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Sunday, November 30, 2014
Health Foundation Evolving To Put HealthFirst For Clinton County, Ohio
WILMINGTON,
Ohio-December 1, 2014—The Health Foundation of Clinton County is beginning a
new chapter that includes a renewed commitment to contribute financially and
programmatically to efforts to make us all healthier in mind, body and spirit.
That higher profile means a new proactive name and approach, a new board member, a potential leadership role in a new community health needs assessment, future collaborations with the Clinton County Family YMCA and other organizations, and awarding thousands of dollars in local grants in 2015, according to Dana Dunn, president of the foundation.
At a recent board meeting, members agreed to change the name of the organization to HealthFirst for Clinton County, HealthFirst for short. “We think the timing is right to have a new brand that serves to emphasize where our priorities are while at the same time serving to distinguish us from other important local foundations and health care groups such as the Health Alliance of Clinton County,” Dunn said. “It gets a little confusing sometimes since our funds were formerly held by the CMH Foundation and are now held in the Clinton County Foundation.
“And that is not to mention the fact that the Health Alliance is the former CMH Auxiliary whose funds were also formerly held by the CMH Foundation and are now also held in the Clinton County Foundation.”
Board members also recently added Clinton County health commissioner Pam Bauer as a new board member, replacing Chris Chaney, who resigned earlier in the year.
Other HealthFirst board members are treasurer Scott Holmer, secretary Pat King and members Andrew McCoy, Sandy Pidgeon and Jason Walt. Earlier this year, HealthFirst board members were added to the board of the Clinton County Foundation. The Clinton County Foundation’s assets of $8+ million include HealthFirst’s $3.8 million, along with more than 100 other local charitable entities.
HealthFirst converted to an independent foundation on December 1, 2010 when its affiliated governmental hospital, Clinton Memorial Hospital, was sold to an investor-owned entity.
It supports the social service, pharmaceutical and transportation needs of area residents with documented need for assistance identified and screened by the social workers and case managers at CMH. Funds are distributed directly to area pharmacies, transportation companies, durable medical equipment suppliers and other agencies on behalf of these uninsured and underinsured individuals.
HealthFirst has also supported other community initiatives such as the Guard Care health fair at Southern State Community College last summer and has made a conditional pledge of $500,000 to the Clinton County Family YMCA for building improvements and programming. It is pursuing other collaborations with the Y, including a possible diabetes education program.
Early in 2014, HealthFirst took over the Patient Medication Assistance Program (PMAP), formerly operated by CMH, in a collaboration with the Clinton County Commissioners and the Clinton County Health Department. PMAP’s one employee and volunteers help area residents apply for free and/or reduced cost medications from major drug-makers.
The program, which is coordinated with a referring physician, is located in the Clinton County Annex, 111 S. Nelson Ave. Suite 10, Wilmington. It is open from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Wednesday. The phone number is 937.481.2138.
“This is an excellent program and the kind that we want to be associated with because our mission is to support programs and organizations that favorably impact the health and well-being of Clinton County residents,” Dunn said.
There is much room for improvement. According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Clinton County is 78th (out of 88 Ohio counties) in health outcomes, 74th in length of life and 64th in quality of life. The encouraging and possibly conflicting stat from the study shows the county at 22 for health behaviors.
Collaborations and funding are still being worked on for the community health needs assessment along with the application process for the grants. “We are hoping that we can disburse thousands of dollars annually to needs identified by the assessment, other worthwhile projects and those we proactively identify as a board,” Dunn said.
Foundation board members have
concluded that the time is right to raise its profile in order to better
identify community needs that will allow the non-profit organization to better impact
the health, education, recreation, and related needs of area communities
That higher profile means a new proactive name and approach, a new board member, a potential leadership role in a new community health needs assessment, future collaborations with the Clinton County Family YMCA and other organizations, and awarding thousands of dollars in local grants in 2015, according to Dana Dunn, president of the foundation.
