December 13, 2019
BUCYRUS/GALION/ONTARIO – Three registered nurses at Avita Health System are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®, and for the first time ever, one nurse is earning The Nurse Leader Award. The awards are part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize nurses for the extraordinary, compassionate care they provide patients and families … Extraordinary Nurses Recognized at Avita Health System
September 4, 2019
GALION – Avita Galion Hospital’s maternity center has been recognized by the Ohio Hospital Association and the Ohio Department of Health for completing the Ten Steps for Successful Breastfeeding. This 5-star recognition is part of the Ohio First Steps for Healthy Babies initiative to award hospitals for taking steps to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding … Avita Galion Hospital Recognized by Ohio First Steps for Healthy Babies
June 12, 2019
We’d like to thank everyone who attended the Level II Cath Lab Open House! Also, special thanks to the Ontario High School Pep Band and Drumline for their outstanding performance as well as MedFlight for their surprise visit and helicopter tours.
June 5, 2019
ONTARIO – Avita Health System has opened a level II cardiac catheterization (cath) laboratory at Ontario Hospital. The community now has access to emergency heart attack care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at Avita Ontario Hospital. Services include cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, stent placement, intravascular ultrasound, and coronary angiography. “We recognized a need … Level II Cath Lab Opens at Avita Ontario Hospital
May 20, 2019
ONTARIO – Patients coming to Avita Ontario Hospital for routine Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans have a new reason to be excited. With the MAGNETOM® Verio 3T MRI scanner from Siemens, Avita Health System can offer some of the most advanced MR imaging services in a magnet that is designed for maximum patient comfort. “When … Avita Ontario Hospital Installs 3T MRI
May 15, 2019
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 Spring 2019 DAISY Award recipients are Emily McKeever of Galion Hospital, … Extraordinary Nurses Recognized at Avita Health System
April 1, 2019
BUCYRUS – Avita Health System announced that Bucyrus Hospital has implemented a forensic program to provide medical screenings and forensic exams to individuals for sexual assault and abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, strangulation, and other criminal offenses. Avita’s forensic services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in a private, … Bucyrus Hospital Adds Forensic Services for the Community
November 29, 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 Fall 2018 DAISY Award recipients are Sarah Jamieson of Galion Hospital, … Extraordinary Nurses Recognized at Avita Health System
November 16, 2018
ONTARIO/BUCYRUS – Residents of Ontario, Bucyrus, and the surrounding communities now have additional locations to drop off unused, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Through a partnership with the METRICH Enforcement Unit, Crawford County Sheriff’s Department, and Ontario Police Department, secure drug collection receptacles have been placed in … Drug Take Back Bins Now in Ontario and Bucyrus Hospitals
November 15, 2018
GALION – Today, on National Rural Health Day, the Ohio Department of Health applauds Avita Health System’s Galion Hospital for being recognized by The Chartis Center for Rural Health (Chartis) and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in outcomes. This reflects top quartile performance among all rural hospitals … ODH Applauds Avita Galion Hospital For Rural Health Excellence