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In today's newsletter:

  • What Flower Hospital’s OB shutdown means for Toledo-area families
  • How you can brighten a Toledo child’s holiday this weekend
  • Why UToledo just closed its long-running EMS training program

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Cold with snow flurries, with a high of 29 and low of 22 degrees.
  • Friday: Cloudy, flurries; chilly, temps: high: 31, low: 18. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Saturday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 22 and low of 8 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. ProMedica shutters Flower Hospital obstetrics program (toledoblade.com subscription) — ProMedica has closed Flower Hospital’s obstetrics program, moving most of the team to ProMedica Toledo Hospital and consolidating OB services in the city. Leaders say the shift will strengthen inpatient care in Toledo and free up Flower, in Sylvania, to expand or add other medical services amid a $30 million upgrade.
   

2. Mercy Health to host toy drive for local children Dec. 12 (13abc.com) — Families in Toledo can donate new, unwrapped toys at Mercy Health’s St. Vincent Medical Center on Dec. 12 to support Seaway Marketplace’s toy giveaway for kids ages 2-12 on Dec. 20. Parents must register for the Seaway Marketplace event by Dec. 13, and all donations will directly support local children in nearby neighborhoods.
   

3. UToledo EMS Education Program closes after 35 years (13abc.com) — The University of Toledo’s EMS Education Program has shut down after 35 years, graduating its final five students this week. University officials cite low enrollment and the availability of other EMT and paramedic programs in northwest Ohio, while program leaders thanked Toledo-area partners for helping train thousands of first responders.
   

4. '$20,500 won't cover the cost of attendance': Healthcare leaders weigh in on proposal to cap loans for some healthcare students (wtol.com) — Toledo readers with ties to UT’s health programs should know proposed federal loan caps could leave graduate nursing, PA, and physical therapy students with thousands in uncovered costs each year. UT’s health dean warns this may reduce enrollment and worsen local healthcare worker shortages, especially for residents with fewer financial resources.
   

5. The potential impacts of the polar vortex this winter (13abc.com) — Toledo viewers are getting a closer look at how this winter’s polar vortex could send bursts of Arctic air our way, even if day-to-day forecasts remain uncertain. A local meteorologist explains how La Niña and high-altitude wind patterns might disrupt the polar vortex, raising the odds of cold outbreaks over the coming months in northwest Ohio.
   

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  • I know it’s hard right now around this time of season and people need to get stuff for their kids and food and everything like that.
    I don’t have a bunch of money but I’m willing to give someone $50 to help them to get some things that they need I would really rather give it to a… (Nextdoor Deveaux South)
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