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Village of Oak Harbor planning for wastewater treatment plant replacement
OAK HARBOR – The Village of Oak Harbor is continuing planning efforts for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-mandated replacement of its wastewater treatment plant, a major infrastructure project currently estimated to cost approximately $25 million. The Ohio EPA and the U.S. EPA have placed the village under a compliance...
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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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New Life Squad 14 EMS Station opens in Gibsonburg
The Sandusky County Commissioners and Sandusky County EMS jointly hosted a ribbon cutting and open house for the new Life Squad 14 Station in Gibsonburg on July 6. The new station is located at 883 S. Main St. “The new station represents a major investment in emergency medical services for...
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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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UTMC prepares for patients following reported evacuations at central Toledo health facility
TOLEDO, Ohio — Three people were hospitalized with minor injuries and five others were evaluated at the scene following a hazardous materials incident at an Old West End health facility Thursday morning. Assistant Toledo Fire Chief John Kaminski confirmed crews responded to the Old West End Community Health Center...
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Gibsonburg celebrates opening of New Life Squad EMS station
GIBSONBURG — With the grand opening of the Sandusky County EMS Life Squad Station 14, the county gets a modern $4.5 million EMS facility and a walk-in patient area. The Sandusky County Chamber of Commerce hosted the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 883 S. Main Street in Gibsonburg on July 6. “This is one of four stations to serving our county and, obviously, serves this community too,” Sandusky County Commission Scott Miller said. “What is unique about this one, if you haven’t been through it, is it has an exam room. Gibsonburg is a great community, and they use this station as a walk-in kind of ER place, where I can walk in and have them do some first aid, or have them check my blood pressure. And that’s OK. So there’s a medical exam room for privacy, and if there’s a need to take them away in an ambulance, there’s a door that opens up into the garage where they can get them into the ambulance and take them away to a place with more serious gear. We’re pleased to be able to do this for this community.” “We have a lot of people come in and they just want their
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Former Grady Memorial Hospital attorney disputes OhioHealth’s interpretation of 2005 affiliation agreement
DELAWARE — Grady Memorial Hospital’s longtime general counsel said he was “shocked” by OhioHealth’s decision to close the hospital’s inpatient maternity unit. Jonathan Lewis served as the hospital’s general counsel from 1985 to 2005 during negotiations surrounding Grady Memorial Hospital’s affiliation with OhioHealth. He believes the planned closure conflicts with commitments the health system made when it assumed control of the hospital two decades ago.
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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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Mercy Health’s mobile mammography van to visit Perrysburg in July
Mercy Health’s mobile mammography unit has visits scheduled throughout the region in July, including stops in Perrysburg. The mobile mammography unit is customized for patient convenience and will deliver 3D mammograms to women age 40 and older. It is equipped with the newest 3D technology and offers patients the option of self-compression, meaning the patient will have the ability to control the compression once they are in position.
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Employees speak out after 13 Action News report on Maumee nursing home conditions
MAUMEE, Ohio (WTVG) — Less than 24 hours after Julie Galloway said she wanted to be a voice for residents who couldn’t speak for themselves, more people began reaching out. After 13 Action News first reported concerns about conditions inside Addison Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center, the newsroom...
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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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13 Action News Big Story: The rising costs of healthcare
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The price of healthcare keeps climbing, and families are feeling it. From higher insurance premiums and deductibles to surprise bills for basic care, more people are delaying doctor visits or cutting back on medication because of the price. The rising cost of healthcare is our Big...
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Health Profiles: Dr. Susan Federman’s new practice
TOLEDO – Opening your own business or medical practice can be daunting. Dr. Susan Federman, a board-certified family medicine physician, opened an MDVIP-affiliated practice at 3425 Executive Parkway, Suite 117, in the Westgate Village area on March 31. “It was terrifying,” Dr. Federman said, half tongue-in-cheek. “Having to learn...