Everybody has heard of tourniquets. In cases of traumatic bleeding, a tourniquet can save your life.

In a total knee replacement procedure, however, there’s now ample evidence that tourniquets may actually do more harm than good.

Odessa Regional Medical Center, a Steward family hospital, will host a free crosstown rivalry tailgate before the Odessa High School Bronchos versus Permian Panthers football game on Friday, October 12, 2018. The tailgate will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will be held in both Ratliff Stadium parking lots.
The tailgate will include:
     •    Free food and beverages
     •    Lawn games
     •    Music provided by KCRS-FM, KMRK-FM, KCHX-FM

The Joint Commission has granted the Inpatient Diabetes Program at Trumbull Regional Medical Center with advanced certification.
The hospital is one of only 85 in the United States and one of five in Ohio to earn the distinguished certification—and the only facility in the Mahoning Valley to receive the designation.
The certification cycle is customarily valid for up to 24 months. The Inpatient Diabetes Program at Trumbull Regional been certified since 2010.