The following is the first of a two-part series explaining the benefits of The Women's Center of Bluffton Hospital. With work underway toward the Center, the Icon posed the question to the hosital: How will the Women’s Center benefit patients?
Here are some answers:
Robotic Surgery
Once the doors are officially opened, The Women’s Center of Bluffton Hospital will offer robotic surgery for patients needing gynecological surgery.
Very soon, walker, joggers and bikers will have their own path along Augsburger Road.
Work started this week on an Augsburger Road pathway that will resolve a major safety issue. When finished, it will be a 10-foot wide asphalt pathway completely separate from Augsburger Road.
The pathway extends from Bentley Road (north side of Augsburger), to the Bluffton University nature preserve, Riverbend and Maple Crest. A completion date is Oct. 31.
The third annual Drew Rayle Memorial midget football game, honoring a Bluffton youth who died in 2014, takes place Saturday, Oct. 1, at 5 p.m. in Memorial Park, North Baltimore. The event supports the Drew Rayle Memorial Fund.
This is an epilepsy awareness event. During his brief life, Rayle, as an elementary student, attended school in North Baltimore and later moved to Bluffton where he attended school. He played midget football for both teams.
Bluffton Middle School is busy this fall. Here’s some of the news items from the Bluffton school website.
Newest members of the student senate are:
8th Grade: Cierra Ackerman, Clara Matthews and Julia Smallcombe 7th Grade: Lauren Gray, Reagan Mittendorf and Skyler Scoles 6th Grade: Amy Jebsen, Olivia Matthews and Olivia Smallcombe
