North Coast Ohio SGNA

Union Hospital, in Dover, Ohio has been a vital part of the community for over 100 years. It was awarded the Thompson-Reuters Top 100 hospital award and in addition, the Health Grades, 2009 patient safety award.

The Endoscopy Department of Union Hospital is located within the Ambulatory Surgery Unit. Of the 21 staff nurses in the unit, 17 are qualified to rotate into “Endo”. Seven Technicians and a Ward Clerk complete the team of a conscientious, friendly and caring staff.

Two procedure rooms and six “pre-post” beds accommodated over 2000 patients in 2009. Open Monday-Friday, we also are willing to come in for emergency procedures after hours and on week-ends.

We have seven physicians performing gastroenterology procedures and two pulmonologists are also on staff for bronchoscopy procedures in our negative pressure room

Nurse Manager Kent Swarny and Director of Peri-Operative services, Sheryl Nicholson, head up this team.

The staff continually promotes the importance of screening and has participated in multiple in service community projects. Members of the staff have also planned their follow-up “Have Your Colonoscopy” Day for later in the year.

Ella Keffer, daughter of staff member Pat Keffer, was the recipient of the Northcoast Ohio SGNA nursing scholarship. Pictured here, in uniform, with her mother and Northcoast Ohio SGNA Secretary, Cindy Mathias, Ella is attending Penn State on a Navy Nurse Corp ROTC program.