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Blessing Hospital receives national recognition for stroke care

Stroke patients at Blessing Hospital are getting gold standard care, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

Schools and Programs

Blessing is the regional leader in professional education for careers in health care. Click on the links below to learn more about our programs and training provided on our campus:Advanced Practice Practicum/ClinicalBlessing-Rieman College of…

Blessing Health Diabetes Support Group meeting on March 27

“March into Fitness” is the topic of the Blessing Health Diabetes Support Group meeting on Thursday, March 27 at 12:30 pm at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th Street, Quincy.

Illini Health Services

Illini Health Services (IHS) offers true 1-stop shopping. Not only do we offer a full line of medical equipment and supplies, we also operate a retail pharmacy. We provide all the equipment, supplies and medications you need to manage your chronic…

Blessing Health System earns national recognition for workplace wellness

The Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) has recognized Blessing Health System’s workplace wellness programming with a Well Workplace bronze award.

Efforts of Risk Management staffer recognized with Honey Bee award

Justin McDermott, risk management and patient relations specialist, received the 76th Honey Bee award during a presentation on January 30. The Blessing Honey Bee award recognizes the exceptional service provided by support staff.

Blessing Breast Center is first in tri-states to offer new, more comfortable mammogram with 3D imaging service

The newly acquired SmartCurve™ breast stabilization system improves patient comfort without compromising image quality. The technology has the potential to assist women who have reported avoiding regular mammograms due in large part to the fear of discomfort associated with breast compression.

Blessing employees retire with a combined 79 years of service

Ann Mitchell, Patient Access Department; Kathy Boll, pharmacy technician, Brown Drug; and Tammy Haggerty, guest services representative, are retiring from Blessing Hospital.

Singing the praises of the Radiation Oncology team – really!

Have you ever “sung someone’s praises”? You probably have, but may not be familiar with the phrase. Singing someone’s praises means to, “express enthusiastic approval or admiration of someone or something.” It does not require actual singing.

Blessing cardiothoracic surgery nurse practitioner earns advanced certification

Andrea Leone, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blessing Hospital, has earned Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner national certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is also a certified Family Nurse Practitioner.