Update  2012-04-12: We hope to have everything in place for our classes later this year. As information becomes available, we’ll make more announcements and add information to the web site. Thanks for the great interest!

Lisa Biegler, RN, BSN, MBA, has been named chief nursing officer (CNO) for Dublin Methodist Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital. She will begin her new role on Mar.19.

As CNO, Lisa will be responsible for leading efforts to enhance the operational effectiveness of clinical services and programs, while delivering exceptional patient experiences and quality care at both hospitals.

She will also play an integral role in building and maintaining collaborative relationships between the nurses and medical staff.

Biegler first joined OhioHealth in 2007 as director of Heart Services at Grant Medical Center. Since then, she has also become responsible for Endoscopy and the Neuro Medical Stroke Unit.

“Although I will miss my Grant Medical Center family, I am honored to be selected to serve the nursing communities at Dublin Methodist and Grady Memorial Hospitals,” said Biegler of her new role.

Prior to joining OhioHealth, Biegler worked for over 30 years in healthcare, bringing with her experience including leadership roles at Children’s Hospital in Columbus and Genesis Health Care System in Zanesville.

Biegler received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Capital University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Findlay. She is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Lisa lives in Cambridge, Ohio with her husband, Kent. They have two sons, Scott and Kyle. Lisa will be establishing a second residence in Dublin, Ohio.

The COTS HIL role emerged as a direct response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. COTS conducted planning for a potential influx of victims to the two verified burn centers in central Ohio. As part of this process, COTS contacted all Franklin County, OH, hospitals to inquire about bed availability and other resource needs in the event that the burn centers would require transfers of less critical patients. All hospitals demonstrated receptiveness to share resources and assist one another in order to respond collectively to the disaster. The COTS Executive Committee recognized the value in collaboration and an ongoing need for coordinated hospital response. Consequently, the committee met to define and implement the HIL role.

Click here to access the article on LLIS.gov

COTS is a 501(c)(3) private non-profit organization that coordinates trauma care, emergency care, and disaster preparedness systems throughout 15 counties in central Ohio. COTS serves as the hospital preparedness coordination agency for the central Ohio Homeland Security Region 4 (see map 1 below). The COTS Board of Trustees consists of hospitals and emergency medical services (EMS) providers, Columbus Medical Association physicians, and local health agency representatives. COTS manages and distributes Federal preparedness funds to 29 partnering hospitals and community healthcare partners in Region 4. These funds enhance individual and regional hospital preparedness planning through the purchase of equipment and supplies, participation in training and exercises, and other preparedness initiatives.

Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov) is the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency’s national online network of lessons learned, best practices, and innovative ideas for the emergency management and homeland security communities. 

*Information for this posting extracted from the referenced article

Learning Goals:

Describe why early treatment may result in a marked reduction in risk of disability

Identify the five main stroke syndromes and relate them to pathophysiology and clinical signs

Perform focused evaluation to identify stroke, its location and severity, and t-PA contraindications

Key Components:

Hands-on skills training

Instructors simulate stroke syndromes

Learners perform the MEND Examination, a unique neurologic assessment tool developed for the UM ASLS course

Computer-based multimedia skills training

Interactive discussions

Didactic sessions

Class schedule and registration form is available on our Outreach Education page at:

www.grantlifelink.com/outreach

For more information, email lifelink (at) ohiohealth (dot) com or call the LifeLink office at (614) 566-9111 Option 1.

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