A legacy of care
The Battles treat everyone who walks through the hospital doors as part of their family.
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- October 29, 2015
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Patient Story
Bringing out the inner beauty
Amid the exhausting battles, cancer patients enjoy a welcome pause to find transformation and courage in henna tattoo crowns.
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- July 10, 2017
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Patient Story
‘I managed to dodge a big, big bullet’
In defeating Guillain-Barré syndrome, a drywall finisher reclaims his good health—and recovers a long-absent sense of smell.
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- December 6, 2019
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‘We are honored and inspired’
Communities light up the night and warm hearts of health care workers.
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- May 12, 2020
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Patient Story
‘You’re never going to walk again’
A motorcycle crash left Tom Weaver paralyzed from the waist down. That hasn't stopped him from moving on in life—and fighting for greater wheelchair accessibility.
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- March 6, 2019
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Patient Story
From Wales: A rainbow warrior princess
Mia Chambers, 6, travels far from home for medical care, all in hopes of keeping her cancer in remission.
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- June 12, 2018
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Patient Story
Going home, with love
Help from friends and strangers made Alfonso Guerra’s last wish come true: He returned to Nicaragua.
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- September 11, 2017
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Patient Story
New stroke treatment option
Physician removes Jerry Densmore's life-threatening brain blood clot in minutes with Zoom RDL device.
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- February 17, 2023
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Patient Story
The vestiges of war
Vietnam veteran Patrick Wilson, a former smoker, underwent surgery for lung cancer—only to learn he had an enlarged aorta, too.
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- November 11, 2019
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Patient Story
Next best thing to being there
Telestroke technology puts remote patients like Larry Veldink face-to-face with neurologists at the stroke center.
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- July 10, 2020
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Patient Story
‘He deserved a chance’
After being turned down by a hospital on the east side of the state because of his size, baby Mikah Gering is the smallest baby to undergo ECMO treatment. And he's thriving.
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- August 22, 2018
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Patient Story
A ‘life changing’ innovation
When Lana Van Alstine refused to become a 'cardiac cripple,' her doctor found a way forward for her.
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- April 4, 2016
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