Brown County is home to over 42,000 residents. This number is projected to exceed 60,000 before the year 2010. As this number grows, so does the need to improve access and availability of healthcare to all residents of the county.

While Brown County General Hospital’s mission is to provide quality health and wellness to residents of Brown County and neighboring communities, the changing healthcare needs and demographics of our county provide many challenges to this mission.

To address these unique challenges and needs, Brown County Regional HealthCARE was created to embark on a project of growth and outreach to allow all residents access to locally available healthcare.

Bring your own foursome, or we can assign you to a team! 12:00 Noon: Registration & Lunch. 1:00 PM: Shotgun Start. Lunch, Golf, Cart & Dinner: $80 Per Person. Prizes, Raffles, Special Holes, Hole-in-One Contest. Deadline for Registration: September 3 Registration/Dinner Fee not refundable. Play Rain or Shine! Friendly Meadows Golf Course 809 S.R. 125 Hamersville, OH.

Join us on Sunday, September 12th, 2010 at 9 a.m. at Sawyer Point for a 5K Run/Walk to raise awareness about chronic pain and new non-surgical treatments available. Meet Race Car Driver Mike Roman and hear about his victory over a 10 year battle with pain. All proceeds benenfit the BCH Scottie Dog Foundation.

Congratulations to Pam Balke, RN Home Care! Pam is the August 2010 Daisy Award Winner. 

For the past 6 years, OB/GYN physician, Dr. Barbara Patridge has traveled to South America on a medical mission. Each year, Brown County General Hospital and the BCGH Pharmacy Department have provided low cost equipment and medical supplies. “The hospital has been wonderfully supportive to this mission,” said Patridge.

When Dr. Patridge leaves in January for Brazil on the Church of Christ “Project Amazonas: Christ, Life and Health.” Mission, she will be taking along a donated piece of equipment. The equipment came to her through the assistance of Charlie Dietrick of the Cardiopulmonary Department.

To recognize the professionals who provide the diagnostic technology for diagnosing breast cancer, Dale Cahall. Mayor of the Village of Georgetown, presented a proclamation to the Diagnostic Imaging staff at Brown County General Hospital.

He recognized the Mammography Technologists and Radiologists for their role in the timely and accurate diagnosing of this disease. “We in Brown County and surrounding area in which Brown County General Hospital serves, are fortunate to have the state-of-the-art technology which this hospital offers through the Diagnostic Imaging Department,” said Cahall.

On February 4th, a team of Cincinnati physicians and nursing staff left for Central America to bring hope and smiles to the people of Belize. On this team of medical professionals was Dr. Magdalena Kerschner, Anesthesiologist and Director of the Brown County General Hospital Center for Interventional Pain Management and BCGH surgical nurse Brenda Howard, RN. Accompanying these BCGH professionals was Dee Werline, of Maysville, who went along for added support to this medical mission.

Using an assessment tool licensed by Emory University, Microsoft's H1N1 Response Center aims to help consumers' determine whether or not their symptoms are consistent with the H1N1 virus and if they should seek medical help.

The H1N1 Response Center asks a series of questions to help determine the severity of the case. The individual answering the questionnaire must disclose his or her age, gender, and zip code, and answer questions relating to how long they have felt like they might have the flu.