QUALITY OF LIFE

Recreational Facilities

The Orrville Boys and Girls Club provides an ideal place for fun, friendship, and healthy physical endeavors for the children of Orrville.  The club features a gymnasium, weight room, and game room as well as art, computer, and learning centers.  The Boys and Girls Club sponsors a full range of sports leagues, weekly summer trips and a summer Olympics, sports camps, special interest and educational groups, as well as two service organizations.

Orrville YMCA boasts a large indoor swimming pool, smaller training pool, and a sun deck as well as a full slate of fitness and athletic programs.   Residents can take advantage of the YMCA's counseling programs, summer day camp, latchkey program, meeting rooms with catering, and parenting and Head Start classes.

Orr Park is the gem of a five-site park system.  Citizens have their choice of softball and baseball fields, tennis courts, playground equipment, and a new swimming pool with spacious bathhouse.  They can also relax and enjoy the parks' picnic facilities or a concert and other entertainment activities at Rehm Performing Arts Pavilion.

The Orrville area abounds with other recreational opportunities as well, including everything from a bicycling club, radio-controlled and dirt track car racing to bowling, camping, swimming, tennis, and golf.  Adults can participate in more than 40 different social clubs and organizations.

For spectator sports enthusiasts, Northern Ohio is home to the Cleveland Indians, Cavaliers, Browns, Lumberjacks hockey team, and Crunch indoor soccer team, as well as several minor league teams in Akron and Canton, and many collegiate athletic programs throughout the region.

Should residents desire to seek one of the ample cultural or entertainment diversions offered by the Northeast Ohio region, they are just a one-to-two hour drive from such major attractions as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the NFL Football Hall of Fame, Inventure Place, Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sea World, and Geauga Lake Amusement Park.

Library

The Orrville Public Library is a busy and well-used facility. It is consistently rated amoung the top ten libraries in the nation serving populations of 10,000-25,000. Totally remodeled in 2000, this 25,000 sq. ft. building allows access to a collection of over 80,000 items in house and 12.5 million items through its association with Clevnet, a consortium of 32 library systems in northeast Ohio. Daily delivery service between all Clevnet libraries puts most requested items to library patrons in less than a week. Over 100 electronic databases are available for research purposes. The collection includes downloadable books, music, and movies. Public internet access and wi-fi are available. Dynamic programming for children includes 13 weekly story hours and a commitment to welcoming and nurturing young readers.

Housing

Residents can select from a full-range of housing opportunities in Orrville, from superbly maintained century and classic Western Reserve-style homes close to town to spectacular new residences that feature a little more privacy and space.   Orrville offers a choice of contemporary apartment complexes with one-, two- and three-bedroom units.  Rental rates range in price from $375 to $500 per month.   In keeping with Orrville's diversity, federally subsidized dwellings are available for the economically disadvantaged.  Starter homes begin around $60,000, and executive housing can be in excess of $225,000.  The median price range for a home in Orrville is between $90,000 and $110,000.

POLICE PROTECTION

City of Orrville - Police Department

Five fundamental values form the foundation of the Orrville Police Department: Quality, Integrity, Honesty, Compassion, and Commitment. The Department is a modern, professional department with current technology and training. The modern 24-hour dispatch center is a 9-1-1 center for parts of southeastern Wayne County. In addition to maintaining public safety, the Orrville Police Department is heavily involved with the community through its crime prevention and community relations programs.


FIRE PROTECTION

City of Orrville - Fire Department

In 1872 the Orrville Fire Department was organized with 36 volunteer members. Today's department has a full-time chief and 40 on-call volunteer officers and firefighters. The Department has the latest in training as well as up-to-date firefighting and rescue equipment.

HEALTH FACILITIES

Dunlap Community Hospital

A core belief behind the mission of Dunlap Community Hospital is respect and dignity of all patients and their families. The hospital exists for the patients and for the residents of the communities in eastern Wayne County. Members of the DCH Board of Trustees base their decisions upon the needs and concerns of those affected by the hospital. They exercise prudence not only in taking steps to maintain and improve the patient experience, but to ensure Dunlap remains viable to serve future generations.

