When deciding on which health care facility to visit in order to receive immediate care, many are confused between urgent care centers and emergency rooms (ER). Simply put, you go to an urgent care Read More
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An Overview of Obstetrics
Obstetrics is a field of medicine that is concerned with human reproduction. It focuses on pregnancy, childbirth, and the period after childbirth. Doctors who specialize in obstetrics are called Read More
Types of Cancer Treatment
Cancer is a collective term for any kind of disease that involves the unnaturally fast and potentially harmful division of cells in a part of the body. A mutation in a cell’s DNA causes the cell to Read More
Does WCH Health System Have a Spine Surgeon on Staff?
The Wooster Community Hospital offers Wooster and the surrounding area a range of services, such as cardiology, women’s health, neurology, chiropractic, and more. Its focus is to be a headquarters for Read More
What should I do to prevent getting sepsis?
Over 1 million patients develop sepsis each year in the United States. Sepsis is the body’s potentially deadly response to an infection, characterized by widespread inflammation. It damages healthy Read More
What Are the Symptoms of Sepsis?
Cuts, scrapes, or the common flu don’t seem very alarming, because we expect to feel better each day. However, if an infection isn’t treated properly and fully in order to ensure that the infection Read More
When to Visit an Oncologist
What comes to mind when you hear the word cancer? For someone who is a survivor, it might invoke a feeling of gratitude or triumph. On the other hand, for someone with a history of breast cancer in Read More
Wooster Community Hospital Named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals List
For the sixth time, Wooster Community Hospital has been named to the list of the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals®. The annual list identifies the top hospitals from a rigorous evaluation Read More
Wooster Community Hospital Health System Receives Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award
Wooster Community Hospital (WCH) Health System recently received the Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award for the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Read More
Protecting Your Skin From Melanoma This Summer
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from direct sun exposure is a leading cause of melanoma. Sources of UV radiation also include tanning lamps and tanning beds. Read More