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Consulting Physician Clinic at the Casteel Center - Illini Community Hospital

SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE, CLOSE TO HOME Through our consulting physician clinic, patients have access to more than a dozen area specialists, who provide care for a variety of conditions. 640 West Washington 1st…

Advance Directives

What is an advance directive? It is a document that you complete to be used in a situation when you can’t speak for yourself and make your own decisions regarding the healthcare you want.  An Advance Directive can do two things: (1) name…

Illini ER nurse receives DAISY award

CNA program grad earns Honey Bee award

Dreston Brunk, CNA program graduate, earned Blessing Hospital’s 63rd Honey Bee award during a surprise presentation on November 30, 2023. The Blessing Hospital Honey Bee award recognizes the exceptional service provided by support staff.

PCU nurse earns DAISY Award

Nick Kelley, RN, Progressive Care Unit, became the 102nd Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on November 21, 2024, for his extraordinary nursing care.

Blessing Hospital inpatient rehabilitation care receives three-year national accreditation

This man knows winners when he sees them

Dale Labuary was an award-winning football coach during 27 seasons at Monroe City High School in northeast Missouri. He was inducted into the Missouri Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006, and into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.

Vaccinations

How Vaccines WorkVaccines help develop immunity by imitating an infection. This type of infection, however, almost never causes illness, but it does cause the immune system to produce T-lymphocytes and antibodies. Sometimes, after getting a…

Nursing Shared Governance Councils

“Shared Governance in this organization is a partnership for accountability in practice,” said Tonya Newell, RN, Inpatient Care Coordination for Emergency Center and the Hub and longtime shared governance participant and supporter. “Shared…

Blessing earns new national stroke care honor

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently recognized Blessing Hospital with three honors for the stroke care it provides - including, for the first time, the Get with the Guidelines Stroke Rural Recognition Silver award.