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	Driver Safety Program for Seniors Union Hospital and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) are co-sponsoring the next Senior Driving Program on Friday, April 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Click to Continue
	Phila Rotary Offers HEALTHCHECK The next Healthcheck event is scheduled for Saturday, March 6 at JIM’s Place in New Philadelphia. Sponsored by Union Hospital and the New Philadelphia Rotary Club, the Healthchec Click to Continue
	Chocolate Love A'fair A Hit Despite the Snow The weather may have slowed them down but not rain, sleet, or 12 inches of snow could stop local chocolate lovers from flocking to the annual Chocolate Love A'fair on Feb. 6 at JIM's Place in New Philadelphia. The event, sponsored by the Union Hospital Auxiliary, lived up to its reputa Click to Continue
	UH Run for Home is Sunday, April 18. The UH Run for Home Half-Marathon Race and Team Relay is coming up on Sunday, April 18 at Tuscora Park in New Philadelphia. Click to Continue
	UH Nurses ROC Their Patients! When nursing staff at Union Hospital make their ROC Rounds, they’re not playing rock and roll music for their patients. They are making hourly visits to each patient’s room to talk, listen, and check on the patient’s comfort and safety.Click to Continue
	Hospitalists Specialize in Inpatient Care When Dr. Bishal Rawal entered his residency training at The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati he chose a relatively new and quickly growing area of medicine.Click to Continue
	First H1N1 Influenza Confirmed at Union Hospital A 60-year-old woman is the first patient with confirmed H1N1 influenza at Union Hospital. According to Carey Gardner, director of development and community relations, the woman was an inpatient two weeks ago Click to Continue
	UH is Preparing for the Flu Season Preparations for a major outbreak of seasonal flu or a new variety like the H1N1 flu have been underway at Union Hospital for the past several years.Click to Continue
	New MRI More Patient Friendly For making images of muscles, ligaments, nerves, the spinal cord and brain, MRI – magnetic resonance imaging – has been the overwhelming choice of doctors. Unfortunately, many people were unwilling or incapable of taking advantage of MR’s medical benefits. MRI imaging was not an option fo Click to Continue
	Financial Assistance Programs Help Patients Imagine you have an unexpected illness or accident and need immediate medical attention, but you do not have medical insurance. Dilys Krueger, director Click to Continue
	Hospitalists Specialize in Inpatient Care When Dr. Bishal Rawal entered his residency training at The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati he chose a relatively new and quickly growing area of medicine. His specialty is that of “Hospitalist” and his practic Click to Continue
	New technology flies high at Union Hospital With the precision of a watchmaker, a crane operator deftly lifted a six-ton MRI magnet assembly from the bed of a semi-trailer and placed it softly at the ramp into Union Hospital. Click to Continue
	New Hospital President and CEO begins today The change in executive leadership at Union Hospital began today. Bruce James is the new president and CEO of Union Hospital in Dover. Click to Continue
	A “Humbling Experience” for the Retiring Hospital President Hundreds of employees, community leaders, friends and colleagues offered their congratulations Wednesday afternoon at a reception for William Harding who is retiring this week from Union Hospital after 29 years of service, the past 26 years as the hospi Click to Continue
	Bruce James Named Union Hospital President and CEO Following a nationwide search the Union Hospital Board of Trustees has selected a veteran healthcare executive to become the hospital’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. Click to Continue
	UH Honored as a Top 100 Hospital in the Nation Union Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 100 top hospitals by Thomson Reuters. The award recognizes hospitals that have achieved excellence in nine measurements of patie Click to Continue
	UH Expanding Services at Oxford Location Union Hospital is expanding its presence at the Oxford Medical Center in Dover. Both the Union Hospital Sleep Disorder Center and the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Department have moved to newly remodeled fa Click to Continue
	Vascular Lab Recognized for Screening Quality The Union Hospital Vascular Laboratory has earned accreditation for its full range of Vascular Screening services. Click to Continue
	Union Hospital is Counting the Community Benefits Hospitals today are expected to measure and report their clinical quality, the cost of care, and patient outcome data. Given the high cost of healthcare this demand for accountability is easy to understand.Click to Continue
	Hospital Employee Among Top in Ohio Eight years ago Chris Beck began his health care career as a part-time fitness attendant at the Union Hospital Healthplex while attending classes for his bachelor’s degree at Malone College. Monday night the Click to Continue
	Runners Brave the Elements to Run for Home The temperature was anything but warm. And it certainly was anything but dry. But more than 500 people found the weather just fine for a run from New Philadelphia to Dover and back again. The Union Hospial Run for Home Half-Marathon was a huge success, perhaps in part, due to th Click to Continue
	UH Quality Data Available Online How well doe Click to Continue
	Information Technology for the 21st Century June 2007 "The 21st century healthcare Click to Continue
	Precision Radiation Therapy Offered at Union Hospital May 2007 Radiation therapy can be directed more precisely with the new Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) at the Regional Cancer Center at Union Hospital.Click to Continue
	Union Hospital’s FirstCare Center Expands Hours February 2007 Union Hospital in Dover has expanded the hours the FirstCare center will be open to care for patients.Click to Continue
	UH Campus Going Totally Smoke Free December 2006 If you’re coming to Union Hospital for any reason, you might as well leave the tobacco at home. As of December 8, the hospital policy will prohibit smoking or tobacco use by anybody, not only inside the building, but anywhere on h Click to Continue
	Union Hospital to open FIRSTCARE Center in Dover November 2006 Union Hospital has announced it will be opening its new FIRSTCARE Center in January. FIRSTCARE will be located in medical office facilities that currently house a stat care center on Oxford Street off South Wooster Avenue in Dover. In making the announcement, Willia Click to Continue
	Maternity Center Delivers Satisfaction April 2006 The staff of the Union Hospital Maternity Center has started to settle in to their new surroundings as Phase 2 Click to Continue
	Hospital Web Site Features On-Line Appointments September 2005 Scheduling an appointme Click to Continue
	Union Expands Surgery Capacity with Facility Purchase October 3, 2005 Click to Continue
	Hospital Relief Sent to Colleagues in Louisiana September 2005 Among the unsung heroes in the chaos of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf CoastClick to Continue
	New Therapy Helps Patients Swallow Again June 2005 Just as physical therapy has helped hundreds of patients regain use of their arms and legs, a new speech therapy program at the Union Hospital Healthplex is helping patients regain their ability to swallow. Click to Continue
	Union Hospital To Open New Healing Center April 2005 The old saying claims that time heals all wounds, but the truth is that without advanced therapies, some wounds can take years to heal. Wounds that do not respond to treatment may lead to a Click to Continue
	Auxiliary Gifts Surpass $2 million March 2005 With its $100,000 gift to Union Hospital today, the members of the U Click to Continue
	Recognized for Quality and Value January 2005 As the Union Hospital approaches its centennial year, tribute will Click to Continue
	Expanded Hospital Entrance Welcomes Patients October 2004 The expanded Main Entrance canopy at Union Hospital in < Click to Continue
	A More Family-Friendly Maternity Center August 2004 While advances in medical science and technology usually prompt changes to hospital facilities, Union Hospital has announced a major renovation of its Maternity Center in response to the changing preferences and needs of patients and their families. In Click to Continue
	"YES" Marks the Site July 2004 Giving the wrong medication, injecting the wrong patient, or causing an allergic reaction are just a few examples of patient safety concerns in a hospital. Most patients are famili Click to Continue
	Union Hospital and Nurses Union Announce Contract Agreement June 22, 2004 Union Hospital and the Ohio Nurses Association are today announcing ratification of a new three-year contract. The contract covers the hospital’s 216 registered nurses who Click to Continue
	Union Hospital Opens Diabetes Learning Center June 2004 Diabetes has no cure, but education is vitally important for people who will have to live with the disease for the rest of their lives. Union Hospital has established two new e Click to Continue
	Employers Rank Union Hospital Among the Best in Ohio May 2004 Union Hospital in Dover is rated among the leading hospitals in northeast Ohio for its quality of care and for cost management.Click to Continue
	Main Entrance Construction Project Begins June 2004 - Legend has it that in 1970, Vic Marsh, chairman of the Union Hospital B Click to Continue
	Pharmacists More Involved in Patient Care March 5, 2004 Forget your image of the hospital pharmacist laboring behind a desk, counting pills out of large bottles. The hospital pharmacy has leaped out of that 19^th century stereotype Click to Continue
	WorkMed for Injured Workers Union Hospital has been caring for workplace injuries for hundreds of people each year. Recently, the hospital has created its Occupationa Click to Continue
	Boulevard South: A Great Addition! Whether you talk to the patients, physicians, or hospital employees, the new Boulevard South Addition at Union Hospital in Dover is generating some rave reviews The three-story addition can accommodate up to 58 medical and surgical inpatients in 34 rooms on the second and third floors. Th Click to Continue
	Union Hospital Open House Welcomes Thousands April 2003 The eagerly anticipated Open House for the Boulevard South Addition at Union Hospital attracted some 3,000 people. On Sunday, April 27, the public toured the 50,000 sq. ft. addition to Union Hospital, including Click to Continue
	Laser Eye Surgery: Liberation for Eyeglass Wearers June 2001 For millions of people, decades of dependence on glasses has ended in a matter of minutes by a remarkable eye surgery commonly known as LASIK. The word stands for laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis. Union Hospital in Dover began offering LASI Click to Continue
	Take the Express at Union Hospital March 25, 2002 If you're sick or hurting and waiting to see the doctor, minutes can seem like hours and hours can seem like days. If it's your child or other family member who is waiting, the clock seems to nearly stop. Carma Clarke, RN, Director of Emergency Services at Un Click to Continue
	A Better Image Means a Better Chance for Recovery October, 17 2000 Union Hospital in Dover has installed new equipment to improve the physicians' ability to detect breast cancer early and offer the patient a better chance for long-term survival. A new state-of-the-art mammography system, manufactured by GE Medical Systems, has been in Click to Continue