Editing Athens, Ohio (section)

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Athens to Nelsonville on bike path - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hockhocking Adena Bikeway]] from Athens to Nelsonville]]

=== Transportation ===
Railroad came to the city in the 1850s, with the last passenger train ending in 1981. That left a few freight trains passing near the city. Until 1981, Amtrak's ''[[Shenandoah (Amtrak)|Shenandoah]]'' (Cincinnati - Washington, D.C.) stopped at [[Athens station (Ohio)|Athens station]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Washington-Harpers Ferry-Cumberland-Cincinnati|url=http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19761031&item=0039|date=October 31, 1976|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|accessdate=January 17, 2012}}</ref> In earlier years, the daily B&O trains, ''[[Diplomat (train)|Diplomat]]'' (St. Louis - Jersey City, NJ) and ''[[National Limited]]'' (St. Louis - Jersey City, NJ) stopped at the station.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Table 42|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=86 |issue=7 |date=December 1953}}</ref>

The first 4-lane road into and out of the city came in the early 1970s. SR 32 from Athens to Cincinnati was completed in the early 1980s. Four lanes from Athens to [[Belpre, Ohio|Belpre]]/[[Parkersburg]] was completed in the late 1990s on US-50, SR-32 & 7 hooking up with I-77.{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}} In the early 2000s, SR-33 'Super-2' highway was complete, linking Athens to I-77 at [[Ravenswood, West Virginia|Ravenswood]], WVa. In October 2013, the last section of the 4-lane highway was completed, bypassing Nelsonville's two lane road on SR-33, linking Athens with [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]].

Ohio University has a modern regional airport<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/airport/|title=Gordon K. Bush Airport - Ohio University|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref> about 15 miles southwest of the city near [[Albany, Ohio|Albany]] off US-50/SR-32 called [[Gordon K. Bush Airport]]. The runway is just over 5,000 feet long with landing system, lighting and hangars. The nearest airports with commercial flights are [[Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport]] near Parkersburg, West Virginia and [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport]] and [[Rickenbacker International Airport]] near Columbus.

Athens has a public bus system which is free to OU students & staff and at a reduced price for seniors & school age students. It has several routes inside the city and one to [[The Plains, Ohio|The Plains]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.athenstransit.org/|title=www.athenstransit.org - Athens, Ohio Public Transportation |website=www.athenstransit.org }}</ref> OU has a bus system that links with a city bus system. Many student apartment complexes have their own bus shuttle. Athens also has an inter-city bus line from Athens to [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Cincinnati]], [[Marietta, Ohio]], and [[Cleveland]]–the [[GoBus (Ohio)|GoBus]]–running twice a day with stops in-between.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridegobus.com/|title=Ride Gobus|website=www.ridegobus.com}}</ref>

===Health care===
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At [[Ohio University]] the [[Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine]] was established in 1975. It is currently the only osteopathic medical school in the state and offers the degree [[Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine]] (D.O.). The college is accredited by the [[American Osteopathic Association]]. In 1993, Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., was appointed to the position of dean of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; she was the first African-American woman to serve as the dean of a U.S. medical school. The [[Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine]] has 814 students enrolled across three campuses in Athens, Cleveland, and Dublin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/about/who-we-are/facts/index.cfm|title=Student and Alumni Facts|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-25|archive-date=2017-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225141942/https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/about/who-we-are/facts/index.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ohio University partners with University Medical Associates (UMA), which was founded in 2003, and is a wide-ranging medical service provider in multiple locations around the Athens area, both on campus and off. UMA's mission is to deliver health care services to the residents of southeastern Ohio while providing clinical training opportunities for future osteopathic physicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://umadoc.com/who-we-are/|title=Who We Are – University Medical Associates|website=umadoc.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225210837/http://umadoc.com/who-we-are/|archive-date=2017-02-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ohio University also runs Campus Care, which is an on-campus clinic for enrolled students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/community-health/campus-care/about.cfm|title=About Us|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref>

Additionally, Athens is served by [[OhioHealth]] [[O'Bleness Memorial Hospital]] a 140+ bed non-profit community hospital founded in the early 1920s as Sheltering Arms Hospital. O'Bleness, built in the early 1970s, overlooks the Hocking River and is near the university campus. O'Bleness emergency department (as well as the lab & radiology) is open 24/7 365 days at year. The hospital has a helipad located near the ED. On the hospital grounds is the Cornwell Center, which houses a catheterization lab, cardiac/pulmonary rehabilitation program as well as medical offices. The Castrop Center houses Athens Cancer Center, medical offices plus a public pharmacy. A new 2 story Doctor's Park building open in 2021 with doctor offices, including exams and Lab.<ref>Athens News Feb.Feb3,'2021</ref> O'Bleness was in a management agreement with OhioHealth from 2010 until early 2014 when O'Bleness became a whole part of the OhioHealth system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.obleness.org/|title=OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital in Athens, Ohio|website=OhioHealth.com|access-date=2014-01-14|archive-date=2014-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116121301/http://www.obleness.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In early 2021 a new 2 story Medical Office building opened. Between 2019 and 2021 a new ICU opened, numerous equipment and facilities upgrades, and major expansion and renovation of the ED.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

[https://www.hopewellhealth.org/ Hopewell Health Centers] operate several health care facilities in Athens, including Athens Behavioral Health and Primary Care Clinic (90 Hospital Drive), Respite Adult Crisis Program (7976 Dairy Lane), Athens County WIC Program (215 Columbus Road, Suite 106), and Early Childhood Program (9 Kenny Drive). Hopewell Health Centers offer comprehensive behavioral health care, dental health care, and primary health care. A sliding fee scale is available for dental health care, primary health care, and some behavioral health care services. Board Certified/Board Eligible health professionals include family practice physicians, dentists, adult psychiatrists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and advanced practice nurses. Hopewell also employs social workers, counselors, psychologists, chemical dependency counselors, and a registered dietician.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
 
[https://www.holzer.org/locations/locations-profile/?id=3 Holzer Athens], (2131 East State Street) employs 42 health care professionals at its clinic. Their service line includes allergy and immunology, anesthesiology, audiology, breast health, cancer care, chiropractic care, ear, nose & throat, eye care, gastroenterology, gynecology, heart & vascular care, imaging & radiology, kidney care, lab services, low-dose CT, men's health, midwifery, occupational health & wellness, orthopedics, pain management, pediatrics, pharmacy, podiatry, pregnancy & birth, primary care, sleep medicine, sports medicine, surgery, therapy services, urgent care, women's health, and work health & wellness.