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This Saturday, May 21, the West Chester Fire Department and West Chester Hospital will jointly sponsor free CPR training at the West Chester Hospital. The class is open to West Chester residents.

This class will be the American Heart Association’s Family and Friends CPR and will cover adult, child, and infant CPR and relief of choking. This course does not provide a certification card and is not recommended for anyone seeking certification for work purposes.

The course will be offered in the Lower Level Conference Room A at West Chester Hospital on Saturday, May 21, starting at 9 a.m and will continue until noon.

To register for the class, contact Rhonda Lehmkuhl at the West Chester Fire Department by calling 513-777-1133.

West Chester Hospital is located at 7700 University Drive in West Chester.

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Officers with the West Chester Police Department will staff a drop-off location for the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 30, at the West Chester Hospital.

The effort is coordinated by The Drug Enforcement Agency.

Residents may drive by the West Chester Hospital, off Cox Road, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and turn in any unwanted and unused prescription drugs. The medications will be collected and disposed of in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. No syringes or lancets will be accepted.

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West Chester Hospital will host a free joint pain seminar May 7 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. During the event, orthopedic specialists will address pain in the back, neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip and knee.

According to the event’s release, participants will learn vital information about preventing joint injuries, as well as common causes of pain and various treatment options, from simple exercises to replacement surgery.

West Chester Hospital is located at 7700 University Drive in West Chester. The seminar will take place in the plaza conference room (level A).

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West Chester Hospital, which lost $13.3 million last year, had its first profitable month, according to a recent article on Cincinnati.com. The article goes into detail on why the growth of the University of Cincinnati’s new health-care system, UC Health, hinges on the hospital located off Cox Road in West Chester.

Below is a portion of the Cincinnati.com article:

While University Hospital earned $27 million last year to buffer losses at West Chester and Drake, the entire UC Health system is relying on West Chester to provide more patients and more clinical chances for doctors.

“Its good location on a major highway in a growth area, as well as a favorable payer mix, suggest the hospital should be profitable and provide a good referral source to University Hospital,” Moody’s Investors Service analyst Lisa Martin wrote in her initial rating of UC Health.

The system also plays an outsized role in supporting the region’s health-care network, making West Chester’s growth even more critical.

UC Health pours nearly $50 million a year into UC Physicians and the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine, which has provided training for more than half of the region’s doctors.

University Hospital bears a safety-net burden for the entire region, as well as providing trauma services no other hospital provides.

If West Chester doesn’t grow that could hamstring UC Health and restrict indigent care in the urban core, UC leaders say.

The article provides additional information about West Chester Hospital and UC Health. To find out more, visit Cincinnati.com’s story, “West Chester Hospital makes 1st profit.”

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Aaron Thompson, 25, of Cincinnati died from injuries suffered when he was pinned against a truck that he was standing near early Saturday, Jan. 22, morning in West Chester, according to the West Chester Police Department.

Thompson was standing behind a box truck parked on Lesourdsville-West Chester Road when a 2009 Ford F-150 pick-up truck hit him and pinned against the parked box truck.

Richardson Hamilton, who was driving the pick-up truck, lost control of his vehicle.

Hamilton, 57, of West Chester and Clayton Marksbury, 41, of Fairfield suffered injuries from the crash. Marksbury was standing on the truck’s lift and was thrown to the ground when the impact occurred, according to Cincinnati.com.

Both Hamilton and Marksbury were taken and later released from West Chester Hospital.

The crash is under investigation.

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West Chester Hospital has named Tom Daskalakis vice president and chief operating officer Dec. 10, according to a press release.

The portion of the press release reads:

Daskalakis (photo) will formally join the West Chester Hospital leadership team early next month and will be responsible for general operations of the organization including the development, implementation, and management of key performance, quality and growth strategies.

Additionally, he will oversee regulatory agency compliance initiatives and manage a wide variety of patient, employee, and physician programs and systems as well as other duties. Daskalakis will be replacing Interim Chief Operating Officer George Caralis and will report to West Chester Hospital President and CEO Kevin Joseph, MD.

Daskalakis has also served as vice president of business development at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton and was the COO for Garden City Hospital in Garden City, Mich.

For more information, visit the West Chester Hospital website.

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James A. Kingsbury, president & CEO of UC Health, announced in a press release Sept. 15 that Kevin Joseph, MD, was appointed as the new chief executive officer at West Chester Hospital and further appointed as senior vice president of UC Health.

Dr. Joseph (photo) has been serving as the interim president of West Chester Hospital since May.

“Dr. Joseph is a natural leader and a gifted physician. He has done a remarkable job leading West Chester Hospital and has had a critical role in the hospital’s development since the earliest stages of its planning and opening last year,” Kingsbury said. “This appointment recognizes the significant contributions he has made to West Chester Hospital.”

Dr. Joseph previously served as the Director of Emergency Services at West Chester Hospital and has played an integral role in the development of the hospital since the earliest stages of its planning and opening last year.

He earned his medical degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency at the UC College of Medicine. He also holds bachelor degrees in biomedical engineering, psychology and materials science from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Joseph also serves as an assistant professor in the UC Department of Emergency Medicine residency program, as well as medical director for the Cincinnati Police Department SWAT team and the Crosby Township Emergency Medical Service.

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Area residents are now able to receive more technologically advanced heart care closer to home at West Chester Hospital. Through a national research study, cardiologists with UC Health, Ohio Heart and Vascular Center, and Middletown Cardiovascular Associates will be providing coronary angioplasty and stenting services at West Chester Hospital.

“Together, the hospital and the cardiology staff are developing a more sophisticated heart care program to ensure quality care for patients in this area.” says Massoud Leesar (photo), MD, medical director of the cardiac catheterization lab and UC Health cardiologist.

Cardiac services available include inpatient congestive heart failure care, cardiac imaging, electrophysiology, and coronary and peripheral angioplasty.

“This is an important step for the hospital to provide this level of cardiac care service to the community. Emergency Medicine Squads will now be able to bring patients here that they were not previously able to do, saving time and potentially lives,” says Kevin Joseph, MD, interim president of West Chester Hospital and UC Health physician.

For more information or a referral to a physician who practices at West Chester Hospital, please call 513-298-3627 (DOCS).

West Chester Hospital is a new 160-bed hospital in West Chester, Ohio, providing the latest technology delivered in a healing environment. The hospital is conveniently located and easily accessible from Interstate 75 at Tylersville Road. Services include a full-service emergency department, inpatient and outpatient surgical services, and inpatient and outpatient diagnostic and treatment services. For more information about West Chester Hospital, go to www.westchestermedcenter.com.

Press release from West Chester Hospital.

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