Nurses at OhioHealth Marion General Hospital are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. This international award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the “super-human efforts nurses perform every day.” The award at Marion General Hospital is co-sponsored by the Marion General Hospital Foundation. Each quarter, a nurse is selected […]
Marion General Earns “A” Ranking for Patient Safety
June 3, 2013 by
OhioHealth Marion General Hospital, along with Riverside Methodist Hospital, Grant Medical Center, Doctors Hospital, Dublin Methodist Hospital, and Grady Memorial Hospital, received an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The A score, received for the second consecutive time, was […]
OhioHealth Named One of Top Five Large Health Systems in America
May 6, 2013 by
OhioHealth, which operates Marion General Hospital, recently announced that it has been recognized by Truven Health Analytics, formerly the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, as one of the 15 Top Health Systems in America, and among the top five in their “Large Health System” category. This is the fifth annual study identifying the top U.S. […]
Marion General Hospital Offering Health Awareness Profiles
May 3, 2013 by
Marion General Hospital is offering their popular Health Awareness Profiles (HAPs) from 7:00am to noon, May 6-11, 2013 at a new location – Marion Centre (formerly Southland Mall), located at 1509 Marion-Waldo Road in Marion. This low cost screening is available for $20 (no VIP discount), and can be done without a physician prescription or […]
Over 170 Vehicles Visited Medication Disposal Day Event
April 29, 2013 by
Over 170 vehicles stopped by the 5th local Medication Disposal Day on Saturday to drop off pills, liquids and sharps/syringes. Among the medications were 106 bottles of opiate-based prescriptions and a variety of other drugs like Xanax, Soma and Ritalin – all highly abused medications. The day was a collaborative effort among Marion County Recycling […]
Interventional Cardiologist Joins Marion Medical Staff
April 29, 2013 by
Ravi Gurujal, MD, board certified interventional cardiologist, has joined OhioHealth Marion Area Physicians and the medical staff of Marion General Hospital. Dr. Gurujal has extensive experience with the use of radial access for cardiac procedures. Radial access, using the radial artery near the wrist, provides greater patient comfort and quicker recovery. His practice includes all […]
Marion General Hospital Honors 2013 Physician of the Year
April 8, 2013 by
Marion General Hospital is pleased to recognize Dr. John W. McDonough, III, surgeon, who was chosen by Marion General associates as the hospital’s 2013 Physician of the Year. A graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, Dr. McDonough completed his internship and residency at Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Southfield, Michigan. He […]
Marion General Awarded Accreditation from The Joint Commission
March 21, 2013 by
OhioHealth Marion General Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals. The accreditation award recognizes Marion General Hospital’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards. Marion General Hospital says they underwent […]
Marion General Hospital’s Forensic Nurse Team Offers Program for Girls
February 14, 2013 by
The Forensic Nurse Team at Marion General Hospital is offering a free program, called Transitions, to enable girls and the women in their lives to share information. Offered from 7:00pm to 8:00pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, the nurses will discuss healthy relationships, puberty, and technology. The program, which will be presented age appropriately, has […]
Mall Walk 2013 to Celebrate Heart Month
February 5, 2013 by
Marion General Hospital’s Cardiac Rehab Center is sponsoring Mall Walk 2013, an annual event that celebrates National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week and Heart Month. Slated for Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Marion Centre Mall, you can join current and past cardiac rehab patients for a one-mile walk (3 ½ laps) around the inside of the mall. […]
