A specialized Blessing Health team that provides life-changing care to children has earned a prestigious national recognition.

Blessing Hospital’s Non-Invasive Cardiology Department has earned its fourth three-year accreditation in Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).

Shelby Emerick, inpatient intervention therapist, Adolescent Psychiatric Services, earned Blessing Hospital’s 65th Honey Bee award during a surprise presentation on February 28. The Blessing Hospital Honey Bee award recognizes the exceptional service provided by support staff.

By December 2022, Vincent Holtkamp could not stand the pain anymore. 

Ashley Sherwood, RN, Cardiology, became the first registered nurse from a Blessing Health outpatient department to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on February 26, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care.

People in need of inpatient hospital care for a non-behavioral condition are now eligible to receive that level of care in the comfort of their home from Blessing Hospital.

Lauretta M. Eno, RN, had an idea. It was the early 1970s, a time when it was as challenging to recruit and retain nurses as it is today.

Reservations are now being taken for a no-cost cholesterol screening that will take place on Tuesday, March 12, hosted by Illini Community Hospital. 

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”

Blessing Bariatric Institute surgery patients have lost it – weight that is – a lot of it.