Our thanks to everyone in the community who attended the Ribbon-Cutting and Blessing Ceremony on Wednesday for Trinity Health System’s new patient tower. You can view the Facebook livestream by clicking here.

We would also like to thank the media for covering the ceremony. Here’s a sampling of their reports, along with links to the full stories:

Herald-Star: Expansion celebrated at Trinity by Warren Scott

STEUBENVILLE — While reflecting on the completion of the 183,400-square-foot addition to Trinity Medical Center West on Wednesday, Matt Grimshaw, president and chief executive officer of Trinity Health System, noted the hospital’s roots with a group of nuns…

…He and Doug Schaefer, chairman of the hospital’s board of trustees, noted that under the direction of the Rev. Thomas Powers of St. Peter Catholic Church, the Franciscan Sisters of Sylvania worked to establish Gill Hospital in downtown Steubenville in 1901.

They remained involved with the hospital and the opening in 1960 of St. John Medical Center, what they called “the hospital on the hill,” at the present site of the current hospital, and its merger with the former Ohio Valley Hospital.

It was noted the addition’s towering structure was designed to resemble the latter hospital, now Trinity Medical Center East.

You can read the full report here.

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WTOV: Trinity Health System unveils new 88-bedroom patient tower by Jessica Riley

You can view this segment here.

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WTRF: New hospital wing opens up in the Ohio Valley by Colin Roose and Mary Flavin

After an opening ceremony, patients and staff toured two brand new patient floors, a new surgical center and a first-floor lobby, all specially designed to create a comfort that’s only second best to being at home.

With patient rooms on the perimeter and staff rooms in the middle, Trinity promises care that’s both efficient and compassionate.

“The cool thing about the design of this tower is that it actually makes workflows easier for our nursing staff, so we can do more with less.” – Laurie Labishak, Director of Marketing and Communications

And those patient rooms have been designed with that workflow in mind from the moment nurses step inside.

You can view the full report here. 

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Photo accompanying this post courtesy of Warren Scott and the Herald-Star.