News briefs: Fairfield County awarded top workplace honor
Fairfield County awarded top workplace honor
LANCASTER — Fairfield County has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by Columbus C.E.O. Magazine Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization including alignment, execution, and connection.
“We are honored to be selected as a Top Workplace by Columbus CEO. Recruitment and retention are a key focus for every organization today. The ability to better understand what matters to our employees helps to create a supportive workplace that offers value and meaning. This award reflects the commitment and dedication that all of our public servants demonstrate every day. This is truly a team effort, and we will continue to cultivate and promote a culture of serving, connecting, and protecting,” said Commission President, Jeffrey Fix.
Fairfield County has over 900 team members providing social services, law enforcement, court administration and prosecution, water and sewer services, road and bridge maintenance and inspection, economic and workforce development, and general county administration and public service.
Funding approved for the Pickaway Correctional Institution
COLUMBUS – The State Controlling Board approved a request made by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to provide necessary medical supplies to the Frazier Health Center in Pickaway Correctional Institution, State Representative Mark Johnson (R-Chillicothe) announced.
“I’m grateful to the ODRC for making the request and to the Controlling Board for granting approval,” said Johnson. “I understand that Frazier Health Center is still battling cost increases due to Covid-19, we must ensure that the providers there have everything they need to give the appropriate care.”
Critical supplies and equipment needed by the Health Center include liquid medical oxygen and the maintenance of its current dialysis machines.
The dialysis unit currently serves 71 patients and is open 6 days a week. With a high demand to meet, Frazier Health Center must restock its supply of oxygen despite costs that continue to rise. In addition to challenges posed by the price of liquid oxygen, the Center’s dialysis machines are of a particular brand and software that limits maintenance coverage to that of Baxter Health Care Corporation. The funding from the Controlling Board will make it possible to amend the contract with Baxter Health Care Corporation and maintain the dialysis machines to serve patients.
PCI opened in 1984 and serves as a Security Level 1, 2 and 3 facility. The Frazier Health Center is the skilled inpatient nursing facility that treats PCI’s incarcerate patients.
The next Controlling Board meeting is scheduled for May 9.
Mother’s Day Baked Steak Dinner on May 7
LANCASTER — There will be a Mother's Day baked steak dinner on May 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. pick up only.
The dinner is a $12 donation including homemade baked steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, farmhouse green beans, roll with butter, and carrot cake.
To place order, please call 740-681-5050
Cash, check, and credit cards accepted upon pick up
All proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels Fairfield County
Rich Hollow Road to close for bridge replacement
LANCASTER — The Fairfield County Engineer’s Office is announcing that the following road in Madison Township will be closed for a bridge replacement project.
Rich Hollow Road (TR-303) will be closed Monday, May 9, through approximately Friday, July 1, for a bridge replacement project. This closure will be between Pine Grove Road (TR-132) and Clearcreek Road (CR-69) with construction taking place between house numbers 9015 and 9035.
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