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Shoulder Injuries

Your shoulder has the greatest range of motion of all the joints in your body. For this reason, your shoulders are more vulnerable to injuries like tears when you participate in certain sports, like tennis or baseball, or have a job that requires…

New heart procedure reduces stroke risk and fear

Talk with Jim Waterkotte for a while and you know he is one of a kind. But not in every way. Jim had taken a blood thinner for 10 years. So do as many as three million people each year in the United States. Jim took the blood thinner to control life-threatening clotting associated with his heart’s abnormal rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation (Afib).

Pandemic (and a phone call) lead nurse back to Blessing

During my first day of orientation, I could barely contain myself. Maureen Kahn, president and chief executive officer of Blessing Health System and Blessing Hospital, discussed how the health system did not lay off one employee because of the pandemic. That just blew me away. I was almost in tears. They knew it would hurt their bottom dollar. They did it anyway, without question.

Endocrinologist, psychiatrist and emergency physician join Blessing Health

Sandra Dempsey, MD, Roman Fridline, MD, and Bejoy John, MD have joined Blessing Hospital.

Microtia

A condition that causes children to be born with small, deformed or missing ears. Microtia Patients with microtia are born with an unformed or unusually shaped ear. This condition can be part…

Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

When a medical condition affects how you move, speak or feel, the impact on your daily life can be huge. To help you maximize your potential so you can live the fullest life possible, Blessing Hospital provides speech and lymphedema therapy on an…

How One Blanket Warms An Entire Family

Blessing Hospice hosts the “Memory Bear” program, making items including stuffed bears and pillows for their families out of textile items that belonged to their loved one.

Medical Equipment for Home

When you leave the hospital with instructions for home care, your list of supplies or equipment can be a lot to manage. At Denman Services, our friendly, expert staff can help. A regional provider of medical supplies and equipment, we serve patients…

Article written by Blessing nurses published

Two Blessing Hospital nurses co-authored an article that has been featured in the online publication, Nursing Management.

Liposuction

Is loose skin or excess fat in your abdominal area making you self-conscious? Liposuction and tummy tucks are common cosmetic procedures that can resolve this issue, with minimal recovery time. Liposuction can help shape other areas of the body as…