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Strategies for strengthening the health care workforce for the Dayton region
The Workforce Supply and Demand Forecast focuses on three key professions in which GDAHA member hospitals foresee workforce shortages and increasing demand: nursing, respiratory therapy, and medical imaging.
View ArticleWomen’s birthing experiences were more negative locally than elsewhere in Ohio, report shows
Rates of infant mortality are consistently higher in Montgomery County compared to state averages, a new report says as it looks at how women have describe their birth experiences to get a firsthand look at the challenges they face.
View ArticleNew behavioral health portal is about ‘connection’ for those in crisis, officials say
A communitywide referral system to help health care providers coordinate care for people coming into emergency departments and other spaces with behavioral health needs is another step closer to its full launch.
View ArticleHospitals urging people not to overwhelm ERs during flu surge
The surge in influenza in this region is driving up area hospitals’ patient loads in emergency rooms, the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association says, which could lead to longer wait times in the ER and alternative workflows as hospitals adjust.
View ArticleHospitals to begin restricting certain visitors starting Friday
Certain visitors, including young children and people presenting symptoms of a respiratory illness, will soon be restricted from visiting patients at area hospitals due to the uptick in influenza in the area.
View ArticleMontgomery County behavioral health portal seeks to streamline care
A new project aims to launch a communitywide referral system to help health care providers coordinate care for people coming into emergency departments and other spaces with behavioral health needs.
View ArticleCommunity Conversation invites neighbors to learn about mental health challenges, discuss solutions
In response to the growing and urgent conversation around the state of mental health issues and treatment challenges in our region, the community is invited to attend a special event “Mental Health Matters: A Community Conversation,” at Wright State University on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
View ArticleEnd of county’s contract with RI ‘a big blow to the community’: Future of crisis services uncertain
Nearly a year after the soft opening of its crisis receiving center on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard in Dayton — touted as creating a behavioral healthcare model unique to the nation — RI International is severing ties with Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS).
View ArticleCounty threatens ADAMHS levy funding over crisis service center fallout
Montgomery County leaders and their partners criticized Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services in a joint letter sent last week amid the fallout with RI International, saying they could not “in good conscience continue to substantiate” ADAMHS’ funding from the human services levy without more assurance
View Article6 selected as YWCA Dayton’s Women of Influence
YWCA Dayton is recognizing six women in the Dayton community who “break down barriers, build connections, and help the most vulnerable among us thrive.”
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