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JoAnn Grubb had been active her whole life, but the shortness of breath caused by her narrowing aortic valve was slowing her down. “We’d been following my heart valve problem for a couple of years and finally it was at a place where it had to be replaced,” said JoAnn. She went to Genesis HealthCare System to see a cardiothoracic surgeon on the advice of her regular cardiologist, Dr. Abdulhay Albirini.

onna Taylor knew she had poor eating habits and that she could be at risk for developing diabetes. The Zanesville woman has a family history of diabetes. Her father was diabetic and required insulin injections and her paternal grandmother was diabetic and lost her sight.

Dr. Harasaki diagnosed Rebecca with cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy, meaning she suffered from a pinched nerve in the spinal column. After surgery, Rebecca's neck pain is gone, and quality of life restored. 

A few years ago, Tim Lewis of Coshocton, Ohio, had trouble doing most things. He was morbidly obese, suffered from emphysema and had trouble sleeping. He was constantly out of breath and could barely walk from room to room in his house.

Martin Angler was in need of a lung transplant and took action to lose 100 pounds in order to be accepted into a lung transplant program.

To help us navigate some basic information about arthritis, we caught up with Nina Couette, D.O., a rheumatologist with the Genesis Medical Group. 

After being hit by a car, cyclist Brad Hollingsworth spent 20 days in the hospital. Brad chose Genesis Rehab and soon began driving, running, swimming and working two days a week.

Mary Loise Cox stood in the church parking lot on one foot, or at least it felt like one foot. Numbness crept up her right foot, leg and hip, all the way to her pain-stricken lower back.

Taking a worn-down, broken muscle car and transforming it into a flashy fresh ride takes time, skills and finances, but John Rusinko and his wife Haddi say it’s worth it.

The Monarch robotic-assisted bronchoscopy technology allowed Dr. Brawner to perform a minimally invasive procedure to access small lung nodules in hard-to-reach places. This advanced technology helps patients like Shelly diagnose and treat their lung cancer.