Greetings, Gentle Readers. Monday is the birthday of Amy Wilson, our fine storytelling coach here at The Cincinnati Enquirer/cincinnati.com. Our health as writers improves with her in the room.
Boehner cheers West Chester Hospital
House Speaker John Boehner stopped into his home town of West Chester last week to congratulate the staff of West Chester Hospital on receiving Level III Trauma Center status.
On the hospital’s helipad, as the traffic of Interstate 75 whizzed by, Boehner said, “I want to take a moment and say thanks to all of you who are associated with the hospital for what you do. For us mere mortals who aren’t involved in the health care delivery system, we don’t think much about it, until we need it. So on behalf of us in the community, thanks for what you do.”
Dr. Kevin Joseph, the hospital’s chief executive officer, said the speaker’s visit “uniquely illustrates and recognizes the numerous people and organizations who have helped to make this accreditation of a Level III trauma center possible.”
The American Trauma Society defines a Level III trauma center as demonstrating an ability to provide prompt assessment, resuscitation, surgery, intensive care and stabilization of injured patients and emergency operations.
Quit-smoking plan from Cradle Cincinnati
Cradle Cincinnati, the regional nonprofit focused on reducing infant deaths, has a new plan to help pregnant women quit smoking. Tobacco use more than doubles the risk of preterm birth, and each year, more than 1,100 Hamilton County pregnant women smoke during the second and third trimesters.
The plan has four components:
• Any pregnant mom can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW for resources. This week, in partnership with CVS Health, billboards go up around town with a message of support for moms.
• Motivational interviewing during prenatal care, with a technique called the Five As. When clinical staff ask, advise, assess, assist and arrange steps with patients, more moms quit smoking.
• Hamilton County also is hiring a full-time maternal smoking cessation health educator.
• The development of new support groups to bring pregnant women into a supportive atmosphere to discuss their pregnancies while also providing resources and fostering skill development to cope with tobacco cessation.
A pregnant woman in Ohio with a pack-a-day smoking habit spends $1,587 on cigarettes during her pregnancy. Hamilton County spends $2.6 million a year on medical costs for preterm babies whose early birth was related to cigarette smoking.
Galen College of Nursing honored
Quality Matters, a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review of online courses, has recognized Galen College of Nursing in Cincinnati for its design of effective online courses and its rigorous application of standards.
Galen College of Nursing has an online program offering courses for registered nurses to receive a bachelor’s degree that it launched last summer.
“I am thrilled that our first RN to BSN courses have been Quality Matters certified,” said Kathy Burlingame, dean of online programs. “Because Quality Matters is a peer review process that is focused on the students’ online experience, this external validation is a testament to Galen’s commitment to create an exceptional online RN to BSN program experience.”
Lupus group meets in Forest Park
The Lupus Foundation of America, Greater Ohio Chapter will hold its monthly lupus support group in Forest Park Tuesday, July 7 at the Forest Park Library.
The support group is an open, small-group environment that encourages discussion among lupus patients and their families. It is a place where persons with lupus can share their experiences and ask questions. Most discussions focus on living with a chronic illness.
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