Emergency room visits have quadrupled over the last few years in Tioga.

CEO Randall Pederson says the $8.2 million dollar expansion and remodel at Tioga Medical Center was important to meeting the needs of the growing city.

The addition is now under construction which will accommodate six provider offices and 16 exam rooms.

The new construction will replace the existing clinic -- which is currently detached to the south of the hospital.

Tioga currently has one full time family practice physician and four mid-level providers.

Pederson says splitting the staff between two buildings became inefficient as demand for medical services has grown.

(Randall Pederson, CEO Tioga Medical Center) "With that many ER visits, we were having some problems with doctors having to leave the clinic to come up here and meet the patients in the emergency room. At 600 visits per year, it was a doable thing, but when it's 2400 visits a year, we just need to do something different."

A new ambulance bay is included in the new addition and the old ambulance bay will be remodeled to add two emergency exam rooms.

The hospital and nursing home are already under one roof -- and Pederson says the clinic is the 'final piece of the puzzle.'

(Randall Pederson, CEO Tioga Medical Center) "This is a major event in Tioga. This is an $8.2 million dollar addition to our facility and we feel it's needed to meet the continuing needs of the community and surrounding areas and we look forward to getting everything under one roof and take care of people."

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A three-decade music teacher at the Riverdale School, Michele Szwed, will be the namesake of the music room where she dedicated so much time to students.

Szwed served as the school's music teacher from 1976 until she retired in 2012. She died on Jan. 31 of this year.

Upon Szwed's retirement, the Board of Education honored her with a special dedication. The board recently decided it would be fitting to honor her again.

"She was a long-tenured, well-respected music teacher who did wonderful things with our program, both the chorus and the band, winning many awards over the years," said school board President Shawn Dougherty.

Szwed won silver awards from the North Jersey School Music Association and National Band Association Region I in 1998, 1999, and 2002.

She received recognition at the North Jersey Music Educators Association Festival in 2003 and 2007.

In addition, she received awards in 1989, 1993, and 1995 at the North Jersey School Music Association, Concert, and Band Festival.

Szwed was credited for bringing music to district and community events over the years, such as graduations, school concerts, the holiday tree lighting ceremonies, and Veterans Day ceremonies.

"She was dedicated to her students and dedicated to her profession. She turned many nights of performances and concerts at the Riverdale School into nights of pure pleasure and enjoyment for everyone who attended," said Riverdale Councilman Steve Revis, a former school board president.

"When the music room was built with the referendum, she had a lot of input into it as well. So the music room should reflect her long-standing history in the district," said Dougherty.

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Isaac Garcia,a kindergarten student, left and Madison Cote, right listen to a recording as they follow along in a book in the Reading Oasis at Blake Academy in Lakeland.

LAKELAND | Blake Academy students now have 1,200 more reasons to get excited about reading.

They came in the form of new books courtesy of Scholastic and the Kiwanis Club of Lakeland in a Reading Oasis room next to the school's media center, the first in Polk County.

"It's a relaxing, learning atmosphere," said Sybille Oldham, principal at Blake Academy, a kindergarten through eighth grade magnet school. "We are trying to give the babies every chance we can. They are our future."

The room includes several bean bag chairs, a carpet showing a tree of books, a module bench with bookshelves built in to a bench, bookshelves and a listening center with CD players, headphones and audio books in addition to the new books.

The school won the room as part of a statewide competition on Facebook, where the two schools with the most likes on their Reading oasis Facebook page got $10,000 half from Scholastic and half from the Kiwanis Club of Lakeland to create the room.

Blake placed second with more than 5,000 likes in the contest that ended in January.

"To be selected is unbelievable. They did an outstanding job. They were the only school in Polk that even applied," said Dennis Harrison, Lt. Governor of Kiwanis Club's Division 15, which includes Polk and Hardee counties.

The room is open to the community, Oldham said, and is typically open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.

Teachers can also bring their classes to the room, which is in half of the school's computer lab, for a reading day.

