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Blessing offers testing and treatment for rare condition

While the disease is rare, Blessing Health surgeon Dr. Fernando Bonanni says for people who suffer with achalasia, how often it occurs does not matter.

Woman finds the cure for fear in the face of a life-threatening emergency

Nancy Kurpaitis awoke from a sound sleep at 1 am Monday, November 4, 2024, feeling sicker than she had in 71 years of life. The wave of symptoms included feeling faint, extremely warm, short of breath and with her heart racing.

Blessing Cancer Center retains its national accreditation

The care delivered to patients of the Blessing Cancer Center remains accredited by The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, as the result of a recent survey.

Mid-face lift (Cheek lift)

Lifts and repositions the tissues of the lower eyelid and cheek to soften the area between the lower eyelid and cheek, and to smooth lines between the eyelid and cheek and between the cheek and upper lip. Mid-face lift (Cheek lift) …

Dynamic Digital Radiography

Dynamic Digital Radiography What is Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR)? Dynamic Digital Radiography is a new technology that allows doctors to see your bones or lungs in motion by using an X-ray…

Denman Medical Equipment & Supply

Denman Medical Equipment & Supply carries a full line of quality medical products. At our locally owned and operated store, you will find a professional, experienced staff, including a respiratory therapist and qualified technicians. We can…

ODU staffer earns Honey Bee award

Kourtni Shankland, certified nurse assistant, Gen Med/Hospitalist/ODU, earned Blessing Hospital’s 60th Honey Bee award during a surprise presentation on October 5, 2023

Celebrating Small: The Latest in Heart Care at Blessing

John Hammock, MD, FACC, FHRS, cardiac electrophysiologist, Blessing Physician Services, cannot believe the size of the Micra pacemaker. Officially, it is one-tenth the size of a traditional pacemaker, comparable to a large multi-vitamin.

Breast Center

Breast Center Experience the Blessing Difference: The Breast CenterThe Blessing Breast Center is a soothing space, focused on your breast health. When it comes to preventing breast cancer, the best…

This gardener wears a lab coat (sometimes)

April 14 is National Gardening Day. What do you get when you mix a love for the land with a passion for helping people? You get Sara Martin, APRN-FNP, Nurse Practitioner, in Blessing’s Family Medicine Department.