Health Care
Tartan Companies Hosts Workers' Comp Seminar
Friday, March 07, 2014BOARDMAN, Ohio -- The Tartan Companies will hold a seminar March 25 dealing with the workers' compensation. The seminar will take place at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Canfield.
The event begins at 8 a.m. with a continental breakfast and includes three sessions, each dealing with compliance issues.
The seminars begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon.
Seminar topics include:
YMCA Spin-A-Thon to Take Place March 8
Thursday, March 06, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The YMCA will host its annual Spin-A-Thon on March 8. This will be the second initiative of the Y’s Annual Campaign fundraising effort.
In 2013, 200 spinners raised more than $50,000 that helped to provide financial assistance to thousands of underprivileged youth, families and individuals in the community for membership and/or program fees, officials said.
Area Nursing Centers Make Top-25 Lists for Satisfaction
Wednesday, March 05, 2014COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Five nursing homes and assisted living centers in the region have earned earned spots on the Top 25 list based on a survey conducted by the Ohio Department of Aging.
Making the list -- best score is 100 -- of nursing homes were Shepherd of the Valley-Boardman, with a score of 96.11, and Hampton Woods Nursing Center Inc., Poland, 97.41. On the list of assisted living centers are The Home for the Aged, Youngstown, 98.9; Sateri Home, Youngstown, 98.5; and Assisted Living Ministry Services LLC, East Liverpool, 98.
Autism Society Resource Fair Seeks Participants
Tuesday, February 25, 2014NILES, Ohio -- The Autism Society of Ohio is hosting its inaugural Community Autism & Disability Resource Fair March 22 in the main concourse of the Eastwood Mall.
Service-providers and other related organizations will have an opportunity to inform visitors with information about their products and/or services from individual booths.
Families affected by autism can meet with these service providers to learn more about autism, disability services and the organizations in the region that support them.
Educational workshops will be offered parents as well, including:
East Liverpool City Hospital to Merge with HMHP
Friday, February 21, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Humility of Mary Health Partners and River Valley Health Partners, which operates East Liverpool City Hospital in East Liverpool, have entered into “a letter of intent to fully integrate with one another,” officials announced late Thursday.
Pending regulatory approval and final acceptance of the terms, the merger is expected to occur this summer, officials said.