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WCH Partners with Local Roots for Good Agricultural Practices Training
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 1:09pm

Wooster Community Hospital and Local Roots have joined together to promote safe food handling. Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) are used to reduce risk on farms. Microbial contamination can happen anywhere from farm to fork. On the farm, contamination sources vary from animals, water, soil, and above all humans.

Local Roots will host a GAP training on Monday,...

Diabetes on Vacation - Eat Well, Travel Well - June 18th, 6-7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 8:25am

The Diabetes Support Group at Wooster Community Hospital will host the free program “Diabetes on Vacation – Eat Well, Travel Well” in the hospital auditorium on Monday, June 18th, from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

As we enter the summer, our vacation and travel plans can make managing diabetes more difficult. It is possible to eat well and travel well with diabetes, however...

Lyme Disease and the Blacklegged Tick
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 10:01am

Denise Signs, M.D., an Infectious Disease physician, will participate on a panel of presenters for a free program that is open to the public on “Lyme Disease and the Blacklegged Tick” on Tuesday, June 19th at 7:00 p.m. at Fisher Auditorium on the OARDC campus in Wooster. The blacklegged tick was once thought to be rare in Ohio, but it has been found in 25...

Stroke Support Group meeting
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 8:33am

The Step-by-Step Stroke Support Group at Wooster Community Hospital will host the free program “Stroke and Advanced Care Planning” in the hospital auditorium on Tuesday, June 12th, from 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Anyone who is a stroke survivor or a family member or caregiver of a stroke survivor is invited to attend and hear speaker Sherri Atanasov, MSSA, LISW-S speak...

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 11:30am

Friday the 13th. To most people, it’s an unlucky number. But to Kim Winters, it will go down in infamy as the day she got the early medical diagnosis that she credits with “saving her life.” Winters is familiar with overpowering adversity. Perhaps her greatest accomplishment in life has been raising her daughter...

Wound Center Staff
Friday, May 25, 2012 - 1:36pm

The Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing Center at Wooster Community Hospital held a Public Open House on Saturday, June 2nd.  The Wound Center Staff and its Physicians were present to provide tours, answer questions, and community members enjoyed free refreshments.  In addition to meeting our staff and physicians, everyone was able to see our...

Sports Physicals at HealthPoint on June 1st
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 10:23am

Wooster Community Hospital will be hosting Sports Physicals at HealthPoint on Friday, June 1st from 3:00-7:00 p.m. The physicals will be provided by Dr. Chris Ranney at a cost of $20.00 - Cash or Check only - made to “Chris Ranney, M.D.” No appointment is needed. Participants will be served on a first come, first serve basis. For more information, call...

Diabetes Success Stories
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 3:06pm

The Diabetes Support Group at Wooster Community Hospital will host the free program “Faces of Diabetes Success – Real People, Real Changes” in the hospital auditorium on Monday, May 21st, from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Living with diabetes day to day is not easy. The public is invited to attend and hear a panel of individuals share how they are learning to handle their...

Erin Bender Ransom Joins HealthPoint staff
Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 10:59am

Wooster Community Hospital’s HealthPoint facility is pleased to announce the addition of Erin Bender Ransom, DPT, to the HealthPoint staff.

Erin Bender Ransom is a Wooster High School graduate who received her Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from Kent State University in 2007, and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Indianapolis in...

Cancer Program Receives Award
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 9:00am

This week, the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) presented Wooster Community Hospital with the “Outstanding Achievement Award" trophy. The WCH Cancer Program was previously awarded Accreditation with Commendation by the CoC, and was notified that it had been awareded the Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA), which recognizes the program...