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Tonight’s Top Stories Around Dayton:
Dayton VA Medical Center earns its first-ever 5-star rating, and this weekend shows exactly why
A new urgent care center opens in West Dayton, bringing Dayton Children's quality care to families who needed it most
Premier Health is bringing free mammogram screenings to neighborhoods across the Miami Valley in June
DAYTON DIGEST
✈️ 84 Local Veterans Are Flying to D.C. This Week
This Saturday, 84 Korea, Vietnam, and Cold War era veterans will board the first Honor Flight of the year, traveling to Washington D.C. at no cost to visit their national memorials and witness the Changing of the Guard at Arlington National Cemetery. For many, it will be the first time anyone has formally thanked them for their service, decades after they gave it. The flight returns to Dayton International Airport on Saturday, May 30 at 9:30 p.m., and the public is encouraged to show up. Free parking is available in the garage directly across from the airport entrance, and patriotic attire, signs, and balloons are all welcome.
🏥 A $10 Million Promise to West Dayton Just Became Real
A brand new Dayton Children's urgent care center opens this Wednesday, May 27, at the corner of Germantown Street and James H. McGee Boulevard in the Miami Chapel neighborhood. The facility was funded through more than $10 million in federal and state resources, with private partners including CareSource also contributing. President and CEO Deborah Feldman said the team spent a full year listening to families in the community before building. The new location also has room set aside for future mental and behavioral health resources.
🩺 Premier Health Is Bringing Free Mammogram Screenings
Starting in June, Premier Health's mobile mammography coach will travel to communities, workplaces, and local organizations across Southwest Ohio, offering both traditional 2D and advanced Genius 3D Mammography screenings. The coach is operated by Atrium Medical Center in Middletown and has 10 scheduled stops throughout the month at locations ranging from clinics and churches to community health centers. Appointments can be booked by calling (855) 887-7364.
Dayton VA Celebrates Historic 5-Star Rating as Community Honors Veterans
The Dayton VA Medical Center has received a 5-star rating from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the first time in its history, putting it among the highest-rated hospitals in the country for quality and patient experience. Medical Center Director Jennifer DeFranceseo says the recognition belongs to the entire city, not just the hospital, because Dayton is home to roughly three times more veterans per capita than the average American community. That community showed up in full force this Memorial Day weekend: hundreds of people across all ages turned out at Dayton National Cemetery to place flags on more than 60,000 graves, with Scout troops, baseball teams, and veteran organizations all taking part to keep the tradition alive for the next generation. Over 270 American flags also lined the VA campus for the Avenue of Flags, and the Sons of the American Legion hosted a cookout for inpatient residents.
On Monday at 11 a.m., everyone is welcome at a full military honors ceremony on Monument Hill inside the cemetery, and if you want to keep serving after the weekend, the VA is looking for volunteers on Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. to help remove the flags from the graves and the Avenue of Flags at the VA's Administrative Office.
DeFranceseo left readers with the words her team carries every day: a veteran dies twice, once when they pass, and again the last time someone speaks their name.
Read more — Dayton 24/7 Now , Dayton VA Medical Center
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May 24, Sunday
Heritage Day with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Carillon Historical Park | 12PM-9PM
Sunday Funday: Open Mic
Moe Harrigan’s Tavern | 5:30PM
May 25, Monday
Karaoke Night
Good Time Charlie’s | 9PM
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OTHER EVENTS
The best things happening in Dayton Sunday through Monday: festivals, markets, pop-ups, and more.
May 24, Sunday
Young’s Jersey Dairy Memorial Day Weekend
Young’s Jersey Dairy | 12PM-10PM
Comedy Open Mic
NextDoor Bar | 9:00 PM
May 25, Monday
Miamisburg Memorial Day Parade
Riverfront Park Downtown Miamisburg | 11:00 AM
Young’s Jersey Dairy Memorial Day Weekend
Young’s Jersey Dairy | 12PM-10PM
Beavercreek Memorial Day Ceremony
Beavercreek Veterans Memorial | 2:00 PM
Trolley Stop Trivia with Ben Lyons
Trolley Stop | 7:30 PM
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