SitemapATTORNEY GRADUATES FROM LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: Attorney ShaRay Lewis was among 27 Ohio attorneys to graduate from the Ohio State Bar Association’s 2023 Leadership Academy. The academy is designed to prepare lawyers for effective leadership in the association, the legal profession and their communities. The program takes place over a five-month period in six sessions, during which participants interact with a diverse group of seasoned attorneys and other professionals, learning about topics such as civility, ethics and professionalism. Lewis is an Ohio assistant public defender and the president and founder of Building Minority Leadership Inc., an organization that aims to address a wide range of challenges affecting minority populations by incorporating education, mentorship and leadership to reduce risk factors that lead to crime and recidivism. She works in the public defenders’ Trumbull County office.
BEAUTY IN BOARDMAN: St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital has secured the No. 6 spot in Soliant’s Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals contest. The annual contest aims to recognize hospitals across the country for their facility design, aesthetics, comforting staff and patient experience by asking the public to nominate and vote on the facilities where they have had great experiences. Mercy Health-St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital opened its doors in 2007 and underwent a major expansion in 2012, adding a 165,000-square-foot, seven-story inpatient bed tower. Other updates and expansions include relocating labor and delivery to Boardman in 2014; opening medical oncology and infusion services in a medical office building in 2021; expanding the physician network by adding three residency programs to campus, including emergency medicine, family medicine and otolaryngology; and starting a robotics program for general and gynecological surgical procedures in 2017. Also, a specialized robot for total hip and total knee replacements was added in 2018. More than 506,195 votes were cast for 50 nominated hospitals.
YNDC RECEIVES DOMINION DONATION: Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation is among 11 nonprofits in Ohio that shared $110,000 from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation.
To read the full story from Tribune Chronicle, click here.