Tana Weingartner

Collaborative aims to reduce infant mortality rates

Tana Weingartner — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:41:40 +0000

Area health agencies and hospitals are joining county and city leaders to launch a collaborative tasked with reducing the rate at which babies die before their first birthdays.

At a launch celebration Thursday at the Freedom Center, Dr. Jim Greenberg of Children's Hospital said premature birth is one of the largest problems.

Pay raises approved for some county workers

Tana Weingartner — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:05:54 +0000

Beginning next week, county employees will see their paychecks go up.

Hamilton County Commissioners Wednesday approved the first pay raises in nearly six years for non-union workers.

Board member Greg Hartmann says he's convinced the county's finances are stable enough to sustain the increases.

"The need has been demonstrated that we need to do it," he says. "Can we? Can we afford it? The conclusion that I've come to is yes, that we can. We can do it. Without raising taxes, we can do it, without layoffs. I'm convinced of that."

County orders review of Judge Hunter's courtroom facilites

Tana Weingartner — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:04:10 +0000

Hamilton County Commissioners are instructing County Facilities Director Ralph Linne to review Juvenile Judge Tracie Hunter's courtroom and make upgrade recommendations.

Hands-free technology doesn't make driving safer, study finds

Tana Weingartner — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:04:29 +0000

Hands-free is not risk free. That's the message from AAA.

The auto club is releasing what it calls a groundbreaking study on distracted driving. AAA along with the University of Utah found voice-activated, hands-free technologies on cell phones and in cars pose the greatest risks for distracted driving accidents.

“The risk is extensive,” says AAA spokesperson Cheryl Parker. “If you have these voice activated, in-car technologies, don’t use them unless you’re safely parked.”

Cincinnati Children's earns top ranking

Tana Weingartner — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:40:01 +0000

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is getting high praise. It ranks third overall in the U.S. News and World Report's 2013 Best Children's Hospitals ranking. And for the first time, Cincinnati Children's was ranked number one for pediatric cancer care.