Health briefs: Mercy Health mobile mammography unit plans October stops

        Mercy Health’s mobile mammography unit will make several stops throughout the region in October.
        The mobile unit is customized for patient convenience and delivers mammograms to women age 40 and older. It is equipped with the 3D technology and offers patients the option of self-compression, meaning the patient will have the ability to control the compression once she is in position.
        The unit will make access to mammography services easier as well as increase capacity. It will offer safe and easy screenings at convenient locations throughout the 21 counties in Northwest Ohio. Early diagnosis of breast cancer has proven better outcomes.
        Among local stops are:
        • Wednesday, Oct. 11, Old West End Community Health Center, 2244 Collingwood Boulevard, Toledo.
        • Mercy Health - Jefferson Family Medicine, 2200 Jefferson Ave., Toledo.
        • Monday, Oct. 16, Mercy Health - Perrysburg Primary Care, 1103 Village Square, Perrysburg.
        • Thursday, Oct. 19, First Friendship Baptist Church, 5301 Nebraska Ave., Toledo.
        • Saturday, Oct. 21, Tent City, Civic Center Mall, Jackson St. Toledo.
        • Monday, Oct. 23, YWCA Northwest Ohio, 1018 Jefferson Ave. Toledo.
        • Tuesday, Oct. 24, Dana, Inc., 3939 Technology Drive, Maumee.
        • Wednesday, Oct. 25, Mercy Health - Starbright Primary Care, 28555 Starbright Boulevard, Perrysburg.
        • Friday, Oct. 27, Yark Chrysler, 6019 W. Central Ave., Toledo.
        • Monday, Oct. 30, Mercy Health - Sylvania Medical Center, 3100 King Rd.
        To view the full list of dates and locations, visit mercy.com/toledomobilemamm.
        While mammogram screenings may be covered by insurance, for best coverage, please verify if Mercy Health – St. Charles Hospital is an in-network provider with your insurance carrier. Financial need-based assistance programs are available for those who are uninsured or underinsured (have high deductibles). Call 419-696-5839 for more information.
        Screenings are offered by appointment only. Call 833-MAMM-VAN to schedule.
        Certified radiologists read all mammograms and because a second look can mean a second chance, all mammograms are double-checked with a computer-aided detection system that detects more breast cancer than mammography alone. The patient and her physician receive a copy of the results.
 
Monthly lab screening
        Magruder Hospital’s next monthly community lab screening will be held Thursday, Oct. 12 between 8 and 11:30 a.m. in the Community Clinic, located at 730 Jefferson St., Port Clinton.
        The main lab test is a CBC, CMP and lipid profile, which includes liver and kidney function, fasting blood sugar, cholesterol, HDL/LDL, triglycerides and a complete blood count (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in the blood) for $50.
        Add-on testing is also available, including:
        • Lipid profile, $20.
        • Hemoglobin A1C, $20.
        • PSA (prostate specific antigen), $30.
        • TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone), $25.
        • Vitamin D, $35.
        Lab screenings are held on the second Thursday of each month. Appointments are required and may be made by calling 419-301-4304. Participants are asked to fast for 12 hours prior to their appointment time but can have water.  No insurance accepted – payment can be made by cash, check or credit card (no American Express).
 
Showing support
        Throughout October, the Oregon Police Division is showing its support for breast cancer awareness.
        Oregon Police officers will be wearing the breast cancer awareness pin on their daily uniforms and each marked Oregon patrol car will display a breast cancer awareness magnet on the rear of the vehicle.
 
Medicare educational event
        Mercy Health will host an educational event for Medicare beneficiaries on Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Mercy Health – St. Luke’s Medical Campus Auditorium, 5901 Monclova Rd., Maumee.
        Payer representatives may also be available to answer beneficiary-initiated questions pertaining to Medicare Advantage plans.
        The event will include:
        • Screenings including blood pressure, blood glucose, total cholesterol.
        • Medicare 101 education session during including various MA Plan representatives staffing informational booths.
        • General information on health and service offerings.
        • Light refreshments.
        In addition, the Mercy Mobile Mammography Unit will be conducting mammograms.
        For accommodations for persons with special needs at meetings call 844-369-5790, TTY: 844-369-5877.
 
Unison welcomes new child, adolescent psychiatrist
        Unison Health announced that Richard Wagner, M.D., has joined the organization and will become director of its Starr Avenue Outpatient Clinic.
        Dr. Wagner is dual board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in general psychiatry and child/adolescent psychiatry and will work with pediatric patients in the outpatient setting.
        He treats patients with a wide range of diagnoses including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and eating disorders, among other conditions. He also specializes in working with children with developmental disabilities, including those who are on the autism spectrum.
        “I am excited to join Unison Health and begin providing much-needed services in Toledo and the Northwest Ohio community. The need for mental health services is at an all-time high, particularly among our youth. With all that is going on in the world and challenging times faced, my goal is to meet each person where they are and find ways for the best path forward for them,” he said.
        Dr. Wagner has been a practicing psychiatrist for 10 years, most recently at Mercy Health in Janesville, Wisconsin. He received his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine, in St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies and completed his general psychiatric residency and fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, Texas.
        He is now seeing patients at the Unison Health clinic at 1425 Starr Ave., Toledo.
        To schedule an appointment with him or another pediatric provider, visit unisonhealth.org/forms/child-psychiatry or call 419-214-4673.
       
Goshia named Magruder CFO
        Rob Goshia was recently hired as Magruder Hospital’s chief financial officer.
        Goshia has 22 years of experience as a CFO in Ohio with Paulding County Hospital, Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, and Community Memorial Hospital.
        Under his leadership at the Paulding Hospital, the institution earned awards from the auditor of state for the highest level of clean audits for all nine years they were available. He also received the Reeves Silver Merit Award and Fullmer Bronze Merit Award for outstanding contributions to the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. 
        Goshia has served on the Ohio Hospital Association’s Finance Committee as a member or invited guest since 2002.  He holds a master’s in business administration with a concentration in Leadership from Defiance College.
        Goshia and his wife Lanetta are the parents of two adult children, Kaleb, 25, and Kalyn, 19.
 
‘An Evening for Kids’
        On Thursday, Sept. 28, ProMedica Foundation hosted its 2nd annual “An Evening for Kids” fundraising event. More than 500 attendees gathered at the Glass City Center for an evening of curated tasting stations, big band music and philanthropy.
        Proceeds from the event will benefit ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital, supporting the compassionate care it provides to children in Northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. Funds raised from similar past ProMedica events have helped the hospital secure specialty equipment, games, toys, technology and more – items that often fall outside of what health insurance covers but have a significant impact on helping make hospital stays less stressful for patients and families. The hospital plans to utilize the funds raised at this event in a similar manner.
        To learn more or donate to ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital, visit promedica.org/giving.