The past couple of years have been very tense for the Community Memorial Hospital administration and board of directors. In fact when the board resigned en masse at the opening of 2024, many faculty of CMH saw that sign as a time to find employment elsewhere, of which many did. There were several like Dr.…
Hicksville, OH – August 30, 2024 – The Defiance County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas (the “Court”), has appointed Gibbins Advisors (Ohio), LLC, acting through its manager Ronald Winters, as receiver (the “Receiver”) over Community Memorial Hospital (“CMH”) operated by the Mark Milford Hicksville Joint Township Hospital District (the “District”). The receivership was commenced upon the…
The Antwerp Family Health Center of Community Memorial Hospital has moved. Dr. Todd Wiley’s office along with Megan Ashbacher, CNP moved to their new location in Antwerp on November 1, 2022. Their new office is located at 107 Buffalo St., Antwerp, OH. For any questions, please call 419-258-5195.
Staff at Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) have been notified that the Board of Governors have voted to close the CMH Obstetrics Department and stop labor and delivery services effective Sunday, September 18, 2022. Roy Davis, CEO, stated “It is a very difficult decision. Labor and Delivery is a unique service line that requires intensive staffing…
Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville just announced the hiring of Jane Zachrich as the Interim CEO for the non-profit medical institution. The board asked Zachrich if she would take the reins of the 260 employee facility. Jane Zachrich grew up in Defiance and has been married to her husband, Tom, for 49 years, while having…
Community Memorial Hospital has announced that family physician, Dr. Ryan Bleck, who is a naval reserve officer, has been called to active duty and deployment, effective August, 2018. Dr. Bleck began his practice in July 2017 at Community Memorial Hospital. Dr. Bleck’s specialty is Family Medicine, also attending obstetric patients, and is surgically trained to…
The Hicksville Knights of Columbus Foundation has granted $3000 to Safe Haven Baby Box to support the installation of a safe baby drop off site at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville. Pictured presenting $3000 is HKC Foundation Trustees Mike Eckstein and Greg Slattery to Monica Kelsey of Safe Have Baby Box. According to Ms. Kelsey…
Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville, Ohio is excited to announce that Megan Ashbacher will be joining the family practice in Antwerp, Ohio in April 2018. Megan is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and will be sharing office space with Dr. Todd Wiley and Dr. James Gray. Megan is a local resident, growing up in Defiance, Ohio.…
Community Memorial Hospital of Hicksville, OH, is proud to announce that Betty Clevinger has been selected for the Chief Nursing Officer position. Betty will be assuming the role when the current CNO, Jane Zachrich, retires at the end of March. Betty started at CMH in the dietary department in 1991. Soon she moved on to…
Community Memorial Hospital has announced that Dr. James Gray, family physician, will once again be practicing in Ohio, beginning Feb 13th. Dr. Gray currently has a family practice office in Auburn, Indiana at the DeKalb Health Medical Offices, but is thrilled to now start practicing closer to home. Dr. Gray previously had a practice in…
Community Memorial Hospital has announced the expansion of its Specialty Clinic staff with the addition of orthopedic surgeon, Vincent Waldron, MD. Dr. Waldron will practice in Hicksville on the Community Memorial Hospital campus, located at 208 Columbus Street, Hicksville, OH 43526. Dr. Waldron is seeing patients in clinic and will perform procedures and surgeries…
If you have visited the lab and respiratory departments lately at CMH, you may have noticed the new art work hanging on the walls in the waiting area. These framed treasures are the result of Hicksville Schools art students. The art teachers, Chris Gaghan and Joey Stevenson are proud to display the students work and…
Thank you to Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) for sponsoring Antwerp Local School and providing the district with two CPR in-school kits, which include 10 manikins each. In addition to the kits, CMH donated 10 infant manikins. The district’s health teachers will use these supplies to teach CPR to all health students, as well as to…