At a recent board meeting, members agreed to change the name of the organization to HealthFirst for Clinton County, HealthFirst for short. “We think the timing is right to have a new brand that serves to emphasize where our priorities are while at the same time serving to distinguish us from other important local foundations and health care groups such as the Health Alliance of Clinton County,” Dunn said. “It gets a little confusing sometimes since our funds were formerly held by the CMH Foundation and are now held in the Clinton County Foundation.
“And that is not to mention the fact that the Health Alliance is the former CMH Auxiliary whose funds were also formerly held by the CMH Foundation and are now also held in the Clinton County Foundation.”
Board members also recently added Clinton County health commissioner Pam Bauer as a new board member, replacing Chris Chaney, who resigned earlier in the year.
Other HealthFirst board members are treasurer Scott Holmer, secretary Pat King and members Andrew McCoy, Sandy Pidgeon and Jason Walt. Earlier this year, HealthFirst board members were added to the board of the Clinton County Foundation. The Clinton County Foundation’s assets of $8+ million include HealthFirst’s $3.8 million, along with more than 100 other local charitable entities.
HealthFirst converted to an independent foundation on December 1, 2010 when its affiliated governmental hospital, Clinton Memorial Hospital, was sold to an investor-owned entity.
It supports the social service, pharmaceutical and transportation needs of area residents with documented need for assistance identified and screened by the social workers and case managers at CMH. Funds are distributed directly to area pharmacies, transportation companies, durable medical equipment suppliers and other agencies on behalf of these uninsured and underinsured individuals.
HealthFirst has also supported other community initiatives such as the Guard Care health fair at Southern State Community College last summer and has made a conditional pledge of $500,000 to the Clinton County Family YMCA for building improvements and programming. It is pursuing other collaborations with the Y, including a possible diabetes education program.
Early in 2014, HealthFirst took over the Patient Medication Assistance Program (PMAP), formerly operated by CMH, in a collaboration with the Clinton County Commissioners and the Clinton County Health Department. PMAP’s one employee and volunteers help area residents apply for free and/or reduced cost medications from major drug-makers.
The program, which is coordinated with a referring physician, is located in the Clinton County Annex, 111 S. Nelson Ave. Suite 10, Wilmington. It is open from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Wednesday. The phone number is 937.481.2138.
“This is an excellent program and the kind that we want to be associated with because our mission is to support programs and organizations that favorably impact the health and well-being of Clinton County residents,” Dunn said.
There is much room for improvement. According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Clinton County is 78th (out of 88 Ohio counties) in health outcomes, 74th in length of life and 64th in quality of life. The encouraging and possibly conflicting stat from the study shows the county at 22 for health behaviors.
Collaborations and funding are still being worked on for the community health needs assessment along with the application process for the grants. “We are hoping that we can disburse thousands of dollars annually to needs identified by the assessment, other worthwhile projects and those we proactively identify as a board,” Dunn said.
-HealthFirst-
Monday, November 24, 2014
Clinton County council awards thousands of dollars in scholarships to local students due to generosity of local businesses.
Council recognizes companies for generosity - News Journal - wnewsj.com
To make a donation, please contact Tony Long, superintendent of Southern Ohio Educational Service Center, at 937-382-6921, ext. 1039.
To make a donation, please contact Tony Long, superintendent of Southern Ohio Educational Service Center, at 937-382-6921, ext. 1039.
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Do you remember where you were 51 years ago today?
Yours truly wrote this column for the Wilmington (Ohio) News-Journal 31 years ago in 1984 on the 20th anniversary of the JFK assassination.
Remembering Nov. 22, 1963
The writer can't recollect any other significant happenings during the autumn of his 10th year, but he'll always recall the events of November 22, 1963.
Dismissed early - shortly after lunch - from Main Building for reasons unexplained, he and a couple of friends made their way down Sugartree towards Walnut, oblivious to what was going on 1,500 miles away in Dallas, Texas.
However, at the corner of Sugartree and South – not a half-a-block away from where his office is located today two decades later - he sensed something was wrong. The flag on the pole on the corner of the courthouse lawn was at half-mast and he didn't ever recall it being flown that way before.
