May 20 , 2021 The Beacon • 7
Letter to the Editor
This letter is to thank those who made it possible to have our great American flags flying across the Three Rivers Bridge this year .
First , I would like to thank Mayor Mark Mills for procuring the flags because of a shortage during the pandemic . Secondly , I ’ d like to thank Bobbi Parks from the Annin Flag Company for donating the flags . Lastly , I ’ d like to thank Kevin Shirer and his crew for getting them put up across the bridge .
Jim Baylor
Americanism chairman Coshocton Elks Lodge # 376
Finalists selected for piano competition
Auditions have been completed , and the finalists for the 33rd annual Edward E . Montgomery , Jr . Piano Competition have been selected .
Junior Division finalists are Kenley Hayes , daughter of Melissa and Biff Hayes , and Lydia Black , daughter of Kirsten and Kory McPeck . The winner selected from these finalists will receive a $ 250 cash award from The Montgomery Foundation .
Senior Division finalists are Kate Uhlig , daughter of JoAnn and Rod Uhlig ; Kennedy Kittell , daughter of Tiffany and Kevin Kittell ; and Kiera McPeck , daughter of Kirsten and Kory McPeck . The winner selected from these finalists will receive a
$ 1,000 cash award from The Montgomery Foundation .
On Sunday , June 6 at 7 p . m . at the Roscoe Village Foundation Visitor Center , these local students will perform on the Montgomery Piano before a panel of five judges . Adjudicators representing Coshocton County Schools are Tom Havelka , Alan English and Jane Crow . Those from the university community will be Dr . Harsha Abeyaratne from Muskingum University and Dr . Gerald K . Lee from West Liberty State College .
Due to present COVID mandates , seating space is limited , and the performances will not be open to the general public .
CRMC receives patient safety excellence award
Coshocton Regional Medical Center announced it has been recognized as a Healthgrades 2021 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient for the second year in a row . This distinction places Coshocton Regional Medical Center among the top 10 % of all short-term acute care hospitals reporting patient safety data as evaluated by Healthgrades , the leading marketplace connecting patients and providers .
“ Receiving the Patient Safety Excellence Award two years in a row confirms our commitment to putting patients first ,” said Stephanie Conn , CEO . “ We continue to focus on excellence in patient care for the residents of Coshocton and surrounding communities , which also earned us a Top 100 Hospital designation for 2021 .”
From 2017-19 there were 190,273 potentially preventable patient safety events among Medicare patients in U . S . hospitals . If all hospitals , as a group , performed similarly to hospitals performing better than expected on each of 13 Patient Safety Indicators evaluated by Healthgrades , on average , 106,052 patient safety events could have been avoided .
“ The importance of hospital quality is now at the forefront of consumers ’ minds , especially as we continue to navigate COVID-19 . We congratulate the recipients of the Healthgrades 2021 Patient Safety Excellence Award for their ongoing commitment to upholding the highest quality standards for their patients and communities ,” said Brad Bowman , MD , chief medical officer , Healthgrades .
During this time frame , four Patient Safety Indicators accounted for 72 % of all patient safety events : collapsed lung , hip fracture due to an
in-hospital fall , pressure or bed sores and catheter-related bloodstream infections .
Healthgrades found patients treated in hospitals receiving the Healthgrades 2021 Patient Safety Excellence Award were , on average , 50.3 % less likely to experience a collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest than patients treated at nonrecipient hospitals , 60.3 % less likely to experience an in-hospital fall resulting in hip fracture than patients treated at nonrecipient hospitals , 66.5 % less likely to experience pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital than patients treated at nonrecipient hospitals , and 65.4 % less likely to experience catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital than patients treated at nonrecipient hospitals .
To learn more , visit www . coshoctonhospital . org .
Who was “ the whitewoman ?”
She was Mary Harris , the first known resident of Coshocton , a Mohawk peace emissary and kind grandmother , who became world famous in 1750 as “ The White Woman ”.
Learn the truth about her in a full sized ( 81 / 2 ” x11 ”) quality , 140 page book .
Exclusively available at the Johnson -Humrickhouse Museum for just
$
15.00 plus shipping , if any . Museum retains all of its sales proceeds .
5th Annual Nickolas Fortune Memorial ATV Poker Run & Fundraiser
All Proceeds Will Go To Walhonding Valley Firefighters & Coshocton County K9 Unit June 5 , 2021 29395 TR 30 • Warsaw , Ohio
Registration 10:30am - 11:30am First ATV out at 12:00pm - Last ATV in at 5:00pm
$
25.00 per vehicle , includes driver ’ s meal and poker hand . Additional meals are $ 5.00 each
Gun Raffles !
Tickets on sale now and available from Walhonding Valley Firefighters 1st - Savage M10 SBA 22-250 2nd - Barnett Assault 350 Crossbow with Scope 3rd - Smith & Wesson . 380 Bodyguard
Face Masks Are Required . Please Practice Social Distancing . Prizes for top two poker hands • 50 / 50 drawing Bring your lawn chairs Dinner begins at approximately 5:00pm Truck / Trailer parking • Rain or Shine
Waiver to be signed by all participants , Not responsible for accidents , theft , or damage . ATV ’ s only , no motor vehicles please . For additional info please call 740-502-0791 or 740-552-9332
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