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COPD

If you are regularly short of breath or have a cough that will not go away, you should seek care from a pulmonary specialist, or lung doctor. COPD, or chronic obstructive lung disease, often starts with these seemingly minor symptoms. Because…

Heart Valve Disease

Your heart has 4 valves. These valves ensure that blood flows properly through the heart to the rest of your body. When you have heart valve disease, one or more of the valves does not work as it should. Heart Valve Disease …

Donate Life - Tracy's Story

     "(Organ and tissue donation) truly is a gift of hope." Donate Life - Tracy Armstrong's Story Organ and tissue donation has always been so very close to my heart. I do not have a close personal story, but for many years I have…

3 Surgical unit nurse earns latest DAISY award

Kenzie Blentlinger, RN, 3 Surgical, became the 69th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on February 24, 2022.

Three nurse educators retire

Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences faculty members Sheila Capp Taber, PhD, RN; Deborah Race, PhD, RN; and Linda Burke, MSN, RN, have retired after a total of 101 years of service.

Nurse reflects on “hugs and thank-you’s” as long career ends

The lesson Angie Hancox takes from Blessing Hospital is timeless when she retires on September 11 after a 41-year nursing career. “Treat others as you would want to be treated."

Behavioral Health nurse earns DAISY award

Joni Winningham, RN, outpatient behavioral health, became the 97th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on June 24, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care.

Arrhythmia

Your heart is a pump powered by a constant flow of electricity. Arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats, occur when something short-circuits your heart’s electrical system. Arrhythmia If you have an…

Blessing cardiologist brings new care option to patients

People at risk for a stroke because of a blocked carotid artery have a new option for their care at the Blessing Heart & Vascular Center, thanks to Jeffrey Cook, MD, cardiologist, Blessing Physician Services.