Defiance Regional Medical Center

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ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital
ProMedica Health System
Geography
Location Defiance, Ohio, United States
Coordinates 41°17′56″N84°22′36″W / 41.298872°N 84.376611°W / 41.298872; -84.376611 Coordinates: 41°17′56″N84°22′36″W / 41.298872°N 84.376611°W / 41.298872; -84.376611
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Care system Public
Affiliated university None
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Website www.promedica.org/defiance-regional-hospital/Pages/default.aspx
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ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital is a public hospital in Defiance, Ohio that is part of the ProMedica Health System.

A public hospital or government hospital is a hospital which is owned by a government and receives government funding. In some countries, this type of hospital provides medical care free of charge, the cost of which is covered by government reimbursement.

Defiance, Ohio City in Ohio, United States

Defiance is a city in and the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States, about 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Toledo and 47 miles (76 km) northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Ohio's northwestern corner. The population was 16,494 at the 2010 census.

Their cafeteria is popular with local residents; between January and June 2004, the number of meals served on Sundays more than doubled. [1]

Indianapolis 500 champion Sam Hornish sponsored the creation of a heart facility there in 2006, the Sam Hornish Family Heart Center; by July 2007, it had already performed 700 procedures, saving residents trips to hospitals in Toledo or Fort Wayne. [2]

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Also in 2006, Timothy Jakacki took over as president of the hospital, adding onto his duties as head of Fostoria Community Hospital, in a larger management shuffle by ProMedica; he succeeded John Horns, who was promoted to larger regional responsibilities. [3] Jacacki complained of the difficulties of recruiting doctors in rural northwestern Ohio in a later interview; though specialist recruiting remained an issue, he emphasized that some family physicians actually preferred coming to smaller communities like Defiance because it enabled them to broaden their area of practice. [4]

Fostoria Community Hospital is a public hospital in Fostoria, Ohio that is part of the ProMedica Health System.

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References

  1. ↑ "Hospital Cafeteria a Hot Spot for Dining", Associated Press, 2004-06-23, archived from the original on 2011-05-17, retrieved 2008-03-26
  2. ↑ Markey, Matt (2007-07-08), "Many organizations benefit from efforts by local hero", The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, retrieved 2019-06-14
  3. ↑ Lund, Eric (2006-08-10), "ProMedica shuffles managers", The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, retrieved 2008-03-26
  4. ↑ Prince, Darlene (2008-01-13), "Recruiting family docs a 'challenge' in NW Ohio", Crescent News, Defiance, Ohio, retrieved 2008-03-26


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