Family means everything to Michelle Obert; that includes her nuclear family of husband John, to whom she has been married for 40 years, and seven children and five grandchildren; church family at St. Francis in Quincy and her work family of 40 years at Transitions of Western Illinois.
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Cindy Cassens, CMA (certified medical assistant), manager, East Adams County Rural Health Clinic in Golden, retires on August 1, upon completing 34 years of service.
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Jim Beard, security, Illini Community Hospital, received the health system’s 81st Honey Bee award during a recent ceremony.
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Claire Thomas, Cardiovascular Unit, received the health system’s 82nd Honey Bee award during a recent ceremony.
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Blessing Hospital Emergency Center nurse Rachel Jones became the health system’s 111th DAISY Award winner during a recent ceremony recognizing her extraordinary nursing care.
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For the seventh consecutive year, Blessing Hospital has been named a “High Performing Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report as part of its annual Best Hospitals report.
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The American Heart Association (AHA) recently recognized Blessing Hospital with three honors for the stroke care it provides - including, for the first time, the Get with the Guidelines Stroke Rural Recognition Silver award.
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Tom Dolan has hiked the Rocky, Appalachian and Ozark Mountains and kayaked the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi, Missouri, and countless smaller rivers. Recently, Tom faced the possibility of losing his slice of heaven.
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Dennis Behl, RN, retired on June 16 and Michele Graham, RN, will retire on July 2 from Blessing Hospital.
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Illini Community Hospital registered nurse Lexy Ghrist says watching her best friend raise a child with Down Syndrome shaped her approach to nursing. It also led her to receive an international DAISY Award.
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