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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Who's Hiring in Dearborn?

Scroll through job listings right here in town.

Looking for work in the Dearborn area? Here's a roundup of career opportunities near you, according to indeed.com:

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Daniel Lai

1:05 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Hi Joan, According to the link provided with the job description (text highlighted in blue), a home support aide is "a qualified individual who carries out social, personal and certain health care tasks under the supervision of a registered nurse and who may also provide assistance with housekeeping and other related supportive tasks to a client in his/her place of residence."   more ›

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Who's Hiring in Dearborn?

Find out what local employers have openings in town.

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Friday, February 8, 2013

City Calls on Oakwood to Solve Issue With Hospital Smokers

A study session on a smoking ban ordinance for the hospital was held Thursday at Dearborn City Hall.

A study session on a contested ordinance banning smoking near Oakwood Hospital yielded no immediate solutions Thursday night at Dearborn City Hall. City officials met with representatives from Oakwood, as well as several residents of the neighborhood surrounding the hospital, to discuss concerns that the city ordinance—which prohibits smoking within 100 feet of hospital property—is driving visitors, employees and even patients into neighborhoods to light up a cigarette. Oakwood Healthcare enacted a no-smoking policy on all its properties in 2007, and does not hire employees who use tobacco products. However, that doesn't stop any smokers who were employees before that time—as well as visitors and patients—from partaking in the habit. …

Carolyn Molnar

9:32 am on Saturday, February 9, 2013

Offer nicotine patches to the smokers and counseling for those who just need to put something in their mouth.   more ›

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Oakwood Donates Heart Attack Treatment Units to Dearborn Fire Department

New portable EKG units, presented to the department this month, will help cut action times for all Dearborn EMS responders.

The Oakwood Healthcare System donated five new portable EKG units to the Dearborn Fire Department that will help cut treatment time for heart attacks more than in half. On Wednesday at Oakwood Hospital, members of the Dearborn Fire Department joined the Oakwood cardiac team and Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly to present the new technology–also known as the Life-Pak 15. The national standard time for treatment of patients under cardiac arrest is about 90 minutes. However, recent cases involving the new EKG systems have resulted in treatment times less than 30 minutes by allowing EMS units to send information about the patient directly to the hospital from their vehicle. Each unit runs about $65,000, which totaled a $165,000 donation, according…

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