FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER

FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER (FTMC) IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPOSED OF AREA RESIDENTS INCLUDING BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS. FTMC IS COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE OPERATING DIVISIONS: FISHER-TITUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF HURON, ERIE AND THE ADJACENT COUNTIES OF SANDUSKY, CRAWFORD, LORAIN, ASHLAND, AND RICHLAND. IN 2023, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED 11,213 DAYS OF INPATIENT CARE TO 3,106 PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL HAD 140,022 OUTPATIENT AND 28,055 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS DURING THE YEAR. THE NORWALK MEMORIAL HOME THE NORWALK MEMORIAL HOME PROVIDES SKILLED AND LONG-TERM CARE IN ITS TRANSITIONAL AND EXTENDED CARE UNITS. DURING 2023, THE HOME SERVED 403 RESIDENTS AND PROVIDED 20,877 DAYS OF CARE. THE HOME HEALTH CENTER HOME HEALTH AGENCY THE HOME HEALTH CENTER PROVIDED 14,070 HOME VISITS TO 231 DIFFERENT PATIENTS IN 2023. THE CARRIAGE HOUSE OF FISHER-TITUS OPENED IN 1998, THE CARRIAGE HOUSE IS A 48-UNIT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, WHICH PROVIDED 8,320 DAYS OF ASSISTED LIVING CARE TO 27 RESIDENTS IN 2023. FACILITY AND PROGRAM EXPANSIONS IN FEBRUARY 2023, FISHER-TITUS SPONSORED THE NIGHT TO SHINE EVENT AND PROVIDED ONSITE VOLUNTEERS AS HELPING HANDS. THIS PROM NIGHT EVENT HOSTED AREA SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS AND PROVIDED A SENSORY-FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND SPACES FOR ALL TO ENJOY. WITH THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY BEING CARDIAC AWARENESS MONTH, FISHER-TITUS HELD A HEART FAIR AND WINTER HEALTH SCREENING BENEFITING THE RESIDENTS OF NORWALK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES TEAM PERFORMED ABI, CAROTID, AND BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS; HEALTH PORTAL SIGNUPS WERE OFFERED; ANNUAL WELLNESS APPOINTMENT REMINDERS WERE PROVIDED, AND THE SPRING 2023 COUCH TO 5K PROGRAM WAS OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF DURING THIS EVENT. IN MARCH 2023, FISHER-TITUS BROKE GROUND ON A NEW 13K SQUARE FOOT HEALTH CENTER IN WILLARD, OHIO. AS WE EXPAND IN THE WILLARD COMMUNITY, THE NEW HEALTH CENTER NOW INCLUDES FAMILY MEDICINE, CARDIOLOGY CARE, CARDIOVASCULAR TESTING, PHYSICAL THERAPY, LABORATORY SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (AND X-RAY / IMAGING SERVICES OPENING IN THE SUMMER OF 2024) IN A CENTRALIZED AND CONVENIENT LOCATION. IN APRIL, HEALTH SCREENINGS WERE OFFERED FOR EARLY DETECTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER AND FOR GENERAL WELLNESS TESTING. OUR DIETETICS TEAM OFFERED GROCERY SHOPPING CLASSES AT OUR LOCAL SUPERMARKET TO PROVIDE TIPS ON HOW TO SPOT NUTRITIONAL "TRAPS" IN PREPARED FOODS THAT CAN HAVE NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACTS OVER TIME. LASTLY, OUR HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY YOU PROGRAM KICKED OFF IN SEVERAL LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS FOCUSED ON YOUNG LEARNERS AND ENCOURAGING HEALTHY EATING AND PORTION CONTROL. IN 2022 & 2023, FISHER-TITUS PARTNERED WITH WESTERN RESERVE SCHOOLS AND MONROEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS AS A MAJOR SPONSOR FOR THEIR TRACK AND FIELD PROJECTS. PRIOR TO THESE IMPROVEMENTS, NEITHER SCHOOL HAD THE ABILITY TO HOST EVENTS SUCCESSFULLY AND HAD TO RELY ON NEIGHBORING SYSTEMS FOR THE USE OF THEIR FACILITY. IN ADDITION TO BEING A BENEFIT FOR SPORTING EVENTS AND PRACTICES, THE NEW TRACKS HAVE PROVIDED A COMMUNITY VENUE FOR WALKING AND RUNNING. FISHER TITUS CONTINUES TO BE A LEAD SUPPORTER IN THE COMMUNITY FOR LOCAL 5K'S AND FITNESS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FISHER-TITUS FUNDED TO ENHANCE WALKABILITY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES INCLUDE: -FIRELANDS RAILS TO TRAILS WALKING PATH CONSERVATION EFFORTS (NEW LONDON, WAKEMAN, NORWALK, BELLEVUE) -WILLARD WALKING PATH AT THE RESERVOIR (WILLARD, OH) -NEW LONDON PARKS WALKING PATH PAVING -MONROEVILLE ELEMENTARY RUNNING PROGRAM -HEALTHY KIDS RUNNING SERIES IN OCTOBER, FISHER-TITUS HOSTED A WOMEN'S HEALTH FAIR AND FALL COMMUNITY SCREENING EVENT. THIS EVENT PROVIDED SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS AND PHYSICAL BREAST EXAMS ALONG WITH WELLNESS SCREENINGS FOR ALL AGES. IN NOVEMBER, FISHER-TITUS AND THE CITY OF NORWALK HELD A SENSORY-FRIENDLY SANTA EVENT AT THE ANNUAL LIGHT UP NORWALK CELEBRATION. THIS EVENT PROVIDED A SAFE AND LOW-SENSORY VENUE FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES TO TAKE IN THE HOLIDAY EVENTS AND LIGHTING CEREMONY. IN DECEMBER, FISHER-TITUS HOSTED TWO KEY COMMUNITY HEALTH EVENTS FOCUSED ON PRE-DIABETES AND DIABETES PREVENTION AND ANOTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH SCREENING IN NEIGHBORING WAKEMAN FOR LAB TESTS, INCLUDING COMPLETE BLOOD COUNTWITH DIFFERENTIALBASIC METABOLIC