For longtime blood donor Wayne Burlog, donating blood is more than a way to give back. It’s a way to give life. “I started in 1972,” says Wayne ...
While there are a LOT of people excited about Altru’s new hospital, there may not be a team more excited about it than the Emergency Department (ED). ...
Construction on Altru’s new hospital is expected to be completed in late 2024, but excitement is building in the current NICU. Three NICU staff ...
It seemed like any other Sunday for Jeff and Glenna Fosse. After church, the couple visited Jeff’s parents for a cup of coffee. Jeff seemed a bit ...
In January 2008, Jim Karley started having chest pain in his office at the Johnstown Bean company. He decided to consult with Dr. Casey Ryan. “It ...
Vegetables are a great way to bulk up any meal and provide extra nutrients to your diet. However, they aren’t everyone’s favorite thing to eat and can ...
In November 2021, Alex Rose, LBSW, a social worker for Altru Case Management, met with a patient she had been seeing since August. The young woman had ...
When Altru’s pet therapy program resumed earlier this year, few people were happier than longtime volunteer Eric Nelson. He missed bringing joy to ...
The holiday season is a time of social gatherings, most of which include eating. Managing diabetes is challenging even without the holiday stress. The ...
Jamie Roed, MD , has been named Altru Health System’s Provider of the Quarter for Quarter 2 of 2022 . Here’s a chance to get to know a bit more about ...
End-of-life planning. Not easy to talk about, but important to do. What are advance directives? What is palliative care and/or hospice care? How can I ...
Touch. Taste. Sound. Sight. Smell. Body Awareness. Balance. We often take our senses for granted. The sound of waves crashing on the lakeshore. The ...