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Richmond, VA (PRWEB) May 31, 2014

American Tap Room, located at The Shops at Willow Lawn, played host on Thursday, May 29th to Governor Terry McAuliffe, Mayor Dwight C. Jones and other Richmond community leaders, as the Governors Table was officially christened. The gathering included leaders from area universities, city council members and Richmond business leaders who were all on hand as the photo portrait of Virginias latest Governor was unveiled.

In addition to the Governor and Mayor, guests in attendance included:

Also in attendance were various board members and leaders from Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia Union University, Virginia State University and Norfolk State University.

Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception following the unveiling in which signature American Tap Room menu items were passed for all to enjoy with a variety of beverage choices including local Richmond and Virginia Craft Beers, Wines and Spirits.

We were pleased to have the Governor join us for this special event, said Warren Thompson, Founder and President of Thompson Hospitality, parent company of the American Tap Room brand. Having gone to school in the area and been involved with the community for decades, Richmond is a special place for me and my entire family. It is a pleasure to be a part of the dynamic growth of the Richmond community and an honor to be able to play host to the Governor with this event.

About American Tap Room

The American Tap Room opened in Richmond at The Shops at Willow Lawn in November of 2013. Featuring local craft beers, classic comfort cuisine and an extensive patio space, the restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner.

The American Tap Room is owned by Reston, Virginia-based Thompson Hospitality. Warren Thompson, a longtime foodservice industry veteran, founded Thompson Hospitality over two decades ago. The company operates a variety of contract services across a range of sites including universities, entertainment venues, hospitals and corporate offices. In addition to American Tap Room, Thompson Hospitality owns and operates a variety of branded restaurant concepts including Be Right Burger (brb), Austin Grill and Tequila Bar and Willie Ts Lobster Shack.

The Address for American Tap Room is: 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, St. 840 Richmond, VA 23230

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SAN LEANDRO -- When Kaiser Permanente opens its new hospital on Tuesday, visitors will find a six-story building filled with work by local artists, natural-light-filled rooms and the latest medical technology.

The nonprofit health care provider is shutting down its Hayward hospital, which did not meet new state seismic safety standards, and moving its inpatient care and emergency room to a campus west of Interstate 880 near Marina Boulevard that at one time housed a grocery distribution center.

"We strove for a relaxing, comforting setting, with a site that is convenient and accessible," said Kaiser official Tom Hanenburg.

The new 435,900-square-foot hospital is designed to accommodate more patients later if needed. The top floor is vacant, and the 216-bed hospital has the capacity for 264.

All patient rooms are private, with pullout guest beds for family members. Patients are no longer just separated by a curtain in the emergency room, which has 40 individual treatment rooms.

Rooms throughout the building are larger than in the existing Hayward hospital and can accommodate several pieces of equipment and workers at the same time. Built-in automatic lifts help people in and out of beds to reduce worker injuries and increase patient safety.

Dr. Robert Greenberg showed off some of the hospital's tech features on Thursday. At the patient entrance near the emergency room, visitors can find directions to the department they're looking for on an interactive touch screen. In addition to a map, the screen has a QR code that gives them access to directions they can carry on their smartphones.

"It's technology that is patient-friendly," said Greenberg, the physician-in-chief for Kaiser Permanente Southern Alameda County.

When patients are checked in, they are given keyboards that control large, flat panels. They can choose their meals, check messages, see what tests they will be getting, access health information and view TV shows or movies.

"This has more stations than I get on my TV at home," Greenberg said.

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Philadelphia Beer Week kicks off and bubbles-up!Celebrations of the "wonderful amber refreshment" are being held throughout the city and suburbs.

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The woman seen on video being followed, stalked then grabbed by a man she says then tried to sexually assault her is speaking out. She wants toremain anonymous. "He grabbed me from behind. He held a metal thing up to my head,"recalls the victim.She details the horrifying moment when the suspect pulled her into an opening between two homes in her Mayfair neighborhood and assaulted her. A neighbor's home security camera captured it."The farthest he got was he did pull down my pants but by that ...

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