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Blessing Health System submits plans for ambulatory surgery center relocation
As part of Blessing Health System’s ongoing commitment to providing the best possible care for the region, Blessing Corporate Services Board Chairman Tim Koontz today announced plans to relocate Blessing’s existing ambulatory surgical treatment center (ASTC) to the hospital campus on 11th Street.
What should a prostate cancer screening include and when should screening begin?
Some providers do a blood test called a Prostate Specific Antigen test only (PSA). If a man’s PSA level trends up over time, it could be an indication of prostate cancer. Other providers order a PSA test and conduct a digital rectal exam (DRE). Blessing Health board-certified urologist William Severino, feels both tests deliver the most complete picture.
Pain is no match for Miss Margaret
When 88-year-old Margaret Midget broke her hip earlier this year, her five children knew what that could mean.
Celebrating Small: The Latest in Heart Care at Blessing
John Hammock, MD, FACC, FHRS, cardiac electrophysiologist, Blessing Physician Services, cannot believe the size of the Micra pacemaker. Officially, it is one-tenth the size of a traditional pacemaker, comparable to a large multi-vitamin.
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.
Who's Your Angel Award - Dr. Boston
CAREGIVER APPRECIATION: Dr. Boston
"We brought our daughter to the Emergency Department for what we thought was a simple allergy to medication. We presented to the department and we're almost immediately triaged back to a room. We were only in…
Blessing offