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Lake Health Offers Digital Fingerprinting
PAINESVILLE, Ohio, June 17, 2009 - Lake Health, formerly Lake Hospital System, is now certified to provide WebCheck® digital fingerprinting for Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Criminal Investigation of Ohio background checks. Digital fingerprinting will be available at all four of the health system’s urgent care centers located in Chardon, Madison, Mentor and Willowick.
WebCheck is an Internet-based program for conducting fingerprint-based civilian background checks. Lake Health is the only local health system offering this service to members of the community and area employers. The service will be available seven days a week during urgent care center hours of operation: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m, and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lake Hospital System is now Lake Health
PAINESVILLE, Ohio, June 12, 2009 - After years of redefining health care in Northeast Ohio, Lake Hospital System has redefined itself. Lake Hospital System today announced that it has adopted a new name—Lake Health. The new name reflects the health system’s 107-year heritage of progressive growth, and its evolution from a single hospital to a comprehensive health system that includes two state-of-the-art community hospitals; an outpatient medical campus and surgery center; four urgent care facilities; a rehabilitation and wellness center; chronic health care clinics; an integrative medicine program; a cancer center; and a physician network comprised of 57 doctors.
More than a year was spent planning for the identity change, which marks an exciting new phase in the history of the health system.
Lake Health Joins MedWish
PAINESVILLE, OH, April 20, 2009 – Lake Health has joined forces with MedWish International, a local non-profit organization committed to the recovery and recycling of usable medical supplies area health care providers must discard. These medical supplies include durable medical equipment, opened but unused sterile disposables, as well as medical equipment and furnishings.
Globally, the MedWish International program improves the quality of medical care available to the underserved around the world; locally, we are effectively reducing the amount of solid waste deposited in landfills. MedWish International also serves as a resource for local health care professionals and charitable organizations interested in global health.
Lake Health Opens Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic
PAINESVILLE, Ohio, April 20, 2009 - The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the rise. According to the National Kidney Foundation, 26 million American adults have CKD, a 30 percent increase over the past decade, and millions of others are at increased risk.
To provide specialized medical services to the growing numbers of patients with chronic diseases of the kidney, Lake Health recently opened a Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic.
Andrea Wasdovich Vice President of Perioperative
PAINESVILLE, OH, April 7, 2009 - Andrea Wasdovich, BA, BSN, MSHA has been named Vice President of Perioperative, Critical Care Services and Emergency Medicine for Lake Health. She will be responsible for guiding and directing the clinical and medical departments for the pre-operative, operating room, same day surgery, and its associated services of anesthesia, pre-admissions testing and endoscopy services. She will also be responsible for critical care, step down, dialysis and emergency medicine.
Ms. Wasdovich comes to Lake Health with over 17 years of leadership experience with a strong background in hospital administration in both the ambulatory and in-patient settings. She previously held leadership positions at Hillcrest Hospital, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals.
New Targeted “Internal” Radiation Therapy
PAINESVILLE, Ohio, March 17, 2009 — Lake Health is one of just a few hospitals in Northeast Ohio to offer a new radiation therapy called MammoSite® to patients with early-stage breast cancer who choose to have lumpectomies. The MammoSite system delivers high-dose radiation directly to the site where the cancerous lump was removed, targeting the area where cancer would most likely recur. The therapy minimizes radiation exposure to healthy tissue, and the course of treatment is five days compared to six to seven weeks with the standard treatment method.
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women. It is estimated that more than 180,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the United States, with 55,700 of them found to have early-stage cancers.
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Mission, Visions, Values
- Mission Statement
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Our mission is to provide comprehensive health care services to the residents of Lake County and neighboring communities in partnership with those who share a commitment to local access, healing with compassion and superior quality.
- Vision Statement
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Lake Health, in partnership with its medical staff, will be the first choice for superior care close to home. Together, we will coordinate a lifetime of health which patients and families experience as warm, responsive and state of the art. Our organization and culture will produce the best opportunities to practice and work.
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Lake County General Health District
At this time Lake Health does not have the seasonal flu vaccine or the H1N1 vaccine. Please check with your physician's office for availability. For additional information on the availability of the H1N1 vaccine in Lake County, please visit the Lake County General Health District's website at www.lcghd.org.
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