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Recent nursing school graduate earns Honey Bee award
Bridget O’Bryan, RN, became the hospital’s 25th Honey Bee Award winner during a surprise presentation on September 29, 2020. Bridget received the award for care she delivered when working as a CNA, before passing her NCLEX and becoming an RN.
“Independent” woman finds life-saving heart care at Blessing Health
Some people might call her stubborn. Cyndee Lester prefers the word “independent”.
Blessing expands behavioral healthcare with new services
People in need of behavioral healthcare have a new option to consider at the Blessing Health System with the introduction of the Blessing Empowerment Self Transformation Center, or B.E.S.T. Self Center. The Center offers partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, known as PHP & IOP services
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…
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.