The implementation of electronic medical records has been a yearlong process since it joined Kettering Health Network of Dayton a year ago.
Hospital spokeswoman Marielou Vierling said at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, a notification was sent to the emergency room, laboratory and urology departments to start the downtime procedure, which involved not entering anything new into existing systems.
At 3:51 a.m. Sunday, all were notified to start using the new Epic computer system to enter data.
Almost all adult hospitals serving Butler County now have electronic records, most recently McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford. West Chester Hospital should be next. CHELSEY LEVINGSTON
MANUFACTURING
Hamilton Caster a finalist for award
Hamilton Caster & Manufacturing Co. is a finalist for an award at the Cincinnati Business Courier’s 12th Annual Family & Private Business Awards ceremony Aug. 23.
The Greater Cincinnati Family Business Hall of Fame Award will be presented to LaRosa’s Inc., according to the Courier.
Six additional awards will be presented in two divisions: family business and private business.
The Courier said more than 50 businesses in the Tri-State have been named finalists. STAFF REPORT