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Man finds the “trip” was not as bad as he thought it would be

You never know who is going to help save your life. “My insurance agent called me and said, ‘You need to go to the doctor now. Your PSA number is off the charts.’”

Blessed Beginnings Secretary Receives "Who's Your Angel?" Award

Kristi Primm, Unit Secretary, Blessed Beginnings/Obstetrics, received a Who’s Your Angel award on September 4.

When she needed cancer care, life-long nurse chose Blessing Health

Marty Frier invested her 40-year career in attending to the needs of others as a registered nurse.

Patients find success in losing tons at Blessing Bariatric Institute

Blessing Bariatric Institute surgery patients have lost it – weight that is – a lot of it.

Nursing is a tradition for this Illini Community Hospital family

While the Smith family shares a last name that is considered common, that’s where the ordinary ends in their lives.

Man finds relief after decade of suffering

ER Physician Receives Who's Your Angel Award

Dr. Vince Boston, Emergency Center Physician, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from the Chad and Karla Hildebrand family. The Blessing Foundation presented the Who’s Your Angel certificate and angel wing pin award to Dr. Boston on November 11.

What’s that sound? It’s a colorectal cancer survivor!

If you hear shouting from the rooftops in and around New London, MO, don’t worry. It’s just Jennifer Epperson – a Blessing employee, Josh’s wife and Madison and Cal’s mom. She has every reason to shout from the rooftops.

Pandemic (and a phone call) lead nurse back to Blessing

During my first day of orientation, I could barely contain myself. Maureen Kahn, president and chief executive officer of Blessing Health System and Blessing Hospital, discussed how the health system did not lay off one employee because of the pandemic. That just blew me away. I was almost in tears. They knew it would hurt their bottom dollar. They did it anyway, without question.

Saving a life: Where hope and reality collide

Andrew Romano was outside of the building in which he works, Kohl Wholesale in Quincy, enjoying just a moment of a beautiful late summer’s day. Little did he know a storm was brewing.