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Private equity enters Ohio healthcare with $515M Summa acquisition
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The $515 million sale of Akron-based Summa Health to the for-profit Health Assurance Transformation Co. (HATCo) is now complete, marking a significant shift in the Northeast Ohio healthcare landscape. These are the 5 takeaways...
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HealthNet dedicates new $8.5M medical helicopter in Jackson County
MILLWOOD, W.Va . (WTAP) -HealthNet Aeromedical Services, Vandalia Health, WVU Medicine, and Air Methods Corporation dedicated a brand-new aircraft to serve the residents of the Mid-Ohio Valley. The dedication was at the Jackson County Airport in...
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Ohio eliminating some types of property tax levies
The Senate overrode one of the governor's line-item budget vetoes this week, meaning voters will no longer see emergency and replacement levies on their ballots. OHIO, USA — School districts and local services in Ohio will no longer be able to put...
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Ohio Cities Promised Tax Dollars From Dispensaries, But No Money Has Been Paid
COLUMBUS – Whether city officials across Ohio perceived it as a goose that would lay golden eggs or simply another bucket from which to pull funds, they’ve been counting on marijuana tax revenues that haven’t yet arrived. Ohio voters agreed to...
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Ohio Officials Warn Drivers To Stop Jamming On Their Brakes
Share0 OHIO, (WOWO) — If you miss your highway exit in Ohio, ODOT has a simple request: don’t slam on the brakes and turn your car into a traffic hazard. That’s after several highway close calls – including a watermelon truck forced to stop cold...
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Ohio bill would require fetal development videos in schools
COLUMBUS – A new bill in the General Assembly would require public schools to show a video of fetal development to students from the 3rd grade through 12th grade, joining a growing number of states pushing similar measures nationally. But the...
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Ohio State, Minnesota flipping personas heading into matchup
COLUMBUS — Heading into the Oct. 4 night game in Columbus, Minnesota and Ohio State have undergone a kind of Freaky Friday transformation. For ages, the Gophers have been a physical, hard-running team that tries to wear opponents down while the...
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Health officials investigating measles exposures near New Albany
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WBNS - Ohio
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Local health officials are investigating a measles exposure at two public places in the New Albany area. NEW ALBANY, Ohio — Local health officials are investigating after a person with a confirmed case of measles visited two public places in the...
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Signed and Scrubbed: September 2025 hospital M&A
Welcome back to Signed and Scrubbed, a monthly roundup of hospital deals, developments, and bankruptcies. We pulled together a list of provider transactions from September, including transactions from TriHealth in Cincinnati, Ohio and Hartford...
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12 hospital projects worth $1B+ in 2025
So far in 2025, Becker’s has reported on 12 health systems that unveiled or advanced hospital projects worth $1 billion or more. Three of the projects involve new hospital campuses in California. This page was published March 21 and updated Oct....
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Skilled Nursing Dealbook: Principle LTC Sells 818-Bed, 7-facility portfolio; UCH Sells Facility to Foundations Health Solutions
Principle LTC sold a seven-facility portfolio in Kentucky, totaling 818 beds, to a New Jersey-based owner-operator. Meanwhile, United Church Homes (UCH) announced the sale of The Harmar Place Community to Foundations Health Solutions, an...
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Proposed Ohio amendments would protect LGBTQ rights amid legislative push
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A slate of bills in the GOP-led Ohio legislature shows why getting two amendments enshrining equal rights protections on the ballot is so important, said Lis Regula, co-chair of Ohio Equal Rights. Among the bills that could be...
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Arkansas State Crime Laboratory Announces Recruitment of Two Associate Medical Examiners
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By Bren Yocom LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory (ASCL) is proud to announce the successful recruitment of two highly accomplished physicians who will join the Medical Examiner Section as Associate Medical Examiners in July...
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The Monongahela River is getting healthier, but still bears a heavy burden from the past
The Monongahela River is a 130-mile waterway that begins in the mountains of West Virginia and ends in Pittsburgh, where its waters flow into the Ohio River. Over the course of that journey, the river winds through some of the most heavily...
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Joyce Beatty criticizes Republican health care policies and shutdown in October posts
Rep. Joyce Beatty, U.S. Congresswoman representing Ohio’s 3rd district, used her social media platform on October 2, 2025, to criticize Republican actions regarding health care funding and government operations.In a post published at 15:32 UTC,...
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Will Ohio National Guard go to other cities as part of Trump's crime crackdown?
President Donald Trump continues to indicate he's sending National Guard troops to several U.S. cities, including Portland, Chicago and Memphis. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine opted to send Ohio National Guard troops to D.C. following Trump's decision to...
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97-year-old man dies in fatal Ohio UTV crash
MERCER COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) -- A crash in a rural Ohio town left a 97-year-old man dead and injured another on Friday afternoon. At 1:32 p.m., the Mercer County Central Dispatch received a call reporting a crash on US Route 33, just east of the...
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One person sent to hospital after crash in Belpre
BELPRE, Ohio (WTAP) - One person was taken in an ambulance to a hospital after a crash in Belpre, Ohio. We do not know the extent of their injuries. Dispatch says the crash happened near Braun Road between two vehicles, one is not known yet and...
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Former Molly Stark Hospital to be torn down starting next week
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The Alliance Review - Ohio
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NIMISHILLEN TWP. − The nearly 100-year-old Molly Stark Hospital is coming down. Crews will move equipment over the weekend, and the demolition begins the week of Oct. 6, with Gary Moderalli Excavating serving as the contractor. Stark Parks...
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6 hurt in Southport released from hospital as city continues to mourn mass shooting
Those injured in the shooting at a Southport waterfront pub have been released from the hospital. Southport officials released an updated list of six people who were hurt in the ordeal on Friday, six days after a man allegedly went by on a boat...
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