Thursday, August 20, 1998
University Hospital has expanded its Heart ER concept into a larger-scale "rapid diagnosis and treatment center."
Previously, patients at the Heart ER would stay for several hours, but rarely overnight, for testing to determine whether those with chest pains were actually suffering heart attacks. This week, the hospital reorganized its emergency services to speed up testing and treatment for several more conditions, including asthma, abdominal pain, congestive heart failure, carbon monoxide poisoning, dehydration, kidney stones and pneumonia. Instead of being admitted to the hospital, patients are expected to stay in the rapid testing and treatment unit for eight to 12 hours, but no longer than 23 hours.
Motorcyclist killed in Norwood accident
NORWOOD -- A Blue Ash man was killed early Wednesday when he lost control of his motorcycle along Montgomery Road.
Police identified the man as Christopher Mattstedt, 26.
Mr. Mattstedt was driving south on Montgomery Road shortly after midnight. He lost control of the bike in the 5400 block and struck a pole.
Mr. Mattstedt was pronounced dead at University Hospital. Police were uncertain whether he wore a helmet, and a cause for the crash has not been determined.
Man, teen arrested in church burglaries
Police have charged a Pleasant Ridge man and a 15-year-old as an accomplice in connection with a string of burglaries at Pleasant Ridge churches.
Adam Tebbe, 20, was arraigned Wednesday after being charged with six counts of felony breaking and entering for incidents this summer at five neighborhood churches. The teen was arrested Wednesday and also charged with six counts of breaking and entering.
Police recovered three VCRs, boom boxes and a loudspeaker but said other items had been stolen from the alleged burglars.
Police said Mr. Tebbe was motivated to steal to feed his drug habit.
Driver, 81, hits pole, dies in overturned car
An 81-year-old Over-the-Rhine man died in a car wreck early Wednesday in Camp Washington.
Police said Willie Burgins of Pleasant Street died when he struck a utility pole and his car flipped, trapping him inside.
The accident happened just before 7 a.m. at 1052 Marshall Ave., near the intersection of Sidney Avenue. Mr. Burgins went off the right side of the road and hit the pole, and the car flipped on its roof, struck a fire hydrant and came to rest in the roadway.
A prior medical condition may have contributed to the accident, Cincinnati police said.
Traffic unit officers are continuing to investigate the accident.
Mammogram van will make test convenient
The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati plans to offer mobile mammography exams to detect early signs of breast cancer on 64 dates from Aug. 24 through Dec. 30 at 15 grocery stores and health care offices.
The exams cost $65 and are covered by many insurance plans. Most of the tests will be done at Kroger and Thriftway stores.
The mammography van will make monthly stops at these Ohio locations: Anderson Township, Avondale, Colerain Township, Finneytown, Forest Park, Westwood, Hyde Park, Kenwood, Loveland, Mason and West Chester.
In Northern Kentucky, testing locations include Cold Spring, Fort Wright, Crestview Hills and Florence.
To schedule a mammogram, call Alliance Women's Health at 569-2120.
Man seriously hurt in Colerain collision
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP -- Two people were injured, one seriously, in a two-car collision Wednesday on Pippin Road at Townterrace Drive.
Jack Armstrong, 48, of Hamilton was airlifted to University Hospital. He was in serious condition in the surgical intensive care unit, a spokeswoman said.
The other driver, Terra Byrd, 17, of Colerain Township was in good condition at Children's Hospital Wednesday afternoon.
The crash occurred shortly after noon Wednesday when Miss Byrd's vehicle went off the roadway, struck a mailbox, came back on the road, crossed the center line and struck Mr. Armstrong's vehicle head-on.
The accident is under investigation.
