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Author: Jessica Pasley

Employee Spotlight

Being treated for childhood cancer set Jason Schwartz on the path to his life’s work: treating childhood cancer

By Jessica Pasley

Cancer at the age of 13 forced him to give up his dream of professional football. While undergoing treatment, he found a new dream.

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Employee Spotlight

The man at the music festival had been beaten unconscious. Medical assistant Chase Brown may have saved his life.

By Jessica Pasley

"If that was my little brother or one of my friends, I would hope someone would help them."

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Patient Spotlight

 “Old fashioned texting”: patient and her caregivers chat via signs in windows

By Jessica Pasley

The clinic building faces the hospital building, and when Katy Rose was in the hospital, she began posting signs for her clinic nurse to see. It kind of grew from there.

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Health, yes

Fireworks and sparklers are lots of fun, but they can cause terrible injuries; how to celebrate safely

By Jessica Pasley

Protect the eye on the 4th of July

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Health, yes

“Parker, stay with me!” Local family learns firsthand the dangers of multi-passenger UTVs and golf carts.

By Jessica Pasley

Pediatric trauma experts add multipassenger UTVs, golf carts to list of dangerous vehicles that includes ATVs

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Patient Spotlight

That piano music coming from the chapel? It’s a 16-year-old patient at the baby grand

By Jessica Pasley

The first chance he got to leave his hospital room, Gabe Gingerich made his way to the keyboard

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Health, yes

Doggone it — be safe

By Jessica Pasley

Any dog may bite if surprised or provoked; how to safely interact with Canine World

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Health, yes

Carbon monoxide can quietly kill you; a detector can save your life

By Jessica Pasley

Sources include room heaters, furnaces, charcoal grills, cooking ranges, water heaters, cars and portable generators.

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Photo Feature

Photos celebrate NICU babies’ first Christmas

By Jessica Pasley

Christmas is a holiday that celebrates the birth of a baby; here are photos of some babies who spent their first Christmas in NICU, surrounded by the love of family and in the care of their doctors and nurses

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