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Endocrinology

Our endocrine system regulates hormones that act as messengers from one area of the body to another. The system includes the pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, pineal, hypothalamus, adrenal and pituitary glands, and the ovaries and testes.…

Blessing Corporate Services

Blessing Corporate Services (BCS) provides a strategic vision and develops new service opportunities for each member of the Blessing Health System. BCS develops and plans new initiatives and assists in obtaining the necessary resources to implement…

COPD

If you are regularly short of breath or have a cough that will not go away, you should seek care from a pulmonary specialist, or lung doctor. COPD, or chronic obstructive lung disease, often starts with these seemingly minor symptoms. Because…

Gestational Diabetes

When your blood sugar (glucose) levels rise during pregnancy, it is called gestational diabetes. Having gestational diabetes does not necessarily mean you will have diabetes forever. Often, the condition will go away after your baby is born. But it…

Heart Valve Disease

Your heart has 4 valves. These valves ensure that blood flows properly through the heart to the rest of your body. When you have heart valve disease, one or more of the valves does not work as it should. Heart Valve Disease …

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Publications

Select a link to view an interactive copy of the Personal Blessing, Blessing Health System Annual Report, or Community Benefit Report.Blessing Hospital Patient GuideClick here to view our Blessing Hospital Patient Guide online.Community Benefit…

Blessing Administrative Council

 Brigid K. Toyne-Barfoot, DNP, RN, NEA-BCChief Nursing Officer As Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) of Blessing Health System, Dr. Toyne-Barfoot is responsible for nursing strategy, operations, and patient care standards followed by the health…

Skin cancer survivor says “Every day is a blessing”

Gary Abbott’s first encounter with skin cancer was in 2004, during one of his biannual fishing trips with his father.

Determination and good fortune lead woman to breast cancer recovery

Becky Keck has known great success in her life. She has been married to husband, Dave, for 42 years. They have four daughters and 11 grandchildren. Becky was the first in her family to attend and graduate from college. She then worked her way up the corporate ladder to serve as chief financial officer of a Quincy-based company that does business around the world.