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Blessing-born staff member retires after 45 years of service

Born at Blessing Hospital, Pam Shepherd, informatics analyst, will retire from Blessing on June 22 after 45 years of service.

Blessing Diabetes Center retains national recognition for 25th year

The Blessing Diabetes Center has earned continuing recognition from the American Diabetes Association® (ADA)—the nation’s leading organization committed to fighting diabetes—through the Education Recognition Program (ERP).

Here is work benefit you can enjoy with no premium required

One of the “benefits” of working at Blessing – for which neither the employee nor employer pays a “premium” – is friendship.

Pharmacy tech’s commitment to patient advocacy earns ICARE Award

Ray Davis, lead pharmacy tech at Illini Health Services pharmacy in Pittsfield, earned the ICARE Award for Compassion at a surprise ceremony on Thursday, June 4.

“Solution-focused mindset” earns employee an ICARE award

Job skills can be taught. Consistency, initiative, and heart for service – not so much – and those are the qualities that earned Melanie Garner the ICARE Award for Excellence.

National journal publishes research by Blessing nurses

Minutes Matter: An Emergency Nurse’s Stroke Story

As a registered nurse in the Blessing Hospital Emergency Department, Kelli Terwelp has spent years caring for patients in critical moments. But what happens when a nurse finds herself on the other side of the experience?

Supporting the Future of Health Care Through Community Connection

The future of essential industries like health care depends on inspiring the next generation early. That mission was on full display when 8th grade student Braylee Brackensick presented her science project at Unity Middle School in Mendon, Illinois.

Music as Medicine: David Barton Receives Blessing Honey Bee Award

David Barton’s compassion created a moment they will never forget, earning David the May 2026 Honey Bee Award.

DAISY Award Recognizes Lindsey Mettes for Exceptional Maternity Care

For a first-time mother, feeling heard, supported, and at peace can make all the difference during delivery. That level of compassionate, patient-centered care has earned Lindsey Mettes, RN, Blessing Health System’s DAISY Award for May 2026.