PANEL, LIPID PANEL, AND HEPATIC PROFILE, PSA, HEMOGLOBIN A1C, THYROID TEST (TSH) AND VITAMIN D. EDUCATION AND RESEARCH - TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE QUALITY WORKFORCE WE NEED TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE EDUCATION OF CURRENT AND FUTURE CAREGIVERS, AND WE COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND OHIO UNIVERSITIES TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS, INSTRUCTORS, CLASSROOM SPACE, AND CLINICAL TRAINING. WE ARE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE UTILIZING OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. THE HEALTHCAREERS PROGRAM THAT WAS CONCEIVED POST-PANDEMIC CONTINUED INTO ITS FULL SECOND YEAR. THIS PROGRAM CONTINUED SUCCESSFULLY TO IDENTIFY AND RECRUIT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN FUTURE HEALTHCARE CAREERS. THE LPN TO RN CLINICAL LADDER PROGRAM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT AND RETENTION OF OUR CLINICAL NURSES PROVIDING CARE TO THE HURON COUNTY COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. IN 2023, FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ERIE HURON OTTAWA VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (EHOVE) CAREER CENTER, MAGRUDER HOSPITAL, AND TERRA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE IT HAS BEEN AWARDED A $4 MILLION GRANT FROM THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA), AN AGENCY OF THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THIS FUNDING AIMS TO IMPROVE THE SUPPLY AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE REGISTERED NURSE (RN) WORKFORCE THROUGHOUT ERIE, OTTAWA, SANDUSKY, SENECA, AND HURON COUNTIES. OVER THE FOUR-YEAR PERIOD, FUNDING WILL BE UTILIZED TO: 1) RECRUIT AND TRAIN 250 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES (LPNS) TO BECOME RNS THROUGH LPN TO RN BRIDGE PROGRAMS AT EHOVE AND TERRA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 2) PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO STUDENTS TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS THAT LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES (LPNS) MAY EXPERIENCE THAT PREVENT THEM FROM ADVANCING THEIR CAREERS, SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, AND TECHNOLOGY COSTS. 3) INCREASE HANDS-ON CLINICAL EXPERIENCES IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH LONGITUDINAL EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING AND ADDITIONAL PRECEPTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. WHILE LPN TO RN PROGRAMS CURRENTLY EXIST IN THE REGION, FACULTY SHORTAGES AND LACK OF PRECEPTORS HAVE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED LEVEL OF SUPERVISION AND TRAINING STUDENTS REQUIRE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE FIELD. FISHER-TITUS WAS ONE OF ONLY NINE ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE AWARDED THIS FUNDING THROUGH HRSA. ENROLLMENT FOR BOTH LPN TO RN PROGRAMS BEGAN IN SPRING 2024, AND CLASSES STARTED IN AUG. 2024. EXCELLENT PHYSICIANS: THE MEDICAL STAFF IS COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONERS, PHYSICIANS, AND PROVIDERS EMPLOYED BY FISHER-TITUS UNDER THE NAME FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CARE. THE MEDICAL STAFF INCLUDES 266 PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, REPRESENTING 36 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. THE MEDICAL CARE EMPLOYED GROUP INCLUDES PRACTITIONERS REPRESENTING PRIMARY CARE, PEDIATRICS, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, UROLOGY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PULMONOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, AND VASCULAR CARE. AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS - THROUGHOUT THE YEARS FISHER-TITUS HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF AN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX HEALTH-CARE INDUSTRY AND HAS PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE QUALITY TO MEMBERS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION FOR HEALTH CARE (ACHC). FISHER-TITUS ALSO IS A LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER, ACHC PRIMARY STROKE CENTER, A LEVEL 2 ADULT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY, AND SINCE 1989 ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S FOCUS ON QUALITY CARE AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE IS EVIDENCED BY THE MANY HOSPITAL AND DEPARTMENTAL ACCREDITATIONS, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITIONS RECEIVED IN 2023: FISHER-TITUS WAS NAMED TO NEWSWEEK'S 2024 LIST OF BEST MATERNITY CARE HOSPITALS, ONLY ONE OF 300 FACILITIES NATIONWIDE. THIS WAS THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW THEY RECEIVED THIS RECOGNITION. THE DISTINCTION RECOGNIZES FACILITIES THAT HAVE EXCELLED IN PROVIDING CARE TO MOTHERS, NEWBORNS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. BEST MATERNITY CARE HOSPITALS IS PART OF NEWSWEEK, POWERED BY DATA FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP.