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By Emily Dulgar, RN
Birchaven Village
When you hear a physician say that you or a loved one needs to be intubated or needs a tracheostomy, it is important to understand the purpose of these and how they differ.

A tracheostomy (trach) is a procedure in which a doctor surgically makes an incision in the trachea, sometimes called the “windpipe.” Tracheostomy procedures are performed when there is an obstruction in the airway and intubation is medically not possible, a patient has inefficient oxygen delivery or has problems with secretions.

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Here are the babies born at Bluffton Hospital over the end of the summer. :

July 30 - Owen James, son of Chase and Jessica Ferguson, Findlay.

Aug. 2 - Oakley Sage, son of Jakob Davis and Morgan Dickey-Spratt, Bluffton.

Aug. 2 - Lainey Jo, daughter of Brad and Amy McKee, Mount Cory.

Aug. 5 - Lucy Grace, daughter of Reverend Jeremy and Jen Mann, Bluffton.

Aug. 5 - Masen Palmer, son of Travis and Amanda Missler, Bluffton.

Aug. 5 - Omara Lyzabeth, daughter of Roger Parkins and Mary Donnal, Ada.

Grief Support Group sessions begin soon

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Bridge Bereavement Services is offering a “Sew Many Memories” grief support program on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Birchaven Village, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay. 

The Sept. 26 session is for planning purposes and the Oct. 6 session will be used for sewing. This program will offer participants the opportunity to turn their loved one’s clothing into a keepsake.

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By Chelsie Niese, MSN, RN
Community Nurse Liaison, Bridge Home Health & Hospice

Bridge Home Health and Hospice presentations

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The 31st annual “Living Through Loss” educational series will begin on Monday, Sept. 16, through Bridge Home Health and Hospice, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System. 

Presentations are held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Marathon Auditorium at Blanchard Valley Hospital, 1900 S. Main St., Findlay. The topic for September will be “The Journey through Grief: What to Expect along the Way” presented by Tonya Camden, MSW, LISW-S.

A new option for knee pain

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By Thomas Kindl, MD
Blanchard Valley Pain Management
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a common interventional procedure, typically performed on the nerves in your spine. In the past few years, pain specialists have begun performing a modified version of this procedure on other joints like the knee.

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