Greene County’s Perinatal Navigator, Nikki Page, RN provided an update to the GCGH board of trustees during their October board meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Page was asked by the GCGH Foundation to provide an update on two of the Foundation’s programs; the Perinatal Navigator program and the Lexi Poindexter Memorial Project. She reported that the Perinatal Navigator program has served over 200 Greene County families since beginning in June 2019. The program, she explained, serves … [Read more...] about Greene County’s Perinatal Navigator Gives Update During GCGH’s October Board Meeting
GCGH To Host Prescription Take Back Day on October 24, 2020
The next National Take Back Day will be Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Greene County General Hospital from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This event is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired medications, prescription drugs and vaping devices. Participants are able to drive up to the hospital’s main lobby and a hospital representative will meet them at their vehicle to take the medications. Participants are asked to not leave their vehicles and to wear a mask. According … [Read more...] about GCGH To Host Prescription Take Back Day on October 24, 2020
National Take Back Day: Saturday, October 24, 2020
The next National Take Back Day will be Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Greene County General Hospital from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This event is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired medications, prescription drugs and vaping devices. Participants are able to drive up to the hospital’s main lobby and a hospital representative will meet them at their vehicle to take the medications. The October 2019 Take Back Day brought in 882,919 pounds (almost 442 tons) of … [Read more...] about National Take Back Day: Saturday, October 24, 2020
GCGH CEO, Brenda Reetz, Wins AHA’s 2020 Grassroots Champion Award
Greene County General Hospital CEO, Brenda Reetz, was awarded the American Hospital Association’s 2020 Grassroots Champion Award for exceptional leadership on Monday, October 5, 2020. Brian Tabor, President of the Indiana Hospital Association, traveled to GCGH on Monday to present Reetz with the award. AHA’s Grassroots Champion Award recognizes hospital leaders who most effectively educate elected officials on how major issues affect the hospital’s vital role in the community, who have done … [Read more...] about GCGH CEO, Brenda Reetz, Wins AHA’s 2020 Grassroots Champion Award
Greene County Residents’ Input Needed For County-wide Community Health Survey
Greene County General Hospital and the Greene County General Hospital Foundation in partnership with Indiana University Bloomington and Purdue Extension has launched a county-wide health assessment survey to identify barriers to quality of life among residents. This survey was created to provide information to local agencies to assist them in their efforts to improve the community. “This survey is vital to our community, first, because the data gathered is used to pinpoint our need for federal … [Read more...] about Greene County Residents’ Input Needed For County-wide Community Health Survey
GCGH Partners with NSWC Crane to Detect Fevers During COVID-19 Pandemic
In a press release from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), the NSWC Crane organization describes how they have partnered with Greene County General Hospital to provide a thermal imaging solution during coronavirus pandemic. GCGH has implemented the technology in their main lobby entrance and will begin using the technology to screen staff, patients and visitors for potential fevers. From NSWC Crane: CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC … [Read more...] about GCGH Partners with NSWC Crane to Detect Fevers During COVID-19 Pandemic