He knew for sure something was amiss when he looked his mom in the face as she greeted him at the back door.
The Motorola in the TV room was delivering the shocking news regularly - President John F. Kennedy, JFK as the newspapers always referred to him, was dead.
For his generation, November 22, 1963, is one of the few dates that is indelibly imprinted in their minds. In that way, it joins the likes of December 7, 1941, for those old enough to remember that infamous day.
It was tough for a 10-year-old to fathom exactly what impact the assassination of an American president would have on the world, but politics aside, he at least knew that a couple of famous kids, John-John and Caroline, didn't have a father anymore.
Because Kennedy was so young, with hardly a chance to distinguish himself in the land's highest office, both young and old, friend and foe, Democrat and Republican grieved his passing.
It's been reported, because of the media coverage, especially television, given the tragic incident, that to this day a vast majority of Americans can recall vividly what they were doing the instant they heard the news that' 'the President has been shot."
A random check of 20 area residents, one for each year since the assassination, revealed that only three of them could not distinctly remember what they were doing in the early afternoon hours of November 22, 1963- 20 years ago Tuesday.
Ron Carey, prosecuting attorney - "I was working at my desk at Cincinnati Milacron and my wife called and told me about it. After that, all the lines were jammed up and nobody could get in or out. It was kind of scary that you couldn't get a line out ... There was a lot of turmoil after that and it seemed to highlight the whole decade as far as the violence part of it."
Bob Holmes, city service director - "I was a plant engineer at Irwin Auger Bit and the plant superintendent stopped me on the way out of the office and told me. I was shocked and a lot of people were expressing disbelief.”
Ernie Adkins, Dayton Power and Light, - “I was at a pep rally in high school and they announced it over the PA system. Things were deathly silent. There were like 400 kids in the pep rally and they all became silent and very somber. When everybody left there was a hush. It was very sad.”
Bill Hidy, Wilmington City Police sergeant – “I was working second shift then and I was getting ready to come to work when I heard it in the radio. I was shocked and didn’t believe it. Everybody was hoping he was going to live. We kept thinking he was going to survive.”
Chuck Dowler, Wilmington City Schools superintendent - "I remember very well. I was a college student at Rio Grande and I was walking out of Denny's Restaurant when someone said the president had been
shot. Everyone thought it was a joke until we saw people crying. Everybody was kind of dumfounded."
Steve Blackledge, News-Journal sports editor - "I was only three, but I remember walking down the stairs and my mom saying something about the president being shot. I didn't really comprehend what that meant, but I remember kind of stumbling down the stairs. It's kind of wild, I don't know why I remember that."
Shirley Webb, Municipal Court deputy clerk - "I was watching "As the World Turns" and getting the kids ready to go to the bank before it closed."
Wilma Dupuis, Municipal Court deputy clerk - "I was raking leaves and grandma came out and told me...I remember people were pulling up to the curb-and asking if it was really true."
Joe Spicer, Wilmington fire chief - "I was sitting in the typing class of Mr. Richard Townsend. I don't remember exactly what was said, but they ran the radio over the PA for 15 or 20 minutes. Everybody was shocked. At that time I wasn't into politics, but I thought he was a good president and I was upset."
Eleanor West, Clinton County clerk of courts - "I was in Sheeter's 10 cent store shopping when I first heard it. At first I thought they were talking about some other country then I realized it was ours. I don't recall people around me reacting though I thought it couldn't happen here. But it did and I guess I was shocked."
Priscilla Vaughn, prosecuting attorney secretary- "Sure I remember. I was in Ohio history class at Kingman. Gabe Carder was the principal and he came in and said that President Kennedy had been shot. I think everybody was kind of shocked' and we stopped class and' talked about it."
Bob Lundquist, president of National Bank and Trust - "I was 'starting up the elevator of the bank at South Bend, Ind. where I worked when I heard it on a radio at a cigar stand. It really shocked me."
