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CRMC is among top 10 % for patient-centered care
Coshocton Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, announced it has been recognized as a 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient by Healthgrades, the No. 1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. This achievement reflects Coshocton Regional Medical Center’ s commitment to safe, patient-centered care
and puts the organization in the top 10 % of hospitals nationwide for patient safety for the second year in a row.
“ This achievement reflects our unwavering
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Coshocton Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, announced it has been recognized as a 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient by Healthgrades, the No. 1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital.
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BF-273024 commitment to maintaining the highest standards of care. Our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure the safety and well-being of our patients, and this award is a testament to their hard work and dedication,” said Lisa Jackson, chief nursing officer at Coshocton Regional Medical Center.
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River View alumni honored at state basketball tournament
The Ohio High School Athletic Association honored six Ohio greats during the finals of the 2025 Boys State Basketball Tournament on March 22, as part of its Circle of Champions recognition program.
Among those being saluted are River View High School alumni and sisters Kristin Ronai and Kari Pickens.
Kristin Daugherty Ronai led River View to backto-back OHSAA Division II state basketball championships in 2006 and 2007. She then played at the University of Dayton, where she was a three-time All-Atlantic 10 performer and was named the A-10 Women’ s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year. Ronai also was a threetime Academic All-District selection, received Dayton’ s Presidential Outstanding Scholar Award and helped the team reach the postseason all four years.
Inducted into the UD Athletic Hall of Fame in 2020, Ronai is currently the associate executive director at the OHSAA.
Kari Daugherty Pickens joined her sister Kristin in helping River View win back-to-back OHSAA Div. II state basketball championships in 2006 and
patient outcomes. To determine the top-performing hospitals for patient safety, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted complication and mortality rates for approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide. Healthgrades’ analysis revealed significant performance gaps between the nation’ s highest- and lowest-achieving facilities, making it increasingly important for consumers to seek care at a hospital with
Submitted River View High School alumni and sisters Kristin Ronai and Kari Pickens are now part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association’ s Circle of Champions.
2007 as a freshman and sophomore, and her team reached the state semifinals as a senior. Pickens played her last two collegiate seasons at Ashland University, where, as the two-time Div. II Player of the Year, she helped the team finish as national runners-up her junior year and national champions as a senior. top safety ratings.
From 2021-23, 173,280 preventable safety events occurred among Medicare patients in U. S. hospitals, with four patient safety indicators accounting for nearly 76 % of these incidents.
The annual study found patients treated in hospitals that received the 2025 Patient Safety Excellence
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A coach at Ashland since her playing days, Pickens was an assistant for Ashland’ s 2016-17 national championship and 2017- 18 national runner-up teams. She just completed her seventh year as the Eagles’ head coach, has amassed over 200 career wins, and became the only person in Div. II history to win a national title as a player, assistant coach and head coach( 2022-23).
The 2024-25 Eagles finished 32-4 after falling in the regional finals to Lake Superior State.