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Wood County Hospital – Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital

February 21, 2022 | Our people, Stories

Wood County Hospital has been recognized as a 2022 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s...

Dr. Osama Elattar joins the Wood County Advanced Orthopaedics Team

February 18, 2022 | Our people, Stories

Dr. Elattar provides patients with advanced, personalized orthopedic care in the Wood County Advanced Orthopaedics office. Dr. Elattar has a special interest in foot and ankle surgery, as well as ankle replacement...

Dr. John Lang

February 15, 2022 | Our people

Dr. Lang attended medical school at The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He is certified by the American Board of...

Independence Health will assume McLaren St. Luke’s Occupational Health Services

February 11, 2022 | Our people, Stories

On February 14, 2022, Independence Health, a partnership between The Toledo Clinic and Wood County Hospital, will assume all McLaren St. Luke's Occupational Health Services business operations at 5757 Monclova Road in...

New Wood County Hospital Pulmonologists

February 9, 2022 | Our people, Stories

Wood County Hospital will be adding a new team of pulmonologists beginning February 16. Drs. Dean Bernardo, Jamey Ruiz and Karl Fernandez will be joining as the leading physicians. The group is trained in critical care...

Sinusitis

February 7, 2022 | Our people, Stories

With the dramatic weather changes and temperature swings in Northwest Ohio, we see more sinus-related suffering. Sinus congestion and pain cause a complex problem that many times is misunderstood. Sinus infections are...

Expanded Services in Child Development

February 2, 2022 | Our people, Stories

This month, Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Child Development Center and the Center for Child Development at Wood County Hospital have partnered to expand care by adding clinical psychologist, David Michalec, PhD, to the...

First Robotic Knee Replacement

January 31, 2022 | Our people, Stories

First Velys™ Robotic Knee Replacement at Wood County HospitalOn January 10, 2022, Dr. Carlos Gomez, orthopedic surgeon, performed the very first Velys™ Robotic Knee Replacement in Northwest Ohio. A total knee replacement...