OHA News Releases
2004

12.03.04

New Hospital Leaders Join OHA Board

Ohio hospitals have elected a new Chair, several District Representatives and a new Trustee-At-Large to serve on the 2005 Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) Board of Trustees. See more

11.09.04

New Web Site Offers One-Stop Shop for Ohio Flu Vaccine Info

With a continuous stream of flu vaccine information flowing from sources within Ohio and the national front, a Web site launching today pools vital resources in one easy-access location. See more

9.27.04
Hospitals Promoting Wellness in Their Workplaces
Health care employees at hospitals throughout Ohio have additional incentive to practice what they preach. The Ohio Hospital Association’s Foundation for Healthy Communities challenged hospitals across Ohio to become the healthiest workplaces by offering support for employee wellness pilot projects over the next three years.
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8.6.04
Hospitals Receive Tobacco Settlement Funds for Programs that Change Lives
Ohio hospitals are receiving about $1.25 million in tobacco grants toward programs that will benefit uninsured pregnant women and children and individuals suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. See more

6.18.04
Hospitals Receive Funds for Quality Initiatives
Twenty-one Ohio hospitals are receiving a total of nearly $708,230 through a partnership between the Ohio Hospital Association’s Foundation for Healthy Communities and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). See more

6.15.04
Health Care Worker Spreads Sunshine

Hospital heroes earned much deserved kudos last night as 71 hospital employees, including nurses, radiology technicians, social workers and more, were honored just for being nominated for this year’s Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award, presented by the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA). See more

5.28.04
MEDIA ADVISORY
Ohio Hospitals to Celebrate Caregivers June 14
OHA is recognizing a record 71 hospital nominees for the Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award. See more

5.21.04
Hospitals Work to Keep Patients, Employees Safe
In the wake of challenges such as bioterrorism and the health care worker shortage, hospitals must work diligently not only to keep patients safe, but employees as well. The Ohio Hospital Safety Campaign, sponsored by the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA), will honor 24 Ohio hospitals for their successful hospital safety programs and superior employee safety records. See more (updated 7-12-04)

5.13.04
Grant Helps Boost Health Care Worker Supply
Hospitals across the nation are recognizing health care workers during National Hospital Week, the nation's largest health care event. This year’s theme is “Miracles Start With Caring Hearts,” however, many hospitals are in need of more caring hearts due to the continued health care worker shortage. See more

4.7.04
Statewide Protocol a Plus for Patient Safety in Ohio
Ohio leads the nation with a new tool uniting the state’s health care organizations in their efforts to eliminate medical errors and pump up patient safety. A new statewide protocol for surgeries and other procedures—the first such policy in the U.S.—offers specific verification for each step of the surgical process to help ensure correct site, correct person and correct procedure surgery. See more

3.26.04
Friends of Ohio Hospitals Endorse Lanzinger, Moyer, O’Donnell
Looking to sustain an Ohio Supreme Court that will interpret but not rewrite state law, Friends of Ohio Hospitals, OHA’s political action committee (PAC), has endorsed Judge Judith Ann Lanzinger, Justice Terrence O’Donnell and Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer in this year’s Ohio Supreme Court races. See more

3.5.04
New Members Elected to The Foundation Board
The Foundation for Healthy Communities, welcomes new members to its Board of Directors. The Foundation supports hospital and community projects that emphasize prevention of health risks, injury and illness and promote healthy lifestyles. See more

1.28.04
AHA Report Evaluates Value of Health Care
The American Hospital Association today released a report evaluating the true value of health care.  See more