UH Samaritan Medical Center

UH Samaritan Medical Center would like to recognize and congratulate Brenda Caudy, PCNA as the winner of the prestigious BEE Award. The Be Excellent Everyday award is given quarterly. One caregiver is selected as the winner from the group of nominees, but they are truly all winners.

Ashland County Health Department, along with the Ashland County Health and Wellness Target Action Group, is finalizing details for the expert panelist discussion on colorectal (colon) cancer in Ashland. The 2023-2025 Ashland County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) identified high rates of colorectal cancer as an area of concern. At the time the CHIP was written, Ashland County had a rate of 23.3 deaths/100,000 population, while Ohio came in at 14.5 and the United States was 13.3. (Source: National Cancer Institute 2016-2020). The more recent 2018-2022 data from the National Cancer Institute reflects an improvement, but Ashland County still ranks higher (18 deaths/100,000 population) than Ohio (13.9) and the United States (12.9). The Healthy People Target is 8.9 deaths/100,000. Join us on March 18 at 6 p.m., at UH Samaritan on Main; 663 East Main St. Ashland, to learn more about colorectal cancer in Ashland County.?

UH Samaritan Medical Center honored 15 extraordinary nurses that were nominated for the Daisy Award by their patients in the 4th quarter of 2024. Congratulations to Abby Myers for winning this distinguished award. The DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died from complications of the autoimmune disease Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP) at the age of 33. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune SYstem. The Daisy Awards are given to extraordinary nurses in honor of J. Patrick Barnes and his nursing legacy.

Join UH Samaritan Medical Center and organizations around the country on Friday, February 7th?for National Wear Red Day??to bring greater attention to heart disease as a leading cause of death for Americans. Know your risks and protect your heart.

Please give a warm Samaritan welcome to Dr. Karem Harth as she joins our UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute team (Drs. Luis Palma Dallan, Yulanka Castro-Dominguez, and Shashank Jain, nurse practitioners Katie Evans and Michael Molnar, and Jordan Repp and team) on February 5. Karem C. Harth, MD, MHS, RPVI, is a board-certified vascular surgeon and registered physician in vascular interpretation. She serves as Director of the Center for Comprehensive Venous Care and Co-Medical Director of Vascular Laboratories at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. In addition, she is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Harth is a top-rated vascular Surgeon and vein specialist who treats a wide range of vascular diseases and is especially interested in the treatment of venous conditions, including varicose veins, deep vein blood clots, pelvic congestion syndrome, venous ulcers and more. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Harth or one of our other heart and vascular providers, call 419-289-9800.?For more information about heart and vascular services at UH Samaritan Medical Center, https://lnkd.in/g2233HDr.?Feel free to share this information with your family and friends. Welcome Dr. Harth!

Erin Wynieski, RN, is being recognized as a Bravo Award winner for providing Compassion in her role as a registered nurse at UH Samaritan Medical Center. When caring for a hospice patient, Erin took a lot of time with the patient’s husband during her shift, including giving him a pillowcase the patient had used so the husband could help their dog in the grieving process. Erin also spent time making the patient presentable after her passing and assisted her husband in taking pictures with his wife, which helped him grieve and respected his wishes. A few weeks later, the patient’s husband returned with flowers and a card for Erin, illustrating the lasting impression she made for this patient’s family. Through the Cliff Appreciates program, UH CEO Cliff Megerian, MD, FACS, Jane and Henry Meyer Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair, likes to shine a spotlight on our non-physician caregivers who stand out for living the UH values with the Bravo Award.

Applications for the third annual University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy are now open. We will host three distinct UH Future Nurse Academy sessions, each with a class of 25 students, in our east, west and central regions, drawing students from across Northeast Ohio.

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Congratulations to Samaritan's Cath Lab team for being recognized for the first ever UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institutes President's Award.