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Loraine Frank-Lightfoot, MSN, MBA, Director of Patient Services
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 8:34am

Wooster Community Hospital is proud to announce that its Director of Patient Services, Loraine Frank-Lightfoot, BSN, MBA, has been chosen as one of 20 recipients across the nation by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows program.

At WCH, she is responsible for directing nursing practice and patient services for a hospital that has been...

Cleverley & Associates 5-Star Community Value Hospital
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 11:20am

Wooster Community Hospital has again been named a Community Value 5-StarTM Hospital by Cleverley & Associates for the 7th consecutive year, and the 8th out of the last 9 years. The Community Value Index (CVI) was created to provide a measure of the value that a hospital provides to its community. The CVI is composed of 10 measures that assess a hospital...

August 20th, 6-7pm
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 10:38am

The Diabetes Support Group at Wooster Community Hospital will host the free program “Diabetes in Motion – Exercise Options Near You” in the hospital auditorium on Monday, August 20th, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. A panel of exercise specialists from our area will discuss walking and biking paths, Silver Sneakers, options for those with physical limitations,...

WCH Named Community Value Five-Star Hospital
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 1:15pm

Wooster Community Hospital has again been named a Community Value 5-StarTM Hospital by Cleverley & Associates for the 7th consecutive year, and the 8th out of the last 9 years. The Community Value Index (CVI) was created to provide a measure of the value that a hospital provides to its community. The CVI is composed of 10 measures that assess a hospital...

Patient Navigators at Wooster Community Hospital
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 1:12pm

The Daily Record ran an article on Sunday, July 29th, which featured Polly Johnson, Patient Navigator, and the new services she and Susan Van Sickle, RN, are providing to patients and their families.  You can read more in this link:

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WooMan Bicycle Ride
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 2:26pm

Go the Distance, Make a Difference!

For the 3rd year in a row, Wooster Community Hospital joins with the Pat Kracker Foundation to help provide the WooMan Tour.  With a 25-, 50-, and 100-mile route available, there's an opportunity for everyone to participate.

Raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness and Education - money that's used right...

Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Receives CARF Accreditation
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 11:45am

Wooster Community Hospital’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit has been granted Accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). On April 26-27th, representatives of CARF performed an on-site accreditation survey of the hospital’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. The hospital was just notified that it has been granted a three-year...

HIMMS Recognizes Wooster Community Hospital
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 9:07am

HIMSS Analytics announced Wooster Community Hospital has achieved Stage 6 on the EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). Wooster Community Hospital (www.woosterhospital.org) is renowned for award-winning care and its wide range of services. HIMSS Analytics developed the EMR Adoption Model in 2005 as a...

Heart & Sole Walk/Run on August 18th
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 12:00pm

Wooster Community Hospital is pleased to again sponsor, in conjunction with several other organizations, the 8th Annual Heart & Sole Community Walk/Run on Saturday, August 18th.  The Heart & Sole Walk/Run has something for everyone -- a 5K, 10K, 5K Pump & Run, and a Half Marathon.  Proceeds from the event support health and human service programs...

Now at Wooster Community Hospital
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 1:16pm

Wooster Community Hospital is pleased to announce that Mark Tereletsky, DO, MS, FACOI, has chosen to join the Wooster Hospitalist Group, and will serve as a Hospitalist, caring for patients who are in Wooster Community Hospital. Wooster Community Hospital has hospitalists working in the hospital at all times. Dr. Tereletsky is Board Certified in Internal Medicine,...