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American Red Cross Blood Drive: Fayette County Memorial Hospital

FCMH Announces Senior Life Solutions Partnership

Fayette County Memorial Hospital (FCMH) is pleased to announce a partnership with Senior Life Solutions. Senior Life Solutions will be located in Medical Arts Building 1, Suite 104 located at 1450 Columbus Avenue. Aging brings many joys – more time with family and freedom in retirement – but our older years can also bring difficult life transitions including the loss of loved ones and ...

Fayette County Memorial Hospital to be Honored on the 2019 Donate Life Rose Parade Float

Fayette County Memorial Hospital and Lifeline of Ohio To show appreciation for the continued support Fayette County Memorial Hospital shows Lifeline of Ohio through the organ, eye and tissue donation process, Lifeline of Ohio will be placing a rose on the 2019 Donate Life Rose Parade Float signed by Tammie Wilson, Chief Nursing Officer of the hospital. The Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1 ...

FCMH Focuses on Antibiotic Stewardship

Fayette County Memorial Hospital (FCMH) staff members are working hard to protect patients – this time by NOT prescribing medications. Antibiotic Awareness week is a national effort by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic use to combat antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic Stewardship Programs have been shown to improved patient ...

Improving Antibiotic Use

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Healthy University Series: Can You See Me Now?

Fayette County Memorial Hospital is bringing a special program to Fayette County to help adults identify the signs of drug and alcohol use in young people. Can You See Me Now? is a program of HART (Health Awareness & Recovery Together) Hilliard and features a teen bedroom where adults learn to identify potential warning signs of drug and alcohol use and risky behavior. Guests will get to walk ...

2018 Flu Season

The flu has arrived! Fayette County Memorial Hospital (FCMH) is already seeing cases, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) flu activing is low but expected to pick up as fall progresses. FCMH Medical Surgical Associates already has flu vaccines available at the clinic and is ready to help you beat flu season. Influenza viruses typically circulate in the United ...

Adena Health System and Fayette Co. Memorial Hospital Ink Affiliation Agreement

CHILLICOTHE, OH (Sept. 13, 2018) – Adena Health System President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Graham and Fayette County Memorial Hospital (FCMH) CEO Mike Diener have signed an affiliation agreement between the two organizations. The agreement becomes effective October 1. Over the past year, Adena and FCMH have collaborated to increase medical services for patients in the region ...

FCMH FOUNDATION WELCOMS NEW BOARD MEMBER

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE (OH) - The Fayette County Memorial Hospital (FCMH) Foundation recently elected Gary Butts to the board of directors. Butts will serve a three year term to the seat vacated by Pamela Langley-Pittel, who has served since the Foundation originated in 2010. Butts is a native of the area, growing up in Madison County. He has lived in Fayette County for 45 years, of which 30 years ...

September Healthy University to Focus on Healthy Eating

With school back in full swing, families are busy with homework, sports, dance, church and everything in between. Making sure your family eats healthy is an important part of keeping everyone going. Don’t have little ones at home any more? Healthy eating is just as important –warding off illness and keeping us strong as we age. The bottom line is healthy eating is important at all ...