This is one reason DCH has taken steps to ensure its independence while providing top-quality service to the people of the region. One measure has been to align itself with other independent, non-profit hospitals in the area through the Independent Hospital Network. Other members include Alliance Community Hospital, Aultman Hospital, Pomerene Hospital and Union Hospital. DCH has also joined Alliance, Union and Pomerene to form the Northeast Ohio Health Outreach Network. Through this cooperative effort, DCH operates a fully functional mobile medical unit that serves small communities through the region with health screenings, educational programs and occupational and preventative services.

With the future in mind, the hospital has completed major renovations and expansions which include renovations to the first and second floors of the hospital as well as a new 25,000 square foot expansion.

The expansion and renovation project included:

•	New Emergency Room- the number of patients treated in the ER during the last decade has increased significantly. The expansion enables the hospital to better handle this increased growth and to provide increased privacy for patients. It allows for better monitoring of patients being admitted as well as meeting current building codes (which require an isolation room with a separate public entrance).
•	New Radiology Center- Radiology is the hospital’s largest-growing service. Additional imaging rooms will meet growing demand. Patient privacy is improved, and they are able to dress and undress without walking across a long hallway. The redesign brings all personnel and services together, rather than having them spread out around the hospital. Since the last renovation, Dunlap has added several modalities of imaging.
•	Physical Therapy (PT) - A modern physical therapy service area combines the rehabilitation services into a single area. These services are easily accessible for all patients. As outpatient services have grown, so have the need for rehabilitation services. The old PT facilities were extremely inadequate.
•	OB will now offer single-room maternity care for Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Post-Partem (LDRP) - This is extremely important. Indeed, these private rooms are what women and their families expect in today’s health-care environment. If women cannot have privacy at their local community hospital, they often choose to go elsewhere. The new rooms provide the perfect environment for physician to work.

In addition to this comprehensive project, DCH is planning the construction of a new medical office building on the campus to provide additional space for the hospital’s expanding physician’s and specialists’ practices. These plans, combined with the hospital’s capital objectives, will position DCH and the Orrville community as a center for the preferred choice of local, family-centered health care in this region.

Today, many hospitals are struggling to address the growing demand of outpatient services amidst hospital infrastructures designed for inpatient use . Ten years ago, the leaders of DCH had the foresight to confront this problem head-on. Thanks to the community’s support, Dunlap continues to provide high-quality outpatient care (75 percent of all services provided).

The renovations described above take these improvements to the next level, improving not just patient care, but the patients’ experience. Less waiting time, a more home-like environment and private rooms all focus on the patient’s experience and improve the capacity for healing and wellness.


CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES

Cultural Experiences

Should residents desire to seek one of the ample cultural or entertainment diversions offered by the Northeast Ohio region, they are just a one to two hour drive away from such major attractions as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the NFL Football Hall of Fame, Inventure Place, Cedar Point Amusement Park, Geagua Lake Amusement Park, and The Great Lakes Science Center.

Symphony orchestras in Cleveland and Akron, the Ohio Ballet Troupe, Blossom Music Center, word-class art museums in Cleveland and Akron, the Cleveland Playhouse, Playhouse Square and E.J. Thomas Hall ensure a rich selection of cultural experiences.

The region is also home to a variety of fabulous museums, galleries, theaters, shopping centers, and state parks for outdoor pursuits, including the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, historic Hale Farm and Village, and of course, all of the opportunities available on Lake Erie.

For spectator sports enthusiasts, Northern Ohio is home to the Cleveland Indians, Cavaliers, Browns, Barons, Rockers and Force, as well as minor league baseball team the Akron Aeros, and many collegiate athletic programs throughout the region. You can also enjoy the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League and The Crew of Major League Soccer. The area has more golf courses, public and private, per capita than many parts of the U.S., including Akron’s Firestone Country Club. Northfield Park and Thistledown race track furnish fans with plenty of harness and thoroughbred racing action.