10/25/22

		Important Updates It is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Join AMCNO and the Ohio Lead Free Kids Coalition in spreading the word. Students in obstetrics-gynecology and family medicine — two of the most popular medical residenciesstruggle with where to train in the Post-Roe landscape. Pandemic policies, abortion and gun laws take center stage in the Ohio Governor's race. Akron Beacon Journal releases Voter Guide on Ohio Supreme Court Candidates.
		From Washington COVID-19 contributed to a quarter of maternal deaths in the first two years of the pandemic, with three times the mortality rate in black pregnant women, according to an oversight report to Congress. COVID-19 Vaccinations in 2021 Linked to 650,000 Fewer COVID-19 Hospitalizations and 300,000 Fewer Deaths Among Medicare Beneficiaries according to new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report.
		From Columbus Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services Director Lori Criss traveled to Cuyahoga County in early October, where she provided remarks at the dedication ceremony for the new MetroHealth Behavioral Health Hospital in Cleveland Heights and toured the Cuyahoga County Diversion Center. The $42 million hospital project -- consisting of a new three-story, 79,000-square-foot building and 21,000 square feet of renovated space in the existing MetroHealth Cleveland Heights Medical Center -- will add 112 beds to serve an estimated 5,000 northeast Ohio patients a year.
		AMCNO News October 25: Let's Talk About CARE Event with Ohio State Medical Association(OSMA) in Independence. Learn more and register here.