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Photo Provided â East Ohio Regional Hospital is scheduled to be blessed during a closed ceremony Wednesday. It is expected to reopen under new ownership at a later date.
MARTINS FERRY –Â In preparation for its future reopening, East Ohio Regional Hospital will be blessed Wednesday.
Michael Garrison, hospital spokesman, said the non-denominational blessing will take place with local clergy, hospital officials and media in attendance. It will not be open to the public because the hospital still is getting ready to reopen.
Chief Operating Officer Bernie Albertini said Dr. Michael Tatro, an emergency medical specialist, and the Rev. William Webster, pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church, will help lead the event.
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MARTINS FERRY In preparation for its future reopening, East Ohio Regional Hospital will be blessed Wednesday.
Michael Garrison, hospital spokesman, said the non-denominational blessing will take place with local clergy, hospital officials and media in attendance. It will not be open to the public because the hospital still is getting ready to reopen.
Chief Operating Officer Bernie Albertini said Dr. Michael Tatro, an emergency medical specialist, and the Rev. William Webster, pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church, will help lead the event.
“We are a community hospital at our core, so it was fitting to call upon clergy from our local community to help us ready EORH for serving the public,” Albertini said in a press release.