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Man finds life-saving answer to medical mystery with hours to spare
Jerry Hooker saw triple-fellowship trained and board-certified Blessing Health neurosurgeon Ryan Brennan twice in his life.
Doctor’s care influences patient’s future
For the past 17 years Isabella “Bella” Peterson has been under the care of Blessing Health plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Arshad Muzaffar, as he and his team repaired her cleft lip and alveolus. An alveolus is a gap in the gum line.
Blessing Hospital surgical nurse retires
Donna Schutte, RN, BSN, charge nurse, One Day Surgery, Blessing Hospital, retired on October 1 after 37 years of service.
State-of-the-art testing system now online in Blessing Hospital Laboratory
Blessing Hospital has purchased and installed a “BioFire®” testing system in its laboratory. BioFire® allows for in-house testing of twenty-one common viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens in less than an hour. The BioFire® platform has received FDA approval for COVID-19 testing and Blessing Hospital Laboratory will implement the test immediately upon receipt of the test kits from the company.
Hospice social worker earns Honey Bee award
Maggie Althide, social worker, Hospice, earned Blessing Hospital’s 61st Honey Bee award during a surprise presentation on October 24, 2023
New Blessing Hospital Patient Discharge Lounge opens October 15
Blessing Hospital patients who meet medical criteria will no longer have to wait in their room for a ride home. Blessing will open a new patient discharge lounge on Monday, October 15.
What can you do to help a cardiologist sleep better at night?
Help your Blessing cardiologist sleep easier tonight by committing to call 911 if you ever experience chest pain or other symptoms that could be a heart attack – and tell your family and friends to do the same thing.
Blessing ER Nurse Earns DAISY Award
Jessica Bichsel, BSN, RN, Emergency Center, Blessing Hospital, became the 28th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award.
Blessing Health earns MRI breast imaging national accreditation
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has awarded Blessing Health the gold seal of accreditation for a three-year term in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast.
Donor Stories - Betsey Powell
I made the decision to become an organ and tissue donor when I was a teenager. My friend and her younger sister were killed at a young age. The younger sister’s organs were donated, including her heart. The heart recipients mother…