The trauma center at Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH), Findlay, has been verified as a level III trauma center by the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
This verification program confirms that a trauma center has demonstrated its commitment to providing the highest quality trauma care for all injured patients.
There are four separate categories of verification. Each category has specific criteria that must be met by a facility seeking that level of verification.
Key elements of a Level III trauma center include:
The American Association of Retired People (AARP) will offer free income tax assistance this winter at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, according to Tonya Myer, center director.
The service is offered each Thursday from Feb. 3 to April 7. While the service is free appointments are needed. Appointments begin at 9 a.m. each Thursday.
Meyer said that senior citizens must call 419-358-8971 for an appointment.
First Mennonite Church's BlauRock Cafe will present an evening of celebrating a vision of world peace expressed in music, prose, poetry, and the words of the Martin Luther King Jr.The event is at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 17, in Fellowship Hall in the church.
The evening includes coffeehouse-style entertainment. Amy Lehman Mikesell, Hassan Mosoka and Shahad Aldoori offer reports of conflict and hope from various parts of the world.Musical performers include Matthew Keeler, Jeff and Marlyce Gundy, Tamara Al-Sammarraie, and One in a Number, The Bluffton Women's Choir.
Due to the holiday Monday, the Women's Entrepreneurial Network meeting scheduled at Jeanne's Kitchen on Jan. 17 is canceled. The next meeting is Feb. 21. For more information about WEN contact Linda Everhardt-Kardux at [email protected].
