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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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