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In Loving Memory of Dr. Deborah Meesig, MD — Columbus Medical Association Blog We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Deborah Meesig, the beloved wife of our CEO, Dr. Robert Falcone. Deborah departed from this world on July 6, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, compassion, and warmth that will be cherished by all who knew her.  Deborah Meesig w

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Get ready for Bollywood Act II, Columbus Medical Association's annual celebration. We are excited to be a sponsor for this blockbuster evening filled with the sights, sounds, and flavors of the Mumbai cinema scene. Learn more information and RSVP for the event here: https://www.columbusmedicalassociation.org/bollywood

Please be advised Columbus Fire will be conducting a training exercise today at Huntington Bank located at 7 Easton Oval.

The training exercise will conclude at 2 p.m.

It's National Lightning Safety Awareness Week! Lightning is fascinating to watch, but also extremely dangerous. It kills or injures hundreds of people every year. Do you know the dangers and how to stay safe? Find out more: https://bit.ly/3p1NF3P

Get to know some of COTS leaders....present and past....who's next...maybe you!

We THANK them all for their bright minds, out of the box ideas, and service oriented approach to ensuring the health and safety of our communities! Their COTS work is voluntary and we are blessed to have them at the helm.

Members — COTS Members Membership SpotlightEric Sribnick, MD, PHDCOTS Board of Trustees President Nationwide Children’s Hospital View all member spotlights Membership SpotlightTiffany Krauss, MSN, RNCOTS Board of Trustees MemberColumbus Public Health View all member spotlights Board Member Access Committee Membe...

The many health care and first responder partners that make up COTS work hard behind the scenes every day to ensure your health and safety.

Watch this short interview by WSYX ABC 6 with Jodi Keller, COTS and LeeAnn Wurster, Trauma Program Manager at Nationwide Children's Hospital as they discuss some of the planning that goes into preparing for central Ohio's beloved Red, White & BOOM Columbus Columbus Medical Association

Organizers, first responders make safety plans ahead of Red, White and Boom Plenty of families remember the chaotic scene at last year's Red, White and Boom, with people running in fear after hearing rumors of gunfire.

Ever wonder who plans for your safety? It's COTS! To be a part of the conversation, visit www.cotshealth.org To learn more about our great behind the scenes work, visit https://www.cmaaimpact.org/

Most kids love to go barefoot, and the don't even need th excuse of summer to kick off their shoes! But bare feet can get hurt. Here are the 5 most common foot injuries we see. For tips on how to prevent them, visit our blog ▶️ https://bit.ly/4dRslmi

Don’t mind us! We’re busy ensuring the health & safety of 37 of Ohio’s counties.

Don't mind us.....we're just busy ensuring the health and safety of our 37 county region! Visit www.cotshealth.org to learn more.

We would like to congratulate Ohio ACEP Past President Dr. David Keseg. In advance of the EMS Star of Life Awards Ceremony, Dr. Keseg was presented with the Jack B. Liberator Lifetime Achievement Award by Robert Wagoner, the Executive Director of the Division of Emergency Medical Services. The award recognizes an individual whose contributions to out-of-hospital emergency medical care have been outstanding to the profession and the public.

Serving as Medical Director of the Columbus Division of Fire for 30+ years, Dr. Keseg has made extraordinary contributions to the EMS community, not only for the residents of Columbus, but across the state of Ohio and the nation.

Happy EMS Week to all the first responders that work 24/7/365 to ensure our health and safety! THANK YOU!!!

The Ohio ACEP Member Spotlight is a monthly showcase of an active member and their impact on the specialty of Emergency Medicine.

The next physician we are highlighting is Dan Breece, DO, CPE, FACEP. A little bit about Dr. Breece…

Highlights:
🔴 Chapter Member since 2007
🔴 Ohio ACEP Board Member Since 2016 & Current Treasurer
🔴 Serves on Ohio ACEP’s Government Affairs Committee
🔴 Previously served on Ohio ACEP’s Residents’ Assembly Task Force
🔴 Ohio ACEP Councillor from 2016 - 2022
🔴 Founding Core Faculty member for Memorial Health System’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program
🔴 Served in the United States Navy for 12 years
🔴 Co-Chair of the Ohio ACEP Leadership Development Academy
🔴 Champion of the Patient and Provider Experience journey for Memorial Health System
🔴 Medical Director of Emergency and Urgent Care Services from 2011-2018, Memorial Health System
🔴 EMS Medical Director for Washington County, Ohio, 2012-2019
🔴 EMS Medical Director for Monroe County, Ohio, 2016-2019
🔴 Medical Staff President for Marietta Memorial Hospital and Selby General Hospital, 2016-2019
🔴 Founded the Memorial Health System Leadership Development Academy

“Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward”. - John Maxwell

Thank you to all our law enforcement partners who work diligently every day to ensure our safety. Happy National Police Week!

Announcing The Ohio Traveler Alert System (OTAS)
To Enhance Traveler Safety Through Digital Messaging


(COLUMBUS, OH) – The Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA), National Weather Service Wilmington (NWS Wilmington) Forecast Office, and Lamar Advertising announced the launch of the Ohio Traveler Alert System (OTAS). During incidents of severe weather, the OTAS will display real-time alert information on digital billboards to help ensure that motorists are aware of the potential for threatening weather.

The initial phase of this program will include 50 billboards the metropolitan areas of Dayton and Columbus. The billboards will display important weather information as needed regarding severe weather such as high winds, snow squalls, heavy ice, and flooding. This system is intended to supplement – not replace - other real-time alert resources such as television and radio broadcasts and real-time weather apps.

“The Ohio Traveler Alert System is a great way to keep Ohioans and visitors safe and aware on the roads,” said Sima Merick, Ohio Emergency Management Agency Executive Director. “This potentially lifesaving project will provide critical weather updates to Ohio travelers.”

Communication and messaging in the form of billboard alerts is key to travelers who may not be familiar with their surrounding area and the weather hazards that they may encounter, as well as all drivers who are not aware of impending severe weather. This may also help to provide needed information to those living within the area of the billboards.

After evaluating the success of the billboards in Dayton and Columbus, the program is expected to expand to other parts of the state.

To learn more about OTAS, visit: EMA.Ohio.Gov

How to stop the bleed You can save a life during an emergency. An expert explains the basics of how to stop bleeding, including how to use a tourniquet.

To all the NURSES in our regions, we say a big and heartfelt THANK YOU!!!

I may be one day late - but......To all our TRAUMA REGISTRY PROFESSIONALS who log data all day, every day with diligence and expertise, we say THANK YOU!! We are safer because of your attention to detail! You are the behind the scenes warriors who provide our clinicians with good data so they can make evidence based care decisions!

Congrats to COTS partner EM physician & EMS medical director Dr. DANNI!

Ohio ACEP is committed to recognizing our members who make a positive impact every day through significant contributions to their patients and to the specialty of emergency medicine.

Each year, we recognize these efforts through the Ohio ACEP Annual Awards Program.
Today we want to recognize the Emergency Medicine Physician of the Year Award recipient, Danni Schneider, DO, FACEP. Recipients of this award have served as role models to colleagues and/or chapter members, and his or her personal leadership attributes include but are not limited to inspiration, innovation, teamwork, and service.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Schneider for his outstanding work and dedication in the field of emergency medicine.

April 14-20 is National Telecommunications Week! We say THANK YOU to our dispatchers who work behind the scenes to keep us safe!

April 14-20 - we celebrate our 911 dispatchers for all the behind the scenes work they do to ensure our safety! THANK YOU for being a very important part of our mission - to ensure the health & safety of our communities.

The eclipse was a sight to see! We are collecting solar eclipse glasses for recycling. Check the link to learn about collection locations and where these glasses are headed next!
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COTS has been coordinating the Eclipse preparedness for two years.
Take minute to listen to COTS associate Jodi Keller and COTS member Matt Akers OhioHealth to describe some of the behind the scenes work they are doing to keep us safe.
Thank you to the entire COTS healthcare coalition for working together! ☀️

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Ohio hospitals ready for the total solar eclipse With the hundreds of thousands of extra people expected to flood Ohio for the big event, are hospitals and health care prepared?