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Holiday hours for CRH-affiliated services
Office hours for CRH-affiliated practices and service lines for the 2021 holiday season.
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CRH Workforce Spotlight: Lab Molecular Team
The Lab Molecular Team – comprised of Medical Laboratory Scientists – is responsible for putting together and processing the COVID Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in-house tests. PCR is a technique used to amplify, or copy, small segments of DNA. After the team was trained in molecular testing, they started running an average of 50-80 patient tests per day. It reached up to 300 per day, and today it is between 200 and 250.
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Columbus Regional Health launches ION program for advanced lung care
The ION program is just a piece of the comprehensive lung disease and lung cancer diagnosis and treatment options available at Columbus Regional Health.
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Columbus Regional Health recognized statewide for service to infant and maternal health
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Columbus Regional Health was recognized by the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA), in partnership with Governor Eric J. Holcomb and State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D., FACOG, for its commitment to infant and maternal health through the second annual INspire Hospital of Distinction recognition program.
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Columbus Regional Health launches TAVR program for heart care
TAVR is used to treat a condition called aortic stenosis, which means the heart may have to work too hard to pump blood through the small valve opening to the rest of your body.
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CRH Workforce Spotlight: Nathaniel Diener – Advanced EMT
Nathaniel Diener is an Advanced EMT and has worked at CRH for just over seven years. Nathaniel works at each of the four EMS stations. He typically works nights, which he said is a time there are often transfers waiting to go to a variety of places.
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CRH Workforce Spotlight: Linda Robbins-Ping
Linda Robbins-Ping describes her role as a “Jack of all trades.” As a quality programs clinical assistant, she is “on the phone a lot,” following with patients after they have been seen in the ED, contacting patients who have tested positive for COVID after having a test at CRH, and working to schedule patients for routine exams.
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CRH Exec Spotlight: Grant Byers, Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer Grant Byers joined Columbus Regional Health in March after serving six years as CFO of a four-hospital health system in Valdosta, Georgia. Indiana is where he has spent most of his life and wanted to be, so when the opportunity arose to join CRH, he was glad to be returning home. “Coming back to Indiana was important,” he said.
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Columbus Regional Health initiates base-wage increase across health system
Pay ranges with minimum rates that are currently below $15 per hour will be adjusted to a new minimum of $15 or greater. Employees with current pay rates of less than $15 per hour will receive pay increases to ensure their pay rates are $15 or more.
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Columbus Regional conducting community health status survey
This Health Status Survey has been conducted every three years since 1996. It is a systematic, data-driven approach to determining the health status, behaviors and needs of residents in the service area of Columbus Regional Health.
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Columbus Regional Health suspends all elective surgeries and procedures in Surgical Services, Endoscopy Center and Outpatient Cath Lab
The suspension of non-urgent and non-emergent surgical procedures is geared toward the preservation of healthcare resources, which are at critical capacity.
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Dr. Kiser Named Indiana Caregiver of the Year
Dr. Lee Kiser was honored with the Douglas J. Leonard Indiana Caregiver of the Year Award by the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) at its 2021 Annual Meeting, which was held virtually.
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CRH Workforce Spotlight: Patty Gabbard
Patty Gabbard has worked as a certified medical assistant at Columbus Pediatrics for 28 years. While most of that time has been spent working in the practice, due to COVID she spent most of the last year working in various locations as needed.
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CRH Nursing Spotlight: Casey Stewart
Being a nurse is something Casey Stewart has wanted to do as long as she can remember. Her life initially took a different career path, though, working many years as a hair stylist. But a few years ago, nursing was “pulling at her heart strings,” she said. Within two weeks, she had enrolled in a nursing program at Ivy Tech in Madison, Indiana.
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CRH updates visitor options
Effective Wednesday Aug. 25, each non-COVID-positive or non-suspected-positive patient may have one visitor at a time.
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CRH Workforce Spotlight: Angie Turner, Registered Nurse
Angie is an RN on the 6 Tower Medical-Surgical floor. She feels being a nurse suits her personality well as she enjoys getting to know patients and helping to ease their mind as they face different health issues. She also likes the variety in her job and the learning opportunities it offers.
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Hospital further alters visitor options to enhance safety
Each COVID-positive or COVID rule-out patient on the non-critical-care inpatient units may have one visitor only per day. Additionally, visiting hours have been modified to 4 to 6 p.m. only. For COVID-positive patients in the ICU, we are no longer allowing visitors. Exceptions will be allowed for end-of-life situations or other circumstances deemed therapeutic by the healthcare team.
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Hospital receives national award for chest pain treatment
CRH was awarded the Platinum Performance Achievement Award, based on its ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack.
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CRH Exec Spotlight: Julie Abedian, VP, Community Health Initiatives and Foundation President
Julie Abedian has found healthcare executive leadership to be an ideal fit for her professional and personal interests. “I love the complexity. I love the people,” she said.
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Columbus Regional Health welcomes new medical oncologist
Columbus Regional Health is pleased to welcome Nadeem Ikhlaque M.D. to the Columbus Regional Health network of primary and specialty care providers.
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