HEALTH BRIEFS || Honor for Northside

Honor for Northside

YOUNGSTOWN

Northside Medical Center has been named one of “65 Hospitals with Great Cardiology Programs” by the Becker Hospital Review, which said that hospitals named offer outstanding heart care. The selections are based on clinical accolades, quality care and contributions to the field of cardiology.

The hospitals have been recognized for excellence in this specialty by reputable health-care rating resources, including U.S. News & World Report, HealthGrades, Thomson Reuters, the American Heart Association, the American Stroke Association and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Northside Medical Center’s cardiac services, called ValleyCare Heart and Vascular, are offered at Northside and Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, both affiliates of ValleyCare Health System of Ohio.

Compass gets grant

Youngstown

Compass Family & Community Services has received a $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and the Kennedy Family Fund.

The grant will help fund the capital costs associated with the integrity of its information and communication systems, which includes upgrades to computers and software. The funding supports the consolidation of Burdman Group Inc. and Family Service Agency.

Stocking food bank

POLAND

During November, Shepherd of the Valley - Poland is collecting nonperishable food items to help stock the food bank at Victory Lutheran Church, Glenwood Boulevard in Youngstown. The church feeds 160-180 families/people per month and expects that number to rise as the holidays draw near.

Nonperishable food items can be dropped off at the receptionist desk at Shepherd of the Valley-Poland, 301 W. Western Reserve Road, Poland. For more information, call 330-726-7110, ext. 0.

TMH offers VERILAST

WARREN

The VERILAST joint replacement system by Smith & Nephew, an option for people with debilitating knee pain, is available at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. The system enables surgeons to customize a knee replacement specific to the individual’s anatomy for better alignment, more stability and less-invasive surgery that may last up to 30 years, officials said. In general, patients experience a smaller incision, less pain and a quicker recovery along with greater stability and better movement. Standard artificial-knee replacements usually last 10 to 15 years.

Aut Mori Grotto donates

BOARDMAN

The Aut Mori Grotto presented $2,500 to the Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley. The donation represents proceeds from two fundraising events, the Grotto’s fourth annual Monarch’s Golf Outing and its 10th annual Monarch’s Car Show. Aut Mori Grotto also announced that proceeds from its upcoming Aut Mori Grotto Circus from Nov. 23 -26 at the former South Range High School, 11836 South Ave., North Lima, will also benefit Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley. For more information about the circus, call Carmen Pompeii at 330-718-5742.

OSU cancer studies

COLUMBUS

In an effort to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce the risk of cancer, the Ohio State University Medical Center is conducting separate studies in males and females who have a family history of specific types of cancer.

Researchers at OSU’s Center for Personalized Health Care are recruiting 100 males and 100 females age 18-65 who have a predisposed risk of developing cancer to different protocols, both aimed to motivate the high-risk groups to be more physically active.

For more information about participation in the study, call Carmen Swain at 614-437-4472. Both studies will take place at Ohio State’s Labs in Life exhibit at COSI, 333 W. Broad St., Columbus.