Ken Hawk, officer in charge at BancOhio - "Gosh yes, I'll never forget. I was in Tripoli, Libya, Kaddafy's stomping grounds, with the U.S. Air Force. It was Friday evening over there and I was at the Air Force Squadron football game. All of a sudden sirens went off and we were in a full military alert. I was on a special alert team and got dropped off in the desert that night. I remember getting picked up the following morning at 8 and that was the first time I knew what had happened. I had thought we were going to war or something. I just knew we didn't have fake alerts. The game just stopped right in the middle and football players were running everywhere."
Dick Kubik, Wilmington College publicist - "I was working at Ripon College in Wisconsin and when I came back from lunch I heard that Kennedy had been shot. Some of the secretaries told me. Of course, at that time we didn't know he was dead. I remember my oldest son that evening was puzzled by the papers because they had advance stories on what Kennedy
was supposed to have said (in Dallas) ... In essence, that was the first of all the violence in that decade."
Bill Marine, car dealer - "We were closing a car deal when it came over the radio and everything in the dealership just stopped. There was a number of people around and everybody was just stunned. They just couldn't believe that that kind of thing could happen. I remember it was a busy afternoon and it seems as if it just happened yesterday.”
Harold Uible, County Commissioner – “I remember very much. I had stopped at Landmark and Virginia Rulon told me the news. I had been driving from New Vienna and hadn’t heard. It was hard to believe.”
Allen Gano, attorney – “I was sitting in Mary Cherryholmes’ English class. I could almost tell you the seat I was sitting in. They said it over the loudspeaker and everybody was kind of in shock.”
Remembering Nov. 22, 1963
The writer can't recollect any other significant happenings during the autumn of his 10th year, but he'll always recall the events of November 22, 1963.
Dismissed early - shortly after lunch - from Main Building for reasons unexplained, he and a couple of friends made their way down Sugartree towards Walnut, oblivious to what was going on 1,500 miles away in Dallas, Texas.
However, at the corner of Sugartree and South – not a half-a-block away from where his office is located today two decades later - he sensed something was wrong. The flag on the pole on the corner of the courthouse lawn was at half-mast and he didn't ever recall it being flown that way before.
He knew for sure something was amiss when he looked his mom in the face as she greeted him at the back door.
The Motorola in the TV room was delivering the shocking news regularly - President John F. Kennedy, JFK as the newspapers always referred to him, was dead.
For his generation, November 22, 1963, is one of the few dates that is indelibly imprinted in their minds. In that way, it joins the likes of December 7, 1941, for those old enough to remember that infamous day.
It was tough for a 10-year-old to fathom exactly what impact the assassination of an American president would have on the world, but politics aside, he at least knew that a couple of famous kids, John-John and Caroline, didn't have a father anymore.
Because Kennedy was so young, with hardly a chance to distinguish himself in the land's highest office, both young and old, friend and foe, Democrat and Republican grieved his passing.
It's been reported, because of the media coverage, especially television, given the tragic incident, that to this day a vast majority of Americans can recall vividly what they were doing the instant they heard the news that' 'the President has been shot."
A random check of 20 area residents, one for each year since the assassination, revealed that only three of them could not distinctly remember what they were doing in the early afternoon hours of November 22, 1963- 20 years ago Tuesday.
Ron Carey, prosecuting attorney - "I was working at my desk at Cincinnati Milacron and my wife called and told me about it. After that, all the lines were jammed up and nobody could get in or out. It was kind of scary that you couldn't get a line out ... There was a lot of turmoil after that and it seemed to highlight the whole decade as far as the violence part of it."
Bob Holmes, city service director - "I was a plant engineer at Irwin Auger Bit and the plant superintendent stopped me on the way out of the office and told me. I was shocked and a lot of people were expressing disbelief.”
Ernie Adkins, Dayton Power and Light, - “I was at a pep rally in high school and they announced it over the PA system. Things were deathly silent. There were like 400 kids in the pep rally and they all became silent and very somber. When everybody left there was a hush. It was very sad.”
Bill Hidy, Wilmington City Police sergeant – “I was working second shift then and I was getting ready to come to work when I heard it in the radio. I was shocked and didn’t believe it. Everybody was hoping he was going to live. We kept thinking he was going to survive.”
