April 2020

OCH Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ for Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

OCH Regional Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing OCH’s achievements providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade is a letter grade assigned to all general hospitals across …

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Wife of Patient with COVID Thanks OCH Staff for Saving Her Husband’s Life

OCH Regional Medical Center’s first confirmed COVID-19 patient has been discharged from the hospital and is continuing to recover at home in isolation. “I’m feeling okay,” said John Owens, as OCH COVID Unit Nurse Manager Jacob Leggett, RN, wheeled him out of the isolated lobby on Wednesday and helped him into his car. “I want …

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OCH Treats First Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Patient

OCH Regional Medical Center is treating its first inpatient who has tested positive for coronavirus. The test was performed at a clinic Wednesday and the results came back early Saturday morning. The patient was admitted through the emergency room Friday after experiencing shortness of breath. “We’ve been graced with time to train our staff to …

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