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Welcome to Ohio’s North Coast, home of Firelands Regional Medical Center.
We invite you to learn more about the area and discover why our friendly communities, excellent schools, state-of-the-art healthcare, outstanding cultural
attractions and year-round recreation and entertainment opportunities make
the North Coast such a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.
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Firelands Regional Medical Center is
located in Sandusky, Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, midway between
Cleveland and Toledo. Our location
between these two vibrant cities offers
small town living with the amenities and
attractions of major urban centers, such
as nationally-recognized museums (Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Art
Museum, Toledo Art Museum), professional sports teams (Cleveland Indians,
Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers),
world-class zoos (Cleveland Metroparks
Zoo, Toledo Zoo), and thriving art and
music venues, as well as first-rate restaurants, all within a one-hour drive.
Sandusky
Nationally-recognized museums nearby
Population: 27,844
County Seat of Erie County
Located on Sandusky Bay
Huron & Huron Township
Combined population: 10,530
Located a few miles east of
Sandusky on Lake Erie
Milan
Population: 3,686
Birthplace of Thomas A. Edison
Close to a variety of professional sports teams
Perkins Township
Population: 12,578
Retail hub of the area with national
chain stores, the Sandusky Mall,
restaurants, hotels, and indoor
water parks
Vermilion
Population: 10,927
Located on the shore
of Lake Erie in the
eastern most
portion of
Erie County
Castalia
Population: 935
Rural village located
southwest of Sandusky
Places of Worship
There are numerous places of worship
throughout Erie County, representing
many faiths and denominations. In addition to serving the spiritual and religious
needs of residents,
most of the area
churches provide
outreach programs
offering assistance
to those in need.
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Waterfront living
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A Victorian home in the quaint
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Many communities are
in close proximity to
Firelands Regional
Medical Center, which
serves a five-county area.
Put-in-Bay
Kelleys Island
Toledo 47 miles
Detroit 65 miles
OTTAWA
Oak Harbor
Port Clinton
SANDUSKY
Fremont
Clyde
Tiffin
SENECA
Marblehead
Lake Erie
Cleveland 55 miles
Sandusky
Firelands Regional
Vermilion
Medical Center
Huron
Castalia
Berlin
Heights
Bellevue
Milan
Monroeville Norwalk
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Amusement & Water Parks
Private Clubs
As the home of Cedar Point Amusement
Park, the Sandusky area is one of the
most popular vacation destinations in
the Midwest. Cedar Point, which draws
millions of visitors to the area annually,
has consistently been rated the number
one amusement park in the United
States. The park features more roller
coasters and total rides than any other
park in the world. The area’s newest
attractions are indoor water parks, making Erie County a year-round vacation
destination.
Numerous nationally-known chain stores
and restaurants offer residents and visitors alike a wide range of shopping and
dining options. For a taste of something
special there are several superb locally
owned restaurants specializing in Italian,
French and Mexican cuisine, as well as
seafood and beef.
Many private membership clubs, catering to a variety of interests, can be found
throughout the Sandusky area, including:
Plum Brook Country Club
Golf, dining, outdoor pool
Sandusky & Huron Yacht Clubs
Dining, marina
Sandusky Sailing Club
Sailing lessons, marina
Sawmill Creek Resort
Lake-front living, guest lodge,
marina, golf, upscale shopping
Catawba Island Club
Golf, outdoor swimming pools,
marina, tennis courts, lake-front
living accommodations
Baywinds Athletic Club
Tennis, racquetball, fitness
Sunnybrook Trout Club &
Rockwell Trout Club
Year-round trout fishing, dining
For additional shopping opportunities,
several unique malls and stores are within one to two hours away from the
Sandusky area. Crocker Park in Westlake,
Great Northern in Cleveland, as well as
Easton and Polaris in Columbus are just
a few of the shopping experiences available. If you are looking for big city fashion, Chicago is just an hour away by
plane and five hours by car or train.
Located just a short drive from Sandusky
are several bustling metropolitan areas
offering world-renowned museums, zoos,
professional sports franchises, theaters,
orchestras, live music, comedy clubs and
restaurants, as well as universities and colleges. Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus,
Detroit and Ann Arbor are all just one to
two hours away from Sandusky.
Lake Erie & The Islands
Lake Erie provides fun-filled summer
days of boating, swimming and fishing,
as well as stunning sunsets and sunrises.
The Lake Erie Islands, which can be
reached by ferry, plane or private boat,
offer unique shops, historical attractions, wineries, festivals and state parks.
Children’s Activities
The Sandusky YMCA, Erie Metroparks,
and many civic and private sector organizations sponsor children’s activities and
programs throughout the year.
Cultural Opportunities
A thriving cultural community awaits you
in the Sandusky area, with museums
(Merry-Go-Round Museum, Maritime
Old Woman Creek Reserve, Huron
Museum, Milan Historical Museum,
Thomas Edison Birthplace, Inland Seas
Maritime Museum), theaters (Huron
Playhouse, Sandusky State Theatre,
Harlequins Theater, BGSU Firelands Caryl
Crane’s Children’s Theater), orchestras
(Firelands Symphony Orchestra), and other
art venues available for your pleasure.
Shopping & Dining
Metropolitan Areas
Firelands College is located in Huron,
and two nationally-recognized state
universities, The Ohio State University in
Columbus, and the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor are within two
hours from Sandusky.
Libraries
Libraries in Erie County are an integral
part of the communities and receive
tremendous support from residents. Many
are part of the ClevNet Consortium, a
library loan network involving 30 libraries
in northern Ohio, including the Cleveland
Public Library. ClevNet allows patrons to
check out books from all participating
libraries.
Schools – The Building
Blocks of Success
Education has long been a top
priority for the residents of Erie
County. Area schools not only serve as
centers of learning, but as places for residents to come together and support the
youth of the communities and each other.
Public Schools
Parents and students can choose from six
public school systems: Sandusky, Huron,
Vermilion, Perkins, Margaretta (Castalia
and Margaretta Township), and BerlinMilan (Berlin Heights and Milan). The
Erie, Huron, Ottawa Vocational Career
Center, known locally as EHOVE, is a
vocational school that serves high school
students from Erie County and seven
other school districts.
Private Schools
There are several alternatives for those
parents and students who are interested
in private schooling. Sandusky Central
Catholic Schools in Sandusky provides
Catholic education for students from preschool to high school, and Huron’s St.
Peter School is available to students in
preschool through eighth grade. Both of
these school systems are strongly supported by their communities.
The Firelands Montessori Academy in
Huron has been educating students from
preschool through sixth grade using the
philosophy of the renowned Italian educator Maria Montessori for almost 30 years.
Lake Ridge Academy, located about 40
miles east in North Ridgeville, provides a
challenging academic program which prepares students to succeed at rigorous colleges and universities across the nation. A
bus transports students to the campus
from Sandusky and back again daily.
The largest library in the area, the
Sandusky Library, is located in the city’s
historic downtown, four blocks from the
Sandusky Bay. The library, which recently
completed a $10 million expansion project, provides nearly 80,000 Erie County
residents with a wide variety of materials
and programs.
Post-Secondary Opportunities
There are several universities and colleges
in the Sandusky area and many more
within a two-hour drive offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in various
fields. Bowling Green State University
Sandusky Library
Firelands Regional Medical Center has
over 400 registered beds. The Medical
Center provides a comprehensive array
of healthcare services, specialties and
subspecialties offered as acute inpatient
care and outpatient care, including:
Acute Inpatient Physical
Rehabilitation Behavioral
Health Services
Counseling & Recovery Services
in 8 counties
Center for Sleep Disorders
(Inpatient & Outpatient)
Corporate Health Services
(Occupational Health)
Diagnostic Services (MRI, CT
[64-slice], Nuclear Medicine, PET,
Ultrasound, Digital Mammography
Dialysis (Sandusky and Bellevue)
Digestive Health Services
Emergency Services &
Emergency QuickCareSM
Endocrine & Diabetes Center
for Advanced Care
Heart & Vascular Institute
(Pulmonary/Cardiac Rehab,
Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac &
Vascular Surgeries [including Open
Heart])
Home Health Services (in 10 counties)
Infusion Center
Inpatient and Outpatient Surgeries
including full ownership of the
Route 4 ambulatory surgery center
Laboratory Services with multiple
community draw locations across
the region
Neurology & Neurosciences
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Orthopedics
Pediatric Services (hospitalist
affiliation with University
Hospitals Rainbow Babies &
Children’s Hospital)
Physical, Occupational & Speech
Therapies (Inpatient and Outpatient)
(PT services in Sandusky, Castalia,
Norwalk, and Huron)
Psychiatric Services
(30 bed inpatient unit)
Retail Pharmacy/Oncology Pharmacy
Spine Center
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer
Center at Firelands Regional Medical
Center (Comprehensive cancer care;
support groups, clinical trials and
on-site physicians)
Volunteer Services
(over 200 volunteers)
Women’s Health & Wellness Center
(All imaging modalities, stereotactic
breast biopsy)
Wound Care and Hyberbaric
Medicine Program
Good Samaritan Hospital
Circa 1920
Firelands Yesterday
The Sandusky area has enjoyed a long and
rich tradition of providing compassionate,
quality health care to area residents. The
community leaders and healthcare professionals of the three original hospitals —
Good Samaritan, Providence and Sandusky
Memorial — realized the wisdom of combining their talents and resources to create
the vision of Firelands Regional Medical
Center. Today, Firelands Regional Medical
Center continues the proud tradition
of delivering quality healthcare to all
residents.
Firelands Today
Firelands Regional Medical Center is a
locally-managed and governed, not-forprofit healthcare facility that provides a
full range of allopathic and osteopathic
medical services to the 614,874 residents
of Erie County, and the surrounding communities in our secondary service area,
including Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky,
Wyandot, Seneca and Lorain counties.
Firelands Regional Medical Center is
accredited by the American Osteopathic
Association (Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program – HFAP). It is the only medical
center in the five-county area that offers an
Accredited Chest Pain Center and a full
service cardiac care program.
Leader in Technology
Firelands Regional Medical Center is a
leader in providing physicians and patients
state-of-the-art equipment and technology,
including:
Two CT Scanners
High-field MRI
Comprehensive Women’s Health and
Wellness Center
Mobile PET/CT Scanner
Three Ultrasound IU22 Systems
Two Nuclear Medicine Multi-head
Gamma Cameras
Dedicated Interventional Angiography
Suite
Dedicated PACS System
Comprehensive Cancer Center equipped
with a dedicated CT scanner, two
linear accelerators offering Intensity
Modulated Radiation Therapy and
Image Guided Radiation Therapy
Firelands Regional Medical Center’s East Tower
Firelands Physicians
Firelands Regional Medical Center’s Medical
Staff consists of over 200 doctors representing 40 specialties and subspecialties.
Firelands provides a Medical Education
Program which has evolved throughout the
years to become one of the most outstanding and respected training programs in Ohio.
The hospital prides itself on the quality of
training provided on various levels for both
allopathic and osteopathic physicians.
The hospital has instituted a Hospitalist
Program that is available to provide
24-hour/seven-day-a-week coverage for
members of the Medical Staff.
Partnerships
Firelands Regional Medical Center has
established affiliations and partnerships
with several schools, ranging from high
schools to colleges and universities, to
foster careers in nursing and other healthcare related fields. The hospital provides a
nurse residency and nurse intern program,
and operates The Firelands Regional
Medical Center School of Nursing.
Additional partnerships have
been established with University
Hospitals Rainbow Babies &
Children’s Hospital to provide
Firelands Regional Medical Center
with pediatric hospitalists, and
with University Hospitals Ireland
Cancer Center to bring advanced
cancer care to the new Firelands
Cancer Center.
Firelands – A Cornerstone
in the Community
As a result of expanded services and
Medical Staff, more and more people are
relying on Firelands Regional Medical
Center to serve their healthcare needs.
Firelands Regional Medical Center recently
completed a $147 million expansion project
that will meet the hospital’s future growth
needs, and position it as a regional healthcare leader in the years to come.
The expansion included a five-story
enclosed parking garage, a state-of-the-art
Cancer Center, and a five-story patient
tower with 83 patient rooms and 13 operating rooms with prep and recovery areas.
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Erie County
Cities & Villages
Berlin Heights
villageofberlinheights.com
Erie County
erie-county-ohio.net
Huron
cityofhuron.org
Margaretta Township
margarettatwp.org
Milan
milanohio.com
Perkins Township
perkinstownship.com
Sandusky
ci.sandusky.oh.us
Vermilion
discoververmilion.com
Real Estate
house.com
realtor.com
relohomesearch.com
Churches
Erie County Churches
switchboard.com
america411.us/worship
Schools
Edison Schools
edisonchargers.org
BGSU Firelands College
firelands.bgsu.edu
EHOVE Joint Vocational
ehove.net
Firelands Montessori
Academy
firelandsmontessori.org
Huron
huron-city.k12.oh.us
Huron St. Peter Catholic
huronstpeterschool.org
Lake Ridge Academy
lakeridgeacademy.org
Margaretta
margaretta.k12.oh.us
Perkins
perkins.k12.oh.us
Sandusky
sandusky-city.k12.oh.us
Sandusky Central Catholic
sanduskycentral
catholicschool.com
Vermilion
vermilionschools.org
Sandusky Public Library
sandusky.lib.oh.us
Vermilion Ritter Library
ritter.lib.oh.us
Things to See & Do
Erie County
Chamber of Commerce
eriecountyohiocofc.com
Erie MetroParks
eriemetroparks.org
Erie County
Visitors Bureau/
Lake Erie Coastal:
shoresandislands.com
Area Information
firelands411.com
Libraries
Berlin-Milan Township
milan-berlin.lib.oh.us
Huron Public Library
huronlibrary.org
Firelands Regional Medical Center is proud of providing the community with high quality-care
as exemplified by the following accreditations, awards and recognitions.
Medical Center
Accreditations
The American
Academy of
Sleep Medicine
American College
of Radiology
Breast Imaging
Center of
Excellence
Society of Chest
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Program Accreditations
& Recognitions
American Diabetes Association
American College of Surgeons –
The Commission on Cancer
100 Best P
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A program
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Osteopathic
Association
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BEST
2011
Thomson Top
100 Hospitals
Cardiovascular
2007, 2009
#1 in Ohio & Top 5% Nationally
Vascular Surgery Orthopedics
2011
Top 5% Nationally in Patient Safety
100 Best Places to
Work in Healthcare
in the nation by
Modern Healthcare
UDS
Top 10% Nationally
for Acute Inpatient
Rehabilitation by
Uniform Data System
Additional Certifications
& Accreditations
National League for Nursing
Accrediting Commission
(Firelands Regional Medical
Center School of Nursing)
Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendments
College of American Pathologists (Clinical Laboratory and
Blood Gas Laboratory)
Intersocietal Commission
for the Accreditation of
Vascular Laboratories
Revised October 2011