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Pi Beta Phi Donates Gift Bags to Lawrenceburg Patients
Lesia Golden, Blogs, News Releases 0 comments
June 14, 2017
Holly White, representing Pi Beta Phi sorority, stopped by our OHC Lawrenceburg office to surprise patients with gift bags, hats and puzzle books. Nationally, Pi Beta Phi raises about $800,000 for cancer research. The local chapter, which was established 90 years ago, enjoys supporting the community through projects like the gift bags for cancer patients. […]
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OHC Director to Meet with CMS Regarding Quality Data
Lesia Golden, Blogs, News Releases 0 comments
June 14, 2017

OHC, the region’s premier source of treatment for nearly every form of cancer and complex blood disorder, announces that Brian Bourbeau, OHC’s Director of Practice Operations, is heading to Baltimore tomorrow to meet with members of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations Team. Brian and others from across the nation will share info with […]
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The Joint Commission Awards Bone Marrow Transplant Certification to the Blood Cancer Center at The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health
Nanette Bentley, Blogs, News Releases 0 comments
June 7, 2017

The Blood Cancer Center at The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Bone Marrow Transplant Certification. James Essell, MD, hematologist-oncologist with OHC, serves as Medical Director of the Blood Cancer Center. The Jewish Hospital’s Blood Cancer Center underwent a rigorous on-site review earlier this year. Joint […]
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Cancer Family Care Names Unsung Hero Award Winners
Lesia Golden, Blogs, News Releases 0 comments
May 17, 2017

Cancer Family Care held its annual Joslin Haggart Yeiser Unsung Hero Awards last evening and many OHC doctors, professionals, caregivers, and patients received awards. Congratulations to our OHC winners! Oncology Professionals Ed Crane, who was nominated by his patient Priyanka Ranatunga Samantha Dietz, Medical Assistant, who was nominated by Dr. David Waterhouse Suzanne Partridge, who […]
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Local Doctors, Hospital Lead List in BMT Survival Rates
James H. Essell, M.D., OHC Hematologist-Oncologist, Medical Director of the Blood Cancer Center, Blogs, News Releases 2 comments
May 11, 2017

A new Patient Survival Report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration reveals OHC/ Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health Blood Cancer Center are leading in survival rates. The report shows that allogeneic patients (recipients of bone marrow transplants using cells from related and unrelated donors) of the Blood […]
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Mark Your Calendars and Plan to Attend: Light the Night 2017
Lesia Golden, Blogs, Events, News Releases 0 comments
April 26, 2017

OHC is once again pleased to support Light The Night, a series of fundraising campaigns benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) funding of research to find blood cancer cures. Light The Night Walk funds treatments that are saving the lives of patients today. LLS is making cures happen by providing patient support services, advocating […]
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OHC Doctors to Partner with Mercy Health – Cincinnati for Facebook Live Discussion on Head, Neck and Esophageal Cancer
Lesia Golden, Blogs, Events, News Releases 0 comments
April 20, 2017

OHC medical oncologist David Kirlin, M.D. and OHC radiation oncologist Joseph Shaugnessy, M.D. will join Mercy Health – Cincinnati for a Facebook Live discussion on esophageal cancer at noon on Thursday, April 27. The discussion will take place on Mercy Health – Cincinnati’s Facebook page. Drs. Kirlin and Shaugnessy will join Susan Brown, executive director […]
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