ONTARIO — – Avita Health System is now offering shear wave liver elastography at Ontario Hospital. This newly-acquired diagnostic imaging test is used to detect and monitor chronic liver diseases, such as hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis, hepatitis B and C, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. “We are dedicated to bringing innovative, forward-thinking technology to our community […]
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5 nurses earn DAISY Award at Avita Health System
ONTARIO – Five registered nurses at Avita Health System have been honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize nurses for the extraordinary, compassionate care they provide patients and families every day. The 2025 DAISY Award recipients are Patricia Hook, RN of Bucyrus Hospital, […]
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Avita Health System receives visionary gift to name Jody M. Baker ‘Jode’ Cancer Center
ONTARIO – Nearly 300 donors to the Campaign for Avita gathered on Oct. 18 for a thank-you dinner to celebrate the naming of Avita Health System’s new 20,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art cancer center in Ontario. The new cancer center will be named the Avita Ontario Jody M. Baker Cancer Center and will be known as “The […]
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Avita Health System’s Cline receives Ohio’s Health Care Worker of the Year Award
ONTARIO – The Ohio Hospital Association’s Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year award honoree is Nick Cline, LPN, EMT, EMS & Training Center Manager, Avita Bucyrus Hospital (Bucyrus). The award was presented on May 20 during an awards ceremony event at the Hyatt Regency Columbus. “Serving as a caregiver in health care […]
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Avita announces new board members
ONTARIO – The Avita Health System Board of Directors announced the recent election of the following new officers: Mark Schneider, Board Chair; Jeff Underwood, Vice Chair; Linda Smith, Treasurer; and Sherri Clevenger, Secretary. Board officers are elected to a two-year term. Schneider has served on the Avita Board of Directors, and previously the Galion Community […]
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Avita Ontario Hospital opens new inpatient wing
ONTARIO – Avita Health System opened its new inpatient wing at Ontario Hospital on Monday. “We added 12 inpatient rooms on the second floor of Ontario Hospital,” said Jerome Morasko, President/CEO at Avita Health System. “These additional rooms expand our medical/surgical and intensive care units. They are all private and furnished with the most advanced […]
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First baby born at Avita Ontario Hospital’s new maternity unit
ONTARIO – Avita Health System announced the maternity unit at Ontario Hospital opened at 8 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 28. And already the first birth has arrived. Grant and Jami Sluss welcomed a baby girl on Monday, Feb. 28 – opening day of Ontario Hospital’s maternity unit. For those that follow Jami on her Facebook […]
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Avita’s Phase III brings obstetrics unit to Ontario
ONTARIO – Avita Health System announced that construction started earlier this year on Phase III of Ontario Hospital. This third phase has been in progress since March 2021 and will include additional inpatient beds and a new Labor Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) unit on the second floor. “We always had a plan to expand […]
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Avita changes visitor policy due to community surge of COVID-19
ONTARIO – Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Avita Health System announced new visitor restrictions, effective Wednesday, Sept. 1. One visitor per day will be permitted for patients in emergency, inpatient (medical/surgical & ICU), outpatient, and surgery departments. Two visitors per day will be permitted for maternity patients and […]
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Avita Health System resumes volunteer program
ONTARIO – Avita Health System has resumed its volunteer program and is welcoming current and new volunteers to roles at Bucyrus, Galion, and Ontario Hospitals. “We had to postpone the use of in-house volunteers in the spring of 2021 due to the pandemic,” explained Tina Martin, Volunteer Manager for Avita Health System. “Many of our […]