OHA News Releases
2007

State Halts Medicaid Increase for Providers

The Ohio Hospital Association learned late yesterday that hospitals will not receive the expected 3.3 percent reimbursement increase slated for Jan. 1, 2008 – costing hospitals $24 million. See more

11.14.07

Hospital Smoking Bans Double
Participation Urged in Tomorrow’s Great American Smokeout

Twice as many Ohio hospitals have committed to “clearing the air” inside and outside their facilities over the last year. See more

11.13.07
Martin to Chair OHA Board
Ohio hospitals have elected a new Chair and Secretary/Treasurer as well as one new Trustee-At-Large and four district representatives to serve on the 2008 Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) Board of Trustees. See more

10.08.07

Statewide Organizations to Recognize Advance Directives Week

Living Today, Planning for Tomorrow

Nobody likes to think about his or her own death, but conversations about death and dying can ensure that your choices are carried out if you become unconscious, terminally ill or unable to communicate. See more

09.25.07

Hospital Quality, Pricing Info One Click Away

Good news for Ohio health care consumers: A wealth of hospital quality data and new information on hospital prices just got a little easier to find. See more

08.31.07
OPSI Makeover Spotlights Patient Safety
An established resource for patient safety in Ohio just got an extreme makeover. See more

08.09.07
OPSI Helps Hospitals ‘Band’ Together for Safety
Nurses and doctors often make split-second decisions to save a patient’s life. What if something as simple and preventable as the wrong color wristband jeopardized their ability to do just that? Ohio’s hospitals, physicians, nurses and others are banding together to stop this potential error in its tracks. See more

07.16.07

Ohio Hospitals Benefit to Communities: $1.5 Billion Plus
Telling a $1.5 billion story of compassionate, quality caring, the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) today unveiled the first coordinated, public statewide community benefit report for Ohio hospitals. See more

07.12.07

MEDIA ADVISORY - Ohio Hospitals Release Community Benefit Report See more

06.20.07

Hospital Honored for Rural Health Promotion
Award Commemorates Devoted OHA Associate
Fostoria Community Hospital became the first recipient today of the David Hendershot Rural Health Promotion Award. See more

06.18.07
Hospital Hero Lends Helping Hand
Health Care Worker of the Year Announced
Hospitals across the state united to recognize 86 health care heroes who were nominated for this year’s Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award, presented by the Ohio Hospital Association. See more

06.15.07
Federal, State Grants Help Rural Hospitals Serve Patients
Small and rural hospitals across Ohio are improving services to their communities thanks to $743,182 in federal and state grants administered by the Foundation for Healthy Communities of the Ohio Hospital Association. See more

06.14.07

MEDIA ADVISORY - Governor to Address Ohio Hospital Executives See more

06.05.07

Help Hospitals Partner for Better Health
Six Ohio hospitals are teaming up with local schools, social service agencies and others to promote better health for targeted local populations, thanks to $100,000 in grants from the Foundation for Healthy Communities. See more

05.29.07

MEDIA ADVISORY - Hospitals to Celebrate 86 Health Care Heroes
Health Care Worker of the Year to be Named at June 18 Dinner See more

05.29.07

Ohio Hospitals Awarded for Workplace Safety
For more than 50 years, the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) Statewide Hospital Safety Campaign has recognized hospitals with the most successful safety programs and superior employee safety records, and this year 30 Ohio hospitals were awarded for their efforts. See more

04.18.07

Every Day is Earth Day for Ohio Hospitals
Every year on April 22 the nation celebrates Earth Day, which was created to remind people of the importance of taking care of our planet. Ohio hospitals gathered yesterday to focus on just one small piece—with a huge impact—of that effort. See more

03.22.07
State Budget a Healthy Investment
Hospitals support Medicaid expansion, bolstered funds to providers
Ohio’s proposed state budget is a healthy investment in patients, jobs, Ohio’s communities and health care providers including hospitals, primary care physicians and advanced practice nurses. The budget is a healthy investment in Ohio. See more

03.13.07
Communication is Key to Patient Safety

If being carded and stamped is annoying before entering a night club, why would patients embrace the idea before entering an operating room? The answer is simple: It could save their lives. See more

02.15.07
Organ Initiative Aims to Save 200 Lives
While many people received chocolate hearts yesterday for Valentine’s Day, Ohio hospitals and organ procurement organizations were helping some Ohioans receive the real thing—the gift of life. See more

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OHA's Foundation for Healthy Communities News Releases

Hospital Smoking Bans Double Participation Urged in Tomorrow’s Great American Smokeout

Hospital Quality, Pricing Info One Click Away

MEDIA ADVISORY - Hospitals to Celebrate 86 Health Care Heroes Health Care Worker of the Year to be Named at June 18 Dinner See more

Hospital Smoking Bans Double
Participation Urged in Tomorrow’s Great American Smokeout

MEDIA ADVISORY - Hospitals to Celebrate 86 Health Care Heroes
Health Care Worker of the Year to be Named at June 18 Dinner See more