Chuck Dowler, Wilmington City Schools superintendent - "I remember very well. I was a college student at Rio Grande and I was walking out of Denny's Restaurant when someone said the president had been
shot. Everyone thought it was a joke until we saw people crying. Everybody was kind of dumfounded."
Steve Blackledge, News-Journal sports editor - "I was only three, but I remember walking down the stairs and my mom saying something about the president being shot. I didn't really comprehend what that meant, but I remember kind of stumbling down the stairs. It's kind of wild, I don't know why I remember that."
Shirley Webb, Municipal Court deputy clerk - "I was watching "As the World Turns" and getting the kids ready to go to the bank before it closed."
Wilma Dupuis, Municipal Court deputy clerk - "I was raking leaves and grandma came out and told me...I remember people were pulling up to the curb-and asking if it was really true."
Joe Spicer, Wilmington fire chief - "I was sitting in the typing class of Mr. Richard Townsend. I don't remember exactly what was said, but they ran the radio over the PA for 15 or 20 minutes. Everybody was shocked. At that time I wasn't into politics, but I thought he was a good president and I was upset."
Eleanor West, Clinton County clerk of courts - "I was in Sheeter's 10 cent store shopping when I first heard it. At first I thought they were talking about some other country then I realized it was ours. I don't recall people around me reacting though I thought it couldn't happen here. But it did and I guess I was shocked."
Priscilla Vaughn, prosecuting attorney secretary- "Sure I remember. I was in Ohio history class at Kingman. Gabe Carder was the principal and he came in and said that President Kennedy had been shot. I think everybody was kind of shocked' and we stopped class and' talked about it."
Bob Lundquist, president of National Bank and Trust - "I was 'starting up the elevator of the bank at South Bend, Ind. where I worked when I heard it on a radio at a cigar stand. It really shocked me."
Ken Hawk, officer in charge at BancOhio - "Gosh yes, I'll never forget. I was in Tripoli, Libya, Kaddafy's stomping grounds, with the U.S. Air Force. It was Friday evening over there and I was at the Air Force Squadron football game. All of a sudden sirens went off and we were in a full military alert. I was on a special alert team and got dropped off in the desert that night. I remember getting picked up the following morning at 8 and that was the first time I knew what had happened. I had thought we were going to war or something. I just knew we didn't have fake alerts. The game just stopped right in the middle and football players were running everywhere."
Dick Kubik, Wilmington College publicist - "I was working at Ripon College in Wisconsin and when I came back from lunch I heard that Kennedy had been shot. Some of the secretaries told me. Of course, at that time we didn't know he was dead. I remember my oldest son that evening was puzzled by the papers because they had advance stories on what Kennedy
was supposed to have said (in Dallas) ... In essence, that was the first of all the violence in that decade."
Bill Marine, car dealer - "We were closing a car deal when it came over the radio and everything in the dealership just stopped. There was a number of people around and everybody was just stunned. They just couldn't believe that that kind of thing could happen. I remember it was a busy afternoon and it seems as if it just happened yesterday.”
Harold Uible, County Commissioner – “I remember very much. I had stopped at Landmark and Virginia Rulon told me the news. I had been driving from New Vienna and hadn’t heard. It was hard to believe.”
Allen Gano, attorney – “I was sitting in Mary Cherryholmes’ English class. I could almost tell you the seat I was sitting in. They said it over the loudspeaker and everybody was kind of in shock.”
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
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Saturday, November 1, 2014
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Monday, October 27, 2014
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Fairfield announces new baseball coach - Times Gazette - timesgazette.com
Wilmington's Tony Haley New Baseball Coach At Fairfield
Fairfield announces new baseball coach - Times Gazette - timesgazette.com
Fairfield announces new baseball coach - Times Gazette - timesgazette.com
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Schools Can Get Involved In Promoting Handwashing
Today is Global Handwashing Day, an occasion to support a global and local culture of handwashing with soap, shine a spotlight on the state of handwashing in each country, and raise awareness about the benefits of handwashing with soap.
