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Integrity Ambulance Service… Open House a Success!
Greenville – Thursday, June 20th was a successful day for Integrity
Ambulance Service as they showcased their building and business to the
public for their first Open House since they began in 2005. Brad
Feldner, along with father-in-law John Johnston, retired President and
CEO of Integrity Ambulance Service, had a desire to start a family
owned business to serve residents with emergency and non –emergency
transportation needs. With... read
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Sun
smarts: 6 bright ideas to save your skin
Take a shine to sun safety. Fortunately, there's a lot you can do to
protect yourself and the ones you love. Here are six tips to heed — day
in and day out. Keep an eye on the clock. The sun's midday rays tend to
be most dangerous. If possible, schedule your outdoor activities before
10 a.m. or after 4 p.m. And, when you're outside, seek out the shady
spots. Cover up. The less skin that's exposed to the sun, the less
damage done. If the weather allows, wear pants and a long-sleeved
shirt. Choosing dark... read
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Integrity Ambulance… Open House to be held June 20
Greenville - Integrity Ambulance Service will host an Open House
Thursday, June 20th from 9 am to 5 pm at the Corporate Headquarters
located in Greenville. The public is welcome to attend.
Throughout the day, visitors will have the opportunity to meet the
staff, ask questions and tour the facility. Local EMS school
representatives will be on-site of those interested in an EMS
career. Refreshments will be served. Integrity Ambulance... read
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Premier Senior Insurance… Medicare Alphabet Soup – Understanding your
Options
Premier Senior Insurance will be holding a series of FREE public Coffee
Break informational sessions to familiarize local residents in Ohio and
Indiana with their Medicare insurance choices. The topic will be
Medicare Alphabet Soup – Understanding Your Options. Our next
session will be on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. to be held at
the Greenville Public Library located at 520 Sycamore Street - 3rd
Floor Greenville, OH. This session is designed to help those who
are new to Medicare but all... read
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We’re All Human… Doctor’s Stories, By Delbert
Blickenstaff, M.D.
Here are some stories which doctors whom I know have told on
themselves. I’m not going to divulge the sources, but if you want to
guess, be my guest.
This happened back in the days when doctors made house calls. Dr. (A)
was sleeping soundly when his telephone rang and he answered it
sleepily. Mr. Smith said that his wife was sick and would the doctor
please make a house call. “I’ll be right there,” Dr. A said. He got up,
dressed, put on his hat and coat, ... read
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Integrity
Ambulance Service… Integrity
employees volunteer for EUM 5K for Education
Integrity Ambulance Service volunteered their services the morning of
May 4th for the EUM Christian Preschool 1st Annual 5K for Education.
Along with volunteering, several Integrity Ambulance Service employees
also showed their support by teaming up and participating in the 5K as
part of the Wayne HealthCare Challenge. Pictured are: Amanda
Welbaum, Ian Welbaum, Jamie Feldner, Christi Garland, Kate Kester, Evan
Ross... read
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Integrity
Ambulance Service… Education
That Saves Lives
Integrity Ambulance Service believes in maintaining the safety and
well-being of others. By doing so, they created Integrity
Medical
Education which provides education in CPR, AED and Basic First Aid
training. These courses are all American Safety & Health
Institute
certified. The courses are designed to give people the
confidence
to respond in an emergency situation with skills that can save
lives. Whether you are a healthcare professional, work with
children, or want training for your employees... read
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Pepsi versus Coke?
Fossil fuels
versus “green” energy? Lowe’s or Home Depot?
By Derrick Marple, Director of Operations, Integrity Ambulance Service
- These are perplexing options that each of us face, and while some may
show devout loyalty to one or another, they all have their positive
points. Take the correlation between public safety based EMS services
and private, for-profit EMS services; each basically performs the same
function in the manner of... read
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To enroll or not to enroll: that
is the
question, By Donna Kemp, Premier Senior
Insurance
Enrolling in Medicare Part B if you are age 65 or older, still working
(or spouse is still working) and have insurance coverage from that job.
First things first, you should know that your Initial Enrollment Period
begins three months before your 65th birthday and ends three months
after your 65th birthday. Then you need to consider if you or your
spouse will continue to keep working after this time and if either... read
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Midmark supports Children’s Oral
Health Partnership
Campaign
partners include Sesame Street, DreamWorks Animation, Cartoon Network,
MyKazoo!, Grey Group and Wing - VERSAILLES,
Ohio – (April
4, 2013) – According to a recent survey
released by the Ad Council, less than half (44%) of parents in the U.S.
report that their child brushes their teeth twice a day or more. Last
fall, the Ad Council and the The Partnership for Healthy Mouths,
Healthy Lives, a coalition of more than 35 leading dental health
organizations, debuted Kids...
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Cancer
Association of Darke County
If anyone with cancer is a resident of Darke County, they can sign up
at our office for benefits if they haven't already. Every little bit
helps. We help with some reimbursement for transportation, meds, and
Ensure when ordered by the doctor, etc.
Will you occasionally remind the cancer patients in Darke County to
come in and sign up for benefits. The monies are there to help and we
want to serve as many as there is money for. We are located across from
Firestone on Fourth Street. We share ..
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Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease… Race
to Remember
Sterling House and Clare Bridge® Greenville are making it possible for
you to honor the courageous patients and families whose lives are or
have been affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
Join us for our very own Race to Remember. The race will begin at
Spirit Medical Transport and will include lunch and will end at
Sterling House and Clare Bridge® Greenville. Along the way you will
complete creative assignments and race to the finish line where... read
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Cancer Support Group to meet
April 4
The next meeting of the “Living with Cancer” Support Group will be held
on Thursday, April 4, 2013 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. The meeting will take
place in the third floor conference room at Wayne Health Care. Adam
Schwartz, Wayne HealthCare Pharmacist.
Plan to attend with any questions you might have related to cancer
medications, side effects, uses etc.
The local Cancer Association of Darke County sponsors the Living with
Cancer group in cooperation with Wayne Hospital. The Support Group is
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OSU
Extension...Dining with Diabetes
If you have diabetes, if you have a family member with diabetes or if
you support and care for someone with diabetes, you will want to enroll
in Dining with Diabetes, an educational class designed to help you
learn to reduce sugar, salt and fat in food and better control blood
sugar. Dining with Diabetes will be offered on Wednesday, April 3rd,
10th, and April 17th from 5:30pm-7:30pm, at the OSU Extension Learning
Center, 603 Wagner Avenue, Greenville, Ohio. The class fee is $25.00,
which... read more |
Medicare Alphabet Soup –
Understanding
yourOptions
Premier Senior Insurance will be holding a series of FREE public
CoffeeBreak informational sessions to familiarize local residents in
Ohio andIndiana with their Medicare insurance choices. The topic will
beMedicare Alphabet Soup – Understanding Your Options. Our
nextsession will be on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. to be held
atthe Greenville Public Library located at 520 Sycamore Street -
3rdFloor Greenville, OH. This session is designed to help
those
whoare new to Medicare but all... read
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Darke
CountyCancer Association… Menendez
speaker
for Cancer Support Group
Dr. Carlos Menendez will be speaking at the Cancer Support Group
onThursday, March 7 at Wayne HealthCare at 7 p.m. in the Conference
Room,3rd floor. Cancer Survivors, family members and anyone
interestedare invited to attend. This group is sponsored by
the
CancerAssociation of Darke County and is free to the
public. Refreshments will be served. Dr. Menendez has been
Medical
Director ofFamily Health since 1988. He graduated... read
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