Maple Heights
Maple Heights, OH · Health
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Two local hospitals receiving nearly $1.4M in rural health grants
Mansfield News Journal
Expanded pathology lab will allow Mansfield Hospital to expand service
OhioHealth has opened an upgraded surgical pathology lab at Mansfield Hospital . The new lab, which cost nearly $1 million, fills 1,200 square feet of the hospital's first floor, more than triple the size of the former location. "This is huge," said Kelly Pairan, the hospital's technical scientist lab administrator. "We are very fortunate to have this space." The new lab will serve as OhioHealth's northern hub for surgical pathology services, processing specimens from OhioHealth sites throughout North Central Ohio. "This allows for better ergonomics, better safety for our team," Pairan said. "We also are able to grow, and we're able to take on some of the specimens that are from our other sites." More: Two new cancer medications are available at OhioHealth 'About 1,000 specimens a month' The pathology team at OhioHealth Mansfield uses the lab to analyze patient samples. "These are anatomic and cytology specimens," Pairan said. "Cytology specimens can be urine or body fluids or cerebrospinal fluid. The other specimens are your surgical specimens." Those fluid and tissue samples must be dissected, marked and preserved before medical staff use them to unlock secrets about a patient's condition. "We have roughly about 1,000 specimens a month," Pairan said.
Mansfield News Journal
Mansfield heart team reaches major stroke-prevention milestone
OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital has completed its 100th Amulet left atrial appendage occlusion procedure, expanding a stroke-prevention program designed for patients with atrial fibrillation who cannot safely take blood-thinning medications. The milestone marks continued growth for the hospital’s Structural Heart Program, according to a community announcement. The Amulet device is used in patients who face an elevated stroke risk but have bleeding concerns or other complications that make long-term use of blood thinners difficult. The minimally invasive procedure places a device in the heart to close the left atrial appendage, an area where blood clots can form in people with atrial fibrillation. The closure helps keep clots from entering the bloodstream and causing a stroke. Mansfield Hospital has performed more than 650 left atrial appendage closure procedures using both Watchman and Amulet devices. “The left atrial appendage is unique in every patient, much like a fingerprint,” said Atish Mathur, interventional cardiologist at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. “Having access to multiple device options allows us to select the treatment that best fits each patient’s anatomy and gives us the greatest opportunity for a successful outcome. Advanced imaging allows our team to understand that anatomy before we begin and helps guide us during the
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The Repository
Alliance Family Health Center, GentleBrook building Hartville clinic
HARTVILLE − GentleBrook and Alliance Family Health Center have broken ground on a new health center expected to being serving the Hartville community beginning in 2027. The work at GentleBrook's campus at 880 Sunnyside St. SW is partially funded by a New Access Point award from the federal Health Resources & Services Administration . Amelia Kocher, CEO of Alliance Family Health Center, said the renewable grant for $650,000 a year initially will go toward building and staff costs of expanding into Hartville. “It’s a huge milestone for the organization, and it creates a stronger, more sustainable foundation for our continued growth," Kocher said. It also provides the nonprofit health practice a federally funded status that's long been a goal and the ability to apply for supplemental grants. As a federally qualified health center, Alliance Family Health Center is recognized as a center that provides comprehensive care to all patients. "The key is no person is turned away from a community health center because of their inability to pay," Kocher said. "We will work with that individual to figure out how we can serve them." The center will bill insurance, if a patient has it, but also can use the federal
clevelandmagazine.com
Akron Children’s Hospital in Rocky River Starts Site Prep
This article was published through an exclusive content-sharing agreement with neo-trans.blog. Site preparation plus interior and exterior demolition got underway last week for Akron Children’s Hospital’s $30 million renovation and repurposing of the 46-year-old Plaza West office building at 20220 Center Ridge Rd. in suburban Rocky River into an outpatient pediatrics care center.
mahoningmatters.com
The Lippy Group for Ear, Nose and Throat celebrating new chapter in Warren
This summer, QUICKmed acquired a clinic in Warren to preserve access to ear, nose and throat care as well as hearing services for patients throughout the Mahoning Valley. On Oct. 13, The Lippy Group for Ear, Nose and Throat and QUICKmed are hosting a grand reopening ceremony marking the next chapter for one of Warren’s longstanding names in ear, nose, throat and hearing care.
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Lutheran Hospital union employees, Cleveland Clinic reach new deal on contract
Union employees at Lutheran Hospital have reached a new deal with the Cleveland Clinic after more than two weeks on strike. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement on a new contract, which has been ratified by bargaining unit members," Cleveland Clinic said in a statement Thursday. According to...
neo-trans.blog
Akron Children’s Hospital in Rocky River starts site prep
A peek through the construction fencing around this 1980-built office building on Center Ridge Road in Rocky River reveals a construction trailer and site preparations for the first west-suburban Cleveland location of Akron Children’s Hospital (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. Hospital system’s first west-suburban location. Site preparation...
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FREE: 2-day medical clinic open to people of all ages across NE Ohio
Today, Oct 9 and tomorrow, Oct 10, you can receive primary care and exams, vision screenings, podiatry services, women's health screenings, HIV testing and more at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland.
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UPMC takes ownership of Dennison hospital
Officials with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center formally marked the affiliation of the hospital in Dennison with the Pennsylvania health care provider during a flag raising ceremony Oct. 8. The hospital is now known as UPMC Twin City. UPMC signed a definitive agreement May 4 to transfer ownership of...
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The Challenge of Staffing the Clinic
Last year the BHS nurse took a leave of absence, resulting in lack of a permanent medical staff at the high school. “No nurse today,” says a sign on the office door, which has been posted at least four times so far this school year and at least a dozen times last school year.