, associate professor of pathology and immunology and neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, has been named Co-Editor-in-Chief of newly launched Dystonia, a Gold Open Access medical journal focused on bringing visibility to the growing dystonia field and highlighting advancements in science and clinical practice.
The journal is being launched by the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) in partnership with Frontiers.
“Breakthroughs are being made in basic, clinical, and translational research,” said Sillitoe, who is also Director of the Neuropathology Core Laboratory at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital and the Co-Director of the Development, Disease Models & Therapeutics Graduate Program at Baylor College of Medicine. “It is an exciting time for the field, and the journal will support the momentum going forward.”
Business briefs: Honors and a grand opening
Mansfield News Journal
Culligan Quality Water of North Central Ohio wins top dealer award
MANSFIELD - Culligan Quality Water of North Central Ohio was awarded a Top Dealer Award for being one of the top 25 dealers in medium markets in all of North America for 2020. The Culligan Of North Central Ohio franchise serves the Ohio counties of Richland, Knox, Ashland, Morrow, Crawford and portions of southern Huron County.
Cameron Karger, president and co-owner of the Culligan franchise, said he owed a debt of gratitude to each employee in the dealership.
“Without their professionalism, dedication and resilience, during a pandemic no less, achieving this level of excellence would not be possible,” Karger said.
Apr 12, 2021
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center (Ashland, Ohio). University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center is a 52-bed hospital dedicated to serving Ashland County and surrounding communities. In March, 2021, The Chartis Center for Rural Health named University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital in the U.S. for the second year in a row. UH Samaritan Medical Center is only one of five rural hospitals in Ohio to receive this recognition. Rankings are based on The Hospital Strength INDEX® consisting of eight “pillars:” inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge and financial efficiency. The Chartis Group provides analytics to the health care industry at large.
Local man injured in rollover crash
Ashland Times Gazette
VERMILLION TWP. Hayesville Fire Department and EMS, Ashland Post of the State Highway Patrol and the Ashland County Sheriff s Office responded Saturday to a single-vehicle rollover crash in the 2000 block of state Route 179.
According to the State Highway Patrol, a 2008 black Dodge Ram 1500 driven by a Loudonville man was traveling northbound on state Route 179 when it traveled off the left side of the road in between a mailbox and pole, striking an old tree stump, going airborne and rolling over into a barn.
The man was entrapped in his vehicle but managed to get out by himself. He was taken by Hayesville EMS to University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center with unknown injuries and was cited for failure to control. The crash remains under investigation.