Society and determined that we needed to have a hospital to care for, at that time they called it, the ill and the aged," said Lynn Carpenter, president of Lima Memorial Health System.
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Local health fair sees 92% blood pressure success in Springfield
For years, the numbers coming out of the Minority Health Fair in Springfield, Ohio, told a grim story. Back in 2014, 95% of adults screened at the Clark County Health Department station had uncontrolled high blood pressure. In 2025, that figure reversed: 92% of participants registered readings in the normal range. It is one of the more striking public health turnarounds in recent memory, and it did not happen by accident.
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Jessica Orozco: Ohio Kids Dental opens Springfield location, works to address dentistry shortage
Ohio Kids Dental opened its first location in Springfield, which has a shortage of dentists, particularly for children. The office, 1416 W. First St., is one of four Ohio Kids Dental locations in the state, owned by parent company Kids Dental Brands. It sees 85% Medicaid patients with the rest being covered by insurance.