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Recognize The Heart Of Our Community
There are people all over our area that help their neighbors, support local organizations and regularly go out of their way for others. We think it’s time these people were recognized and thanked publically, but it’s up to you to tell us who is…
CRNAs: Providing exceptional care to Blessing patients
January 22-28, 2023, is National Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Week. CRNAs are registered nurses who have received additional education and national certification in anesthesia care. CRNAs are part of the care team helping to provide pain control for Blessing Health patients, including surgical patients.
Quitting Smoking
Resources & Steps to Quitting
Smoking and tobacco use have been associated with multiple health conditions and diseases including:
Cancer
Heart disease
Diabetes
Cataracts
Tobacco usage can cause damage to nearly every organ in the body.…
CNA’s impact on patients and coworkers earns Honey Bee award
The coworkers who nominated Tyler Brinkley for the Honey Bee award called him a “team player” and “absolutely amazing with patients.” That nomination led to Tyler, CNA, General Medical/Hospitalist/Observation Decision Unit, to receive the health systems 83rd Honey Bee award during a recent ceremony.
Remembering Meleah
Meleah Flynn’s husband and three daughters recently stopped by Blessing Hospital to see her name, which had been added to the memorial wall in the Blessing Cancer Center for donations received in her memory. Meleah passed away July 7, 2021, at the age of 54 after a two-year battle with stage 4 colon cancer.
ODU CNA earns Honey Bee award
Kylie Miller, CNA, general medicine/Observation Decision Unit, became Blessing Hospital’s 52nd Honey Bee award winner
How a family made mom’s wish come true
The opening sentence of the obituary shared the facts, “Iris Audry Newman Schoonover, 96, of Liberty, passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side October 15, 2022.”
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.
Clinical therapist earns Honey Bee award
Mary Ripper, outpatient clinical therapist, Integrated Care, became Blessing Hospital’s 49th Honey Bee award winner during a presentation on November 2. The Blessing Hospital Honey Bee award recognizes the exceptional service provided by support staff.
Nursing Shared Governance Councils
“Shared Governance in this organization is a partnership for accountability in practice,” said Tonya Newell, RN, Inpatient Care Coordination for Emergency Center and the Hub and longtime shared governance participant and supporter. “Shared…