Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on June 19, 2021 - 6:00am
People with medication allergies or a history of allergic reactions are often wary of trying new medications or vaccines. When initial reports of reaction to COVID-19 vaccines came out, experts gathered to determine how to best counsel patients with a history of allergies regarding weighing the risk versus benefits of the vaccine. Current Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for people with a history of allergic reaction to vaccines or injectable medications is to consider a consultation with an Allergist/Immunologist prior to vaccination.
As COVID-19 guidelines change, Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will continue to work in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) while providing healthcare services to the community.
“Masks will still be required at all BVHS locations until further notice,” said Roxanne Williams, MSN, RN, CHC, CPHQ, director of corporate quality, associate and patient safety.
Harold “Dean” Falk, 86, died June 18, 2021, at the Meadows of Delphos. Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Pre-order copies of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio history book available
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 18, 2021 - 2:57pm
Pre-orders are now available for a Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio history book, "How it came to be...and to grow, 1945-2019."
From the author: “Pioneering, no matter the field or century, is not an easy task. The now-ubiquitous field of adult nursing care was in its infancy after WWII when Ohio Mennonite churches saw a need and answered that call.
"Through many early struggles to later challenges, the Bluffton and Pandora communities kept the faith and grew, always with the needs of its residents at the forefront.
Levi Zink finds that the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool water slide is one of the best ways to become emersed into the pool. Especially on a hot day.