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Oh deer! Mother and daughter experience the Blessing Difference in the middle of the highway
Kimberly Bartimus is a natural-born helper and Debby Rabe is forever grateful. “That’s why I am in this field,” said Kimberly, a certified nurse assistant and four-year member of the Blessing Hospital staff. “It’s in my blood.”
Blessing Health installs public medication disposal containers
Residents of the Quincy and Pittsfield areas now have more options in which to safely and properly dispose of unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications.
Long-time ICU nurse earns two nominations and a DAISY award
Michelle Summy, RN, intensive care unit, became Blessing Hospital’s 107th DAISY award winner during a ceremony on April 17, 2025, for her extraordinary nursing care. She has been an ICU nurse for 37 years and received two nominations leading to her award.
New treatment available locally for depression
As many as 40% of people with depression can find no relief for their condition.
Teacher learns it takes teamwork to treat cancer
Shari Kirtlink loved her career as a pre-kindergarten teacher at Carpenter’s Kids, a program of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Hannibal. All of a sudden, it was her students and their families making a difference in the 57-year-olds life, wearing “Team Shari” shirts and praying for her regularly after she had to leave teaching because of lung cancer that spread to her brain.
Quarterly food distribution in Pike County on October 9
Illini Community Hospital is hosting a quarterly food distribution for Pike County, Illinois, residents only on Wednesday, October 9, at the Pike County Fairgrounds 210 W Clay Street in Pleasant Hill.
Family finds life-saving care and life-enriching support after terrible accident
Some would say Chase Thurman cheated death. That’s not accurate. Chase Thurman doesn’t cheat. What Chase did was call upon his own physical and mental strength and - with the help of a skilled surgeon and the support of people around the region, country and world – beat the odds.
Striking a blow against heart failure
New technology in use at Blessing will improve the quality of life of heart failure patients. The tiny device is called CardioMEMS. It is placed directly into the pulmonary artery during a non-surgical procedure and records the pressure inside the lungs.
“It measures the vibrations from blood flow within the lungs without the use of any batteries or other power supply,” explained Dr. Krause.
Dog Bite Leads to Amazing Story of Survival
All Sarah Taylor wanted to do was a favor for a friend, dog-sit for one night.
Advice from a stage 3 breast cancer survivor
Joyce Mayfield began breast cancer treatment in January. At that time, Blessing Health surgeon Emmanuel Bessay offered her some advice.