Do you want to make a difference? Do you like people? Drake Center in Hartwell, a long-term acute care hospital and member of UC Health, is in need of Hospitality Volunteers to work four-hour shifts to welcome visitors. In addition to Hospitality Volunteers, Drake Center volunteers help in the following ways: Gift Shop–The Drake Center [...]
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First in Region to Use Ekso Bionics Technology
Wearable device gives new hope to help the paralyzed walk CINCINNATI— November 13, 2012—At age 18, Carolina Hatton from Hamilton, Ohio was injured in a car accident on her way home from an Orange Bowl Game in Florida in 2009. The mother of an 8-month-old baby, she was left paralyzed from the waist down. Like [...]
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Stroke Recovery Program Celebrates 200 Patients
CINCINNATI— September 18, 2012—“I thought I was dreaming, but eventually I realized it was real and serious and I fought to survive,” said Kelly Marsh remembering that day in August 2009 when she suffered an acute hemorrhagic stroke at age 36. After a relaxing anniversary weekend in New Orleans, Kelly’s life changed forever when she [...]
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UC Health and Aetna Agree to Deal
CINCINNATI – August 3, 2012 – UC Health and Aetna have announced an agreement extending through July 31, 2015, which provides Aetna members with full in-network health benefits throughout UC Health’s extensive network of physicians and hospitals. With this deal, UC Health now participates in both Aetna’s commercial plans and its Medicare Advantage plans. Collectively, [...]
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Now Open at Drake Center – Lab Draw Site for the Community
Cincinnati—July 13, 2012—Drake Center recently expanded its services to the community by opening a new Lab Draw Site for blood draws and specimen collection. The lab is easily accessible inside the South Pavilion Entrance at Drake, 151 West Galbraith Rd., Hartwell. Parking is free and no appointment is necessary. Hours are Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m. – [...]
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Disabled Veterans from Cross-Country Bicycle Team Visit Drake Center
Cincinnati—July 13, 2012—Four disabled American veterans from the 16-member Wounded Warriors Sea to Shining Sea cross-country bicycle team visited patients at Drake Center on Thursday, July 12, to inspire them as they work to overcome their disabilities. The team’s tour will take them from San Francisco to Virginia Beach, making stops along the way, offering [...]
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Tragic Accident Leads Mother to 25 Years of Volunteer Service
CINCINNATI—Drake Center will honor its volunteers the week of April 15 through April 21 to celebrate National Volunteer Week at a special luncheon on April 19. This year’s theme is “Volunteers: In this Changing World, the Constant We Can Count On.” Among those being honored is Kay Napier, mother of Mike Napier who was a [...]
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Debra Hampton Named Senior Site Executive at Drake Center
CINCINNATI—January 3, 2012—Debra C. Hampton, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, has been named Vice President/Administration and Chief Nursing Officer at Drake Center. Hampton will also serve as Drake’s Senior Site Executive. Hampton has been a proven and valuable member of the senior leadership team since joining Drake Center in January 2011. With more than 35 years [...]
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Drake Center Leadership Announcements
UC Health Announces Leadership Changes At Drake Center, Appoints Terry Dunn Executive Director Cincinnati, OH – May 11, 2011 – Karen Bankston, PhD, Drake Center’s Senior Vice President, announced today that she will step down as that hospital’s chief executive at the end of June. Bankston has served the system for 21 years in a [...]
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Drake Center Sells Inpatient Rehabilitation
CINCINNATI, OH – Drake Center, Inc., a member of UC Health, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell to HealthSouth substantially all of the assets of Drake’s inpatient rehabilitation services and sublease space for the operation of two patient care units that specialize in treating rehabilitation patients who do not require [...]