Kids and adults around the world are celebrating. You can join them in these ways:Organize or participate in a Global Handwashing Day event in your school or community
- Plan your event using the Global Handwashing Day Planner’s Guide
- Download Global Handwashing Day materials and planning tools
- Celebrate virtually on Twitter and Facebook (look for and use the hashtag #iwashmyhands)
- Play the World Wash Up game
- Make sure you and your family know when and how to wash your hands properly
Healthy Schools, Healthy People: It’s a SNAP!
CDC works with the American Cleaning Institute on the Healthy Schools, Healthy People, It’s a SNAP! program to improve hand hygiene habits to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases and reduce related absenteeism. Visit www.itsasnap.org to learn how you can help prevent school absenteeism by creating a handwashing campaign for your school community.
Each year, schools are chosen for national recognition for outstanding student efforts to promote hand hygiene and infection control. Apply today!
Awards guidelines:Deadline to apply for national recognition is January 31
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Awards are open to all public/private K-12 schools in states, territories, and tribes within the U.S.
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Your school project, activity, or campaign must include the key handwashing messages
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Click here for the complete Awards Application Guidelines
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Monday, October 13, 2014
Veteran Clinic’s New Name Means More Hours, Potentially New Services
Wilmington, Ohio—October
9, 2014—The Wilmington Veterans’ Administration (VA) Clinic at 448 W. Main St.,
has received designation as a community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC), meaning
the primary care practice has expanded its access to veterans from four days to
five days a week.
Formerly, the office was closed on Tuesdays, but it is now open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., according to Stacia Ruby, public affairs officer at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center.
The Wilmington CBOC is an extension of the Chillicothe VA Campus. The local staff includes primary care physicians and nurses.
Hours were actually expanded August 1, but the formal CBOC designation did not take effect until October 1, Ruby said. New signage reflecting the name change will be installed later this month, she added.
“This could also mean future expanded medical services, but space is still limited there,” Ruby said. “But for now, more access means there will be one less day when veterans from that area have to be transported to Chillicothe for care.”
The VA has more than 800 community-based outpatient clinics, which were implemented to make access to health care easier. These clinics provide the most common outpatient services, including health and wellness visits, without the hassle of visiting a larger medical center.
VHA continues to expand their network of CBOCs to include more rural locations, making access to care closer to home. To find a CBOC near you visit: http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/Allstate_flsh.asp?dnum=1
Formerly, the office was closed on Tuesdays, but it is now open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., according to Stacia Ruby, public affairs officer at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center.
The Wilmington CBOC is an extension of the Chillicothe VA Campus. The local staff includes primary care physicians and nurses.
Hours were actually expanded August 1, but the formal CBOC designation did not take effect until October 1, Ruby said. New signage reflecting the name change will be installed later this month, she added.
“This could also mean future expanded medical services, but space is still limited there,” Ruby said. “But for now, more access means there will be one less day when veterans from that area have to be transported to Chillicothe for care.”
For
more information, contact the Wilmington CBOC at 937.382.3949 or the Chillicothe
VAMC at 740.773.1141. After hours and weekends, call 888.838.6446. A Wilmington CBOC
brochure is also available at the clinic.
The VA has more than 800 community-based outpatient clinics, which were implemented to make access to health care easier. These clinics provide the most common outpatient services, including health and wellness visits, without the hassle of visiting a larger medical center.
VHA continues to expand their network of CBOCs to include more rural locations, making access to care closer to home. To find a CBOC near you visit: http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/Allstate_flsh.asp?dnum=1
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Thursday, October 9, 2014
Friday, October 3, 2014
Wilmington Medical Associates and Wilmington Medical Pediatrics join PriMed Physicians
Physician
Practices Merge
WILMINGTON, OH - Two physician practices in Wilmington will merge with PriMed Physicians. Wilmington Medial Associates and Wilmington Medical Pediatrics have decided to join PriMed, a medical group with over 20 offices in the Dayton area. The transition gets underway later this year.
“We are very pleased to become part of PriMed Physicians,” said Mary Inwood, MD, president of Wilmington Medical Associates. “Our affiliation with PriMed enables us to better serve the healthcare needs of our patients in Wilmington.”
The integration to PriMed will happen in phases. The first major phase is the adoption of PriMed’s practice management system on December 10, 2014. The second phase is the transition to PriMed’s electronic medical record which will happen early in 2015.
According to Jim Moffett, executive director of PriMed, the groups are merging because they share a commitment to quality in healthcare. “It is a pleasure to welcome the Wilmington practices to PriMed. Patients can expect the same high quality of medical services, provided by the same physicians and staff,” said Moffett.
Wilmington Medical Associates and Wilmington Pediatric Associates have 10 providers and a team of 29 staff members. They offer Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. The practices have earned a reputation for practicing quality medicine, while serving as advocates for their patients and community. More information is available at wilmingtonmedical.com.
WILMINGTON, OH - Two physician practices in Wilmington will merge with PriMed Physicians. Wilmington Medial Associates and Wilmington Medical Pediatrics have decided to join PriMed, a medical group with over 20 offices in the Dayton area. The transition gets underway later this year.
“We are very pleased to become part of PriMed Physicians,” said Mary Inwood, MD, president of Wilmington Medical Associates. “Our affiliation with PriMed enables us to better serve the healthcare needs of our patients in Wilmington.”
The integration to PriMed will happen in phases. The first major phase is the adoption of PriMed’s practice management system on December 10, 2014. The second phase is the transition to PriMed’s electronic medical record which will happen early in 2015.
According to Jim Moffett, executive director of PriMed, the groups are merging because they share a commitment to quality in healthcare. “It is a pleasure to welcome the Wilmington practices to PriMed. Patients can expect the same high quality of medical services, provided by the same physicians and staff,” said Moffett.
Wilmington Medical Associates and Wilmington Pediatric Associates have 10 providers and a team of 29 staff members. They offer Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. The practices have earned a reputation for practicing quality medicine, while serving as advocates for their patients and community. More information is available at wilmingtonmedical.com.
With 20
locations throughout Greater Dayton,
PriMed offers a complete range of
exceptional healthcare services in Family Practice,
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Neurology and Endocrinology.
PriMed Physicians is a
physician-owned, independent medical group.
Go to primedphysicians.com for more
information.
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Thursday, October 2, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
SEPTEMBER IS INFANT MORTALITY AWARENESS MONTH
SEPTEMBER IS INFANT MORTALITY AWARENESS MONTH
Many Ohioans are just now beginning to learn that we are near the bottom among the states in terms of babies, and especially African-American babies, dying before their first birthday. Our fellow citizens
are also beginning to learn some of the reasons why this sad situation exists as well as what can be done do to turn it around. Despite many long-running local and statewide efforts, the status quo is not working catch us up to other states and the nation.
Things must change. Raising awareness to a much higher and broader level is essential for needed changes to take place.
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month is a great opportunity to reinforce the message and make sure folks in every part of Ohio begin to think about and
do something about improving the health of our women and babies by making positive changes in their own communities.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Work with your employer, local hospital, health department, community health clinic, club, civic organization, church, or temple to sponsor and organize an event focusing
attention on infant mortality.- Talk to women you know of child-bearing age about reproductive health planning, good nutrition/folic acid/weight control, smoking cessation, and safe-sleep practices for babies.
- Support breastfeeding, the best way to feed babies which is also good for the health of mothers.
- Support your local hospitals, health department, and medical providers in efforts to educate women about having healthy babies.
- Contact your local media and government officials with information about National Infant Mortality Awareness Month.
- Plan on attending and spread the word about the Dec. 3-4 Infant Mortality Summit in Columbus (details coming soon).
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
Wilmington High School's Cumberland A 4-Star Recruit
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Wilmington High School junior Jarron Cumberland is the highest rated basketball recruit in SW Ohio for the class of 2016. He is rated the 63rd best player in the country by rivals.com.
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