July 20, 2018
BUCYRUS/GALION/ONTARIO – The Avita Health System Board of Directors announced the recent election of the following new Officers: Joseph J. Shadeed, DDS, MS, Chair; Kym Fox, Vice Chair; and Kay E. McDonald, Secretary. Rex A. Cramer will retain the position of Board Treasurer. Dr. Shadeed practiced Orthodontics in Bucyrus, Ohio from 1981 to 2007 and is … Avita Announces New Board Officers
June 22, 2018
ONTARIO – The Ohio State University President Michael V. Drake, MD, visited Avita Health System’s Ontario Hospital as part of his annual summer tour across Ohio. Each summer, Dr. Drake goes on two state tours and the Roads to Scholars Tour, which provides him the opportunity to meet with alumni, prospective students, community leaders, and … The Ohio State University President Visits Avita Ontario Hospital
June 18, 2018
GALION – Avita Health System is now among a select number of healthcare systems in North Central Ohio with the capabilities and clinical expertise to treat submassive pulmonary embolisms with EKOS™ Acoustic Pulse Thrombosis treatment. Led by Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Michael Davis, along with Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist Dr. James D. Heddleson, Avita has … New Option for Treating Pulmonary Embolisms
June 14, 2018
BUCYRUS/GALION/ONTARIO – Avita Health System has been granted a three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Echocardiography in the area of Adult Transthoracic. Accreditation by IAC indicates that Avita’s Bucyrus, Galion, and Ontario Hospitals have undergone an intensive application and review process and are found to be compliant with the published … Avita Health System Earns Echocardiography Accreditation
May 31, 2018
BUCYRUS/GALION/ONTARIO – Three registered nurses at Avita Health System are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize nurses for the extraordinary, compassionate care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Award recipients are Mary Kay Murphy of Galion Hospital, Shawnda … Extraordinary Nurses Recognized at Avita Health System
May 25, 2018
GALION – The family of former Galion Hospital administrator David J. Wires visited the hospital this morning to donate memorabilia from his collection. Heather Bennett, granddaughter of Mr. Wires, along with Wires’ great-grandsons Nick Stults and Blake Polzer, presented Galion Hospital with the original trowel from the 1974 groundbreaking, a portrait of Mr. Wires, and … Wires Family Donates Memorabilia to Galion Hospital
November 30, 2017
ONTARIO – Avita Health System has announced that Ontario Hospital will implement its new Forensic Program on December 1. The Forensic Program will provide medical screenings and forensic exams to individuals for sexual assault and abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, strangulation and other criminal offenses. “Every two minutes, someone in the United States … Avita Ontario Hospital Starts Forensic Program
November 10, 2017
BUCYRUS – Bucyrus Hospital’s Emergency Department was recently presented the “Golden Hour Award” for Excellence in Trauma Care by Grant Medical Center. “It’s a great honor to be recognized for the timely, attentive, and skillful care that we provide trauma patients in our emergency department,” commented Marie McKenna, Bucyrus Hospital Emergency Department Manager. “Receiving this … Bucyrus Hospital ER Wins Trauma Award