GDAHA News Feed

Stroke Awareness Month

2012-05-15T00:00:00

Dr. Timothy Schoonover, Medical Director for Stroke at Kettering Health Network's Wallace-Kettering Neuroscience Institute, talks about preventive measure for strokes... as well as warning signs and symptoms. May is Stroke Awareness Month.

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Hospital Employees Lose a TON of Weight!!!

2012-05-02T00:00:00

Employees at Wilson Memorial Hospital have lost a TON of weight - literally - since January. It's all part of a program to make sure employees are taking care of themselves, as well as their patients.

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Help Me Grow - Brighter Futures

2012-04-25T00:00:00

The "Help Me Grow - Brighter Futures" program in Montgomery County is helping to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect. It's one of the programs that makes Dayton great!

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GDAHA Doctor's make a world of Difference!

2012-04-16T00:00:00

Dr. Brent Bamberger of the Hand Center of Southwest Ohio at Southview Medical Center gives an African boy a life changing gift.

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Health Care in Kettering Ranks Best in the State

2012-03-16T00:00:00

The system of health care providers, hospitals and outpatient care in the Kettering area offers the best overall care among 10 local areas in Ohio, according to The Commonwealth Fund, a private New York foundation that promotes health system performance.

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Meet Sadie!! She's a therapy dog for Grand Lake Hospice

2012-03-02T00:00:00

Sadie, the pet therapy dog working with Grand Lake Hospice, appears on "Living Dayton" with her owner, Pam Prater. Sadie stole the show!!! Beautiful Sadie brings comfort and love to hospice patients - what a treasure she is.

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GDAHA partners with ADAMHS to fight Designer Drugs

2012-02-21T00:00:00

GDAHA has teamed up with Alcohol Drug Abuse Mental Health Services Board of Montgomery County to create pamphlets to be used in our hospitals and schools, to educate the community on the dangers of designer drugs, like bath salts.

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Ribbon Cutting at Soin Medical Center

2012-02-18T00:00:00

A new hospital is ready to serve Greene County.

The Kettering Health Network held a ribbon cutting Friday for the Indu and Raj Soin Medical Center.

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GDAHA and Crime Lab Partnership to Fight Designer Drug Abuse

2012-01-31T00:00:00

The Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association has formed a unique partnership with the Miami Valley Regional Crime Lab with one goal - to fight the use and abuse of designer drugs.

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Dayton Children's website one the best in the USA!

2012-01-25T00:00:00

Dayton Children's has been honored - for having one of the best websites in the country.

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Miami Valley and Grandview earn Distinguished Hospital Honors

2012-01-24T00:00:00

Miami Valley Hospital and Grandview Medical Center haved been named 2012 Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence by a nationally recognized independent health care ratings organization.

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Local emergency rooms first in Ohio to use appointments

2012-01-10T00:00:00

Three local hospitals are the first in Ohio to let patients schedule visits to their emergency rooms.

Miami Valley and Good Samaritan hospitals, as well as Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville, had 70 patients schedule times to be seen in their emergency rooms in December.

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James Pancoast elected chair-elect of the Ohio Hospital Association

2012-01-10T00:00:00

Fred DeGrandis, a long-time Cleveland area hospital and community leader has been tapped to head the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) Board of Trustees, and James Pancoast, president & CEO, Premier Health Partners, Dayton was elected chair-elect for the upcoming year.

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NARxCHECK could save lives

2011-12-27T00:00:00

Local hospitals are using NARxCHECK, a tool that could save lives from prescription drug abuse.

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New Director at Dayton VAMC

2011-12-27T00:00:00

New Director Continuing Pursuit of Excellence at Dayton VAMC

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16 local deaths linked to bath salts

2011-12-13T00:00:00

Sixteen area deaths since March have been linked to bath salts and area law enforcement and medical officials say the designer drug remains a problem in the region despite a statewide ban that went into effect in October.

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Local 6-year old a hero for saving pregnant, diabetic mom

2011-12-13T00:00:00

A student at Dayton Boys Preparatory Academy is being called a hero after saving his mother's life when she lost consciousness in her home. Firefighers say the mom, pregnant and a diabetic, needed help quickly, and thanks to her son, she got it.

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Folks in Ohio gaining weight, smoking more

2011-12-06T00:00:00

Ohio's smoking rate among adults jumped 2 percent in the past year, contributing to a drop in the state's overall health ranking to 36th in the nation, according to a new report out today from the United Health Foundation.

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Hospitals support repeal of data rule

2011-12-05T00:00:00

Ohio hospitals want to undo a five-year-old rule requiring disclosure of their health care quality data on a state website, claiming it duplicates a federal requirement and is too burdensome.

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Time to prepare a Winter Survival Kit

2011-11-28T00:00:00

With snow expected this week, FEMA officials remind everyone to have a winter survival kit.

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