A healthy year for hospitals
PHOTOS BY MARYANN KROMER
Tiffin Kiwanis Club donated money for the children’s area in the emergency care center. Children can climb through the circular openings in the walls and admire the colorful shapes. The kid-friendly decorative themes are repeated in two exam rooms in the emergency care center — one is seen above — lending a familiar feel to the atmosphere.
Mercy Hospital of Tiffin officially moved to its new building July 27, 2008. Prior to the move, about 3,000 area residents toured the facility during the community open house and another 500 invited guests attended at other times, according to figures from the hospital. Charles Ervin, director of facility and support operations, said moving day was an experience he never will forget. He called it “rewarding” to see all the planning and preparation pay off in a smooth move from Market Street to St. Lawrence Drive. Ervin said the hospital actually was able to relocate a month sooner than was anticipated, saving some money in the process. Some additional signage is being planned for the entrances and some of the hallways, Ervin said. Most employees and volunteers have learned their way around the new building. Some have started wearing pedometers to keep track of the extra steps they make each day in their larger quarters. The move has saved steps for others, such as Karen Stuckey.
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FOSTORIA — Fostoria Community Hospital has a new look in 2009 because of a $7.8 million improvement project.
Patients coming into the hospital now have 26 additional parking spaces close to the main entranc.
One county sewer project under way
Work on a sewer extension along Harley and Huron streets at the eastern edge of Tiffin is under way. Regional Planning Director Ann Bishop said the work is to be done before the middle of the year.
» Full StorySewer work in Tiffin, Fostoria progressing
Work on sewers in Tiffin and Fostoria is moving along, even, for one city, at a quicker pace.
Tiffin saw the timeline on the $51 million sewer project shortened from 30 to 20 years, making the city’s deadline for completion about 2028.
Recycling opportunities may expand in Seneca County
The Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca Joint Solid Waste District, in partnership with the city of Tiffin, soon may be expanding the number of days the recycling drop-off center on East Market Street is available.
» Full StoryChapel, indoor park among what’s new at Autumnwood
Mary Lee Creeger, director of development at Autumnwood Care Center, enumerated some of the changes that have taken place at the facility over the past year.
n Autumnwood has a new chapel built mainly with contributions raised locally.