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Hearing Aids

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on May 29, 2021 - 6:00am

“These hearing aids don’t work!”  I bet most of us have heard that from someone at one time or another.  Hearing aids have gotten a bad rap for years.  However, there are actually scores of people who successfully wear hearing aids and wouldn’t want to be without them.  Hearing aid manufacturers continually work to improve their size and technology.  Most hearing aids are barely noticeable now, as they are quite discreet and blend in with hair/skin tones.  What most people don’t understand, however, is that hearing aids are like “mini computers” that are worn in or behind their ears.  As wi

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Vaccinations available in Bluffton for those 12 and up

Offered to pediatric patients of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 28, 2021 - 12:28pm

COVID-19 vaccinations are now being offered for pediatric patients of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices (BVMP) who are 12 years of age and older.

Beginning Thursday, June 3, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., clinics will be held at Bluffton Hospital for BVMP pediatric patients.

The vaccination clinics are only open to those who are (BVMP) pediatric patients. Vaccines will not be administered to any pediatric patients who do not meet the specific age guidelines.

To become a BVMP pediatric patient, or to schedule your child with a physician, please call 419.422.APPT.

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Bluffton Hospital donates meals

To Bluffton Family Recreation's summer kid's camp
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 28, 2021 - 11:34am

Bluffton Hospital, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), has donated funds to provide meals to the Bluffton Family Recreation (BFR) 2021 Summer Kids’ Camp.

The meals will feed children ages 5-12 enrolled in their program, each week throughout the summer.

Children attending the camp will also receive a free gift of BVHS water bottles.

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Unicompartmental Patellofemoral Arthroplasty

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on May 22, 2021 - 6:00am

A unicompartmental arthroplasty is the replacement with a prosthetic of just one of the three compartments of the knee when it is affected by the condition of severe osteoarthritis (OA). Musculoskeletal providers divide the knee into three compartments: medial (inside) compartment, lateral (outside) compartment, and the kneecap on the femur (patellofemoral joint). Osteoarthritis is a systemic inflammatory condition that affects the entire joint, causing aching, swelling, stiffness, and deformities. One of its physiological signs is to degrade the cartilage lining of the bones.

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Fall Prevention

Simple Tips to Stay Independent
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on May 15, 2021 - 6:00am

Whether you choose to stay at home or start to resume a “normal” life since the start of the pandemic, one thing seniors should be aware of is their fall risk while at home and while out-and-about. Measuring your fall risk is more than thinking about physical abilities, age and medical conditions. You should also consider the following, which all increase your risk for falls.

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Babies will no longer be delivered at Bluffton Hospital

Of the 33 critical access hospitals in Ohio, only 9 continue to offer labor and delivery services
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2021 - 1:45pm

Babies will no longer be delivered at Bluffton Hospital.

Instead, labor and delivery services, which moved to Findlay in December due to the covid-19 pandemic, will remain in Findlay.

The announcement made today, May 7, from Blanchard Valley Health System follows:

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will maintain the consolidation of labor and delivery services to the Findlay main campus. Bluffton Hospital labor and delivery services temporarily closed in December of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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