Licking Memorial Hospital (LMH) is proud to announce its Cardiology Department has received accreditation as a Chest Pain Center with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC). The accreditation is reserved for hospitals that have a more advanced level of expertise in caring for heart attack patients with high-tech interventional procedures.

Join Periodontist Geoff Bauman, D.M.D., M.S., to learn how to prevent tooth loss and keep your teeth for a lifetime. The program will take place on Thursday, July 24, at 6:00 p.m., in the Licking Memorial Hospital First Floor Conference Rooms. The event is free; however, registration is required. Please call (220) 564-2527 to register or for more information.

Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS) has announced the recipients of the 2014 Clarissa Ann Howard Nursing Award for Clinical Excellence. The award is presented annually to recognize nurses who are respected by their peers for their expertise, professionalism and clinical excellence while providing patient care. The 2014 award recipients are Jackie Chesterson, L.P.N., of Licking Valley Medical Center, and Jennifer White, C.N.P., of the Licking Memorial Hospital (LMH) Emergency Department.

Licking Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Cheryl D. Athey, C.N.P., to Licking Memorial Anesthesiology.

Licking Memorial Health Systems is pleased to announce the addition of Asegid H. Kebede, M.D., to Licking Memorial Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine.

Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS) has announced the 2014 Manager of the Year and President’s Award recipients. The honorees were announced during the annual LMHS Employee Recognition Dinner at the Longaberger Golf Club.

he community is invited to an Active•Fit Youth Wellness Event and Family Movie Night on Saturday, May 31, on the grounds of the Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS) Pataskala Health Campus, located at One Healthy Place, off Broad Street.

Licking Memorial Hospital will host a Cancer Survivors’ Picnic on Sunday, June 8, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., on the front lawn of the Hospital.

Licking Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Amy L. Mestemaker, M.D., to the Active Medical Staff.

Licking Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Kathy A. Williams, CRNA, to Licking Memorial Anesthesiology.