Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center recently received initial accreditation for the newly developed Internal Medicine Residency Program.
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Next Accreditation System and the policies set forth in its Policies and Procedure Manual, all accredited programs are being reviewed annually by their relevant Review Committee.
At its Jan. 25, 2019 meeting, the Review Committee for Internal Medicine reviewed the program and granted Mercy Health – St. Rita's Medical Center Initial Accreditation.
Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.
It seems like everyone is “detoxing” or "doing a cleanse” these days. But are these diets actually safe? Do they work?
Detoxification has been suggested as a way to remove toxins from the body, give you more energy and help you lose weight. However, "detoxing” has not been found to help remove toxins from the body or improve health, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health. The study spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the U.S. list based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data.
This is the second consecutive year Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center has been recognized among the Top 100 hospitals in the country and remains the only hospital in the region to earn this recognition.
JB Tours, Fostoria, announces its April and May tour schedule, which follows: April tours
7th – The Phantom of the Opera
13th – The Sound of Music
22nd-28th – Memphis and Nashville
29th-30th – The Ark Encounter
May
7th-10th – Gettysburg-Hershey-Lancaster
9th-11th – Tulip Time Festival
16th – Amish Country
19th – Jersey Boys
21st-23rd – Mackinac Island
A Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce business after hours event is set for 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, at Sycamore Lake Wine Co, 9660 Mayberry Road, Columbus Grove, according to Paula Scott of the chamber.
The evening is an opportunity to mix and mingle with persons from other businesses and organizations.
The event has no formal program. Persons may attend and enjoy free appetizers and music.
Note: This health column provided by the Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy
New heated tobacco devices are not a safe alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes or using electronic cigarettes, according to a new study.
This study directly compared the lung cell damage caused by e-cigarette and cigarette use to this new type of device, which heats solid tobacco to create a nicotine vapor that the user inhales. The conclusion? The heated tobacco vapor from these new devices was highly toxic to healthy lung cells — just like cigarette smoke.
