Crawford County Public Health urges parents to prioritize safe sleep ABCs this winter—alone, on the back, in a crib—by using wearable blankets and layering clothing instead of risky loose bedding to prevent infant sleep-related deaths.
Five Avita Health System nurses—Janice Allen, Patricia Hook, Anna Smith, Carrie Cross, and William Signoracci—have received the 2025 DAISY Award for providing extraordinary, compassionate care across Bucyrus, Galion, and Ontario hospitals.
Dr. Todd Strickland, an Avita Health System physician, joins the Crawford County Board of Health to leverage his 25 years of experience for public health policies in Bucyrus, Ohio.
OhioHealth Marion General Hospital unveiled a completed $5.8 million Emergency Department renovation featuring a Fast Track area and dedicated behavioral health space, already leading to reduced patient wait times.
The Avita Health System opened The Jode Cancer Center in Ontario, Ohio, providing comprehensive oncology services, advanced radiation therapy medical oncology, and an infusion suite for coordinated, patient-centered cancer care in Richland County.
Avita Health System’s new $15 million, 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art cancer center in Ontario is named the Avita Ontario Jody M. Baker Cancer Center (“The Jode Cancer Center”) following a transformative $5 million gift from the Payne family.
Ohio caregivers for the 236,200 people with Alzheimer’s and dementia in the state must prepare for increased sundowning and wandering as the time change on November 2 shortens daylight, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
DNP Doug Schroer offers essential Halloween safety tips for parents, covering managing children’s candy intake, identifying allergy-safe treats (Teal Pumpkin Project), using FDA-approved face paint, and preventing injuries with pumpkin carving kits instead of sharp knives.
Avita Health System’s new Ontario cancer center will be the first in Ohio to use Varian RapidArc Dynamic technology, which can cut radiation exposure to healthy organs by up to 50% while accelerating treatment times.
OhioHealth Primary Care physicians Dr. Matthew Kochheiser and Dr. Brittany Coovert return to their north central Ohio hometowns to provide community-focused family medicine, specializing in preventative care and chronic illness management.