Clinical manager earns ICARE Award
Erin Vonderhaar’s support of two staff members during crises in their families earned her the ICARE Award for compassion during a presentation on Friday, February 28.
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Medical Assistant earns ICARE Award
Deetra Ingram’s knowledge, ability to share it with others and willingness to learn more earned her the ICARE Award for accountability during a presentation on February 27.
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Volunteer group makes final payment on $250,000 pledge
The Blessing Volunteers in Partnership (BVIP), a volunteer group at Blessing Hospital that supports health related causes, has made its final payment on a $250,000 pledge that helped build the Teresa Adams House in Quincy, and made the last pledge payment considerably earlier than expected.
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Blessing Health System launches major electronic health record upgrade
Blessing Health System has launched an 18-month project to bring a new electronic health record (EHR) to its patients and providers.
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“Independent” woman finds life-saving heart care at Blessing Health
Some people might call her stubborn. Cyndee Lester prefers the word “independent”.
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Nurses punctuality and personality lead to DAISY award
Maria Hillebrenner, RN, Blessing Hospital Surgery Center, became Blessing Hospital’s 105th DAISY award winner during a ceremony on February 19, 2025, for her extraordinary nursing care.
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Blessing Hospital educator earns national certification
Allison Schrand, patient access educator, Blessing Hospital, has met the requirements and passed the certification examination of the National Association of Healthcare Access Management to earn the status of Certified Healthcare Access Associate (CHAA).
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CNA goes extra mile for dying patient; earns Honey Bee award
Progressive Care Unit CNA Amber Hudnut clocked out after work, but did not go home as most employees would. On this day she went to the bedside of a dying patient.
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Man finds out that when it comes to heart care, the movie line is true – there is no place like home
Jerry Kaszynski knows how to keep the beat. For the past three years, the 75-year-old retired chemist from Hannibal has played bass guitar in the Southern Rail country music band – to the delight of line dancers from Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri to Riverside, Iowa, and many towns in the Tri-State area.
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Illini Hospital imaging technologists earn advanced certification
Ellie Hull and Macey McEuen, registered radiologic technologists specializing in computed tomography (CT) at Illini Community Hospital, have earned national certification in CT imaging from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
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