CRESTLINE – Avita Health System recently received the generous donation of a building located at 245 N. Seltzer Street in Crestline by Park National Bank. This contribution supports Avita’s ongoing mission to enhance healthcare access and services in the community. “We deeply appreciate Chris Hiner and Park National Bank for their generous donation of this […]
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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 Crestline Pharmacy opens on Feb. 24
CRESTLINE – Avita Health System has announced that the Crestline Pharmacy is opening on Feb. 24th at 385 N. Seltzer St., Crestline. “When we found out that Crestline was going to be without a pharmacy, we made it a priority to bring those services to the community,” stated Jerry Morasko, President/CEO of Avita Health […]
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Avita plans pharmacy in Crestline to open in 2025
CRESTLINE – Avita Health System announced plans Friday to open a retail pharmacy at 385 N. Seltzer Street, Crestline in early 2025. “Many communities recently lost pharmacy services and Crestline residents were left with no option in their home town,” stated Jerry Morasko, President/CEO of Avita Health System. “I am happy that Avita will be […]
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Ribbon cut to launch $20 million statewide mental health study in Ontario
ONTARIO — A $20 million statewide public mental health study official launched at Avita Health System on Friday, partly because local roots run deep for former Mansfield police Chief Ken Coontz. Coontz, who left the city in 2021 to work for the City of Columbus, was in attendance for a ribbon cutting to kick off […]
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Kristine Lindeman earns ATHENA Award at Chamber evening of excellence
MANSFIELD — Alumni Roofing owner and chamber board chair Kristine Lindeman was surprised with the ATHENA award on Wednesday night.
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Avita Ontario Hospital is 1st stop on $20 million mental health study
ONTARIO — Dr. Anthony King said Avita Health System‘s Ontario hospital is a perfect place to SOAR, a new $20 million statewide mental health research study. An associate professor in The Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and director of the Center for Resilience, King said Thursday study organizers knew metro areas […]
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Avita celebrates new Shelby Walk-In Clinic, medical offices
Monday afternoon marked the grand opening of Avita’s Shelby Walk-In Clinic and medical offices, 24 East Whitney Ave.
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Harm reduction vending machines installed at Bucyrus, Galion hospitals
BUCYRUS/GALION – Crawford County Public Health has partnered with Avita Health System to provide harm reduction vending machines outside the emergency department entrances at Bucyrus and Galion Hospitals. These machines provide free, easily accessible life-saving tools and disease prevention supplies. They are stocked with naloxone (Narcan or Kloxxado), fentanyl test strips, at home COVID-19 test […]
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Avita earns accreditation for Bariatric weight-loss program
GALION/ONTARIO – Dr. Thomas Smith, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Director at Avita Health System, announced today that the Avita Center for Bariatric Surgery at Galion Hospital has been accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). This is a joint Quality Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and […]