System Hospital News: December 2019
Atrium Medical Center
The annual medical staff appreciation dinner recognized 41 new physicians who joined Atrium Medical Center in 2019. The meeting also honored 66 physicians celebrating from five years up to 55 years of service at the hospital. The retirements of Jeff Zollett, MD; David Romano, MD; and Gary Cobb, MD, were also recognized. This year’s event celebrated 24 Advanced Practice Providers, with service milestones ranging from one year to 20 years.
The quarterly Regional Police Chiefs Meeting was held at Atrium Medical Center. Police, fire, and EMS chiefs from Butler and Warren counties met for a luncheon with hospital leadership and heard from Jonathan Lazzara, DO, who leads Atrium’s 30-bed inpatient Behavioral Health Unit.
Atrium has been recognized as a “Best Place to Have a Baby” finalist by Cincinnati Family Magazine’s Best of Parenting 2019 Awards. Atrium’s Family Birth Center offers a full range of maternity care before, during, and after the birth of a child. The hospital’s Natural Beginnings program, the only natural birth center in the Cincinnati area, offers services that help expectant moms with low-risk pregnancies navigate labor with fewer traditional interventions. Hilltop Obstetrics and Gynecology was also recognized as a finalist in the magazine’s “Best OB/GYN” category. Hilltop and Atrium partner in delivering babies at the hospital’s Family Birth Center and at Natural Beginnings.
Atrium has received reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for its Inpatient Medical Rehabilitation Program. Programs receiving the three-year reaccreditation were inpatient hospital rehabilitation for adults, adolescents, and children, as well as the stroke specialty program. Atrium has been providing rehabilitation therapy services since 1984. It has been CARF-certified since 1995.
Atrium welcomed Middletown City Schools Superintendent Marlon Styles to the hospital for filming of the school district’s #MiddieRising video campaign. Marquita Turner, Atrium chief operating officer/chief nursing officer, and Tyler Roberts, executive director of the Middletown and Atrium Family YMCAs, joined Styles for a conversation about Middletown students who have participated in job shadows at each facility. The video will premiere during a community event Feb. 6 at Middletown High School.
Miami Valley Hospital
The annual medical staff appreciation dinner recognized 41 new physicians who joined Atrium Medical Center in 2019. The meeting also honored 66 physicians celebrating from five years up to 55 years of service at the hospital. The retirements of Jeff Zollett, MD; David Romano, MD; and Gary Cobb, MD, were also recognized. This year’s event celebrated 24 Advanced Practice Providers, with service milestones ranging from one year to 20 years.
The quarterly Regional Police Chiefs Meeting was held at Atrium Medical Center. Police, fire, and EMS chiefs from Butler and Warren counties met for a luncheon with hospital leadership and heard from Jonathan Lazzara, DO, who leads Atrium’s 30-bed inpatient Behavioral Health Unit.
Atrium has been recognized as a “Best Place to Have a Baby” finalist by Cincinnati Family Magazine’s Best of Parenting 2019 Awards. Atrium’s Family Birth Center offers a full range of maternity care before, during, and after the birth of a child. The hospital’s Natural Beginnings program, the only natural birth center in the Cincinnati area, offers services that help expectant moms with low-risk pregnancies navigate labor with fewer traditional interventions. Hilltop Obstetrics and Gynecology was also recognized as a finalist in the magazine’s “Best OB/GYN” category. Hilltop and Atrium partner in delivering babies at the hospital’s Family Birth Center and at Natural Beginnings.
Atrium has received reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for its Inpatient Medical Rehabilitation Program. Programs receiving the three-year reaccreditation were inpatient hospital rehabilitation for adults, adolescents, and children, as well as the stroke specialty program. Atrium has been providing rehabilitation therapy services since 1984. It has been CARF-certified since 1995.
Atrium welcomed Middletown City Schools Superintendent Marlon Styles to the hospital for filming of the school district’s #MiddieRising video campaign. Marquita Turner, Atrium chief operating officer/chief nursing officer, and Tyler Roberts, executive director of the Middletown and Atrium Family YMCAs, joined Styles for a conversation about Middletown students who have participated in job shadows at each facility. The video will premiere during a community event Feb. 6 at Middletown High School.
Upper Valley Medical Center
UVMC hosted a Veteran’s Day program and celebration for the community on Nov. 11 featuring guest speaker U.S. Army veteran Gaylen Blosser. Mr. Blosser served in the Vietnam conflict and received numerous service medals. U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson also spoke to attendees. Veterans in attendance were recognized with a certificate of appreciation and small gift from UVMC administration and Future Leaders. In addition, nearly 600 American flags were displayed on UVMC grounds throughout November.
A ribbon-cutting and open house for the new linear accelerator system at UVMC was held Nov. 20 at the UVMC Cancer Care Center. The events were hosted by Premier Health/UVMC and Dayton Physicians Network for the community, business leaders, and general public. Among those in attendance was Ohio Senator Steve Huffman, MD, who presented a proclamation recognizing the hospital and joint venture radiation oncology services for this technological advancement in cancer treatment.
A preview for the UVMC Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center was hosted by the UVMC Foundation for patients and donors on Nov. 11 and 12 at the hospital. The event featured renderings of the expanded center currently under construction along with refreshments and interaction with cardiac rehab professionals. The new center is targeted to open in spring 2020.
A program for the community on varicose veins was presented by board-certified vascular surgeon Laura Peterson, MD, of Premier Vascular Surgeons on Nov. 14 at StoryPoint Troy. Dr. Peterson’s presentation covered signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment options, and complications related to varicose veins. The event included dinner and a question and answer session.
A free PSA Prostate Cancer Screening was provided Nov. 11 at UVMC Cancer Care Center. The two-part event, provided in conjunction with Robert Kohut, MD, of Premier Health Urology in Troy, included a blood draw for PSA test followed by a physician consult.
An appreciation breakfast was held Nov. 20 in the UVMC Cafeteria to thank the hospital family for their hard work and dedication. All employees, medical staff, and volunteers were invited to enjoy a complimentary breakfast served by the UVMC executive team and management forum.
Back to the December 2019 issue of Premier Pulse.
