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Blessing Hospital Paramedic Program
Applications are now being accepted for Blessing Health’s nationally certified paramedic training program! The 14-month program starts in August and will meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Those interested in the program…
Blessing Hospital offers women another birthing option and a new level of safety during pregnancy
Beginning December 9, 2020, pregnant women who have given birth by Cesarean Section (C-Section) previously are now candidates to have a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) at Blessed Beginnings, the obstetric department of Blessing Hospital.
These two words set the tone for same sex couple’s life in Pike County
Two words from her boss – shared nearly four years ago – are etched into the memory and onto the heart of Jenna Maki, Performance Excellence Coordinator at Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield, IL. Jenna is the wife of another Illini employee, Laura Maki, Informatics Analyst. The couple has been together through civil union and then marriage, when it became legal for same sex couples, for 10 years.
Educational Resources
These easy-to-download weight-loss resources below offer a variety of information, useful tips and recipes designed for a successful weight loss journey.
Easy-Weigh Plan
Healthwise Food Price List
Recipes
Low Sodium Products
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Doctor’s care influences patient’s future
For the past 17 years Isabella “Bella” Peterson has been under the care of Blessing Health plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Arshad Muzaffar, as he and his team repaired her cleft lip and alveolus. An alveolus is a gap in the gum line.
With the ribbon cut, Teresa Adams House to open soon
The money has been raised, construction completed and the ceremonial ribbon was cut on December 6.
Meat manager battles pain until he got a “sign” in the breakroom
Tom Adam was looking forward to a dream vacation – Cancun, Mexico with his wife to celebrate their 20th anniversary and his 50th birthday. It was memorable all right, but for all the wrong reasons. “It was the worst pain I ever had,” said the 54-year-old meat manager from the County Market store in Palmyra, MO.
Pittsfield man finds surgeon’s skill and words get to the heart of his problem
Jayson Heavner enjoys living life behind the controls of a massive piece of earth-moving equipment. That’s the place where he is in charge. It’s a completely different story when Jayson is flat on his back in a hospital bed.
A request on Doctor’s Day 2025
As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of Blessing Hospital this year, we have the opportunity to reflect on the many changes that have occurred in local healthcare delivery over the past century-and-a-half.
Emergency Medical Services Program
We provide the training necessary to give you the knowledge, skills, and ability to make critical decisions when seconds count.The Blessing program is 13 to 14 months long, and upon completion of program requirements, the student is eligible to take…