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News Releases May 28, 2020

The facts about COVID-19 testing

We spoke to Alan Loren, M.D., PhD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, about the types of COVID-19 testing we have available for patients at NCH. Here’s a simplified version to help you navigate what you hear on the news.

News Releases May 28, 2020

Physical Rehab Services at NCH: The road to recovery

Any patient who spends an extended length of time in the hospital often requires the need for rehabilitative services including physical, occupational and/or speech therapy. Our Physical Rehabilitation Therapy team is prepared to help.

News Releases May 28, 2020

COVID-19 survivors are making a huge impact by donating their plasma

Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) is looking for COVID-19 survivors who have either been tested for COVID-19 initially or had a presumed positive diagnosis of the virus to donate plasma and have it tested for antibodies.

News Releases May 15, 2020

NCH awarded an ‘A’ hospital safety grade from Leapfrog for third year in a row

For the third year in a row, Northwest Community Hospital (NCH) has been awarded an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit focused on improving safety and quality at America’s hospitals.

News Releases May 14, 2020

May 10 through 16 is National Hospital Week

This year we’d like to introduce a sampling of NCH team members in roles you don’t normally see on the front lines. Without these individuals and their departments, patient care would not be what it is. We are celebrating all the jobs that make a hospital—and healthcare system—whole.

Behavioral Health May 14, 2020

NCH now offers telehealth services for anxiety and depression

Our Behavioral Health Department now provides an Outpatient Telehealth Program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program allows people to receive intensive therapy for a variety of behavioral health needs, right from home.

News Releases May 13, 2020

Amazing support = a heartfelt ‘thank you’ from us all

One of the few bright outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the outpouring of support from members of our community. If you ask any frontline staff member at NCH, you would probably hear they don’t feel like a super hero, they are just doing their jobs. However, we know those folks with direct COVID-19 patient care are putting their own health and their family’s health on the line to do their job every day.

News Releases May 8, 2020

Nurses are HEROES!

In honor of National Nurses Week, we asked some of our nurses from the front lines to share their thoughts about nursing in a time of COVID-19.

News Releases May 8, 2020

Can’t Work Out? Work In.

Keeping up with health and wellness goals is more challenging these days. The good news is that with NCHFit @ Home, you have a virtual exercise program you can follow any time, anywhere.