Bluffton Hospital has initiated COVID-19 testing for all patients coming to the hospital for scheduled surgeries and procedures.
This is a change from the previous practice of testing only those exhibiting symptoms of the disease and referred by their primary care physicians.
The hours of operation for pre-surgery and procedure swabbing at Bluffton Hospital follows:
• Mondays through Fridays – 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Weekends – 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Persons need to contact their physician to schedule a pre-surgery or procedure swabbing.
This is the result of 2.78 inches of rain from May 14 to midnight May 18 - not counting the Tuesday, May 19, continual showers. Photos were taken Tuesday morning when the waters were actually receeding. This view shows the bridge over North Main Street. CLICK HERE for photos of Riley overflowing into the Buckeye. Several additional photos are in this series.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) is now offering antibody testing for COVID-19.
Patients who would like to know if they have had COVID-19 should contact their primary care provider who will then order a test through the BVHS outpatient laboratory.
Unlike the nasal swabs that test for active COVID-19 infections, the antibody test is taken through a blood draw. The antibodies will typically show-up about one to two weeks after someone has been infected with COVID-19.
Wil Dailey, Bluffton first grader, created this drawing of his teacher, Mrs. Steinmetz.
Teacher Appreciation Week was May 4-8. In cooperation with the Bluffton PTO, the Icon is posting drawings of elementary teachers created by elementary students.
The Icon invites all elementary students to submit a drawing of a teacher. Send to: [email protected].