COVID-19 vaccinations for pediatric patients of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices (BVMP) who are 12 years of age and older will not take place today (Thursday, June 3) at Bluffton Hospital.
Persons who had appointments scheduled for June 3 will be notified by the hospital for a rescheduled appointment.
“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
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.
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.
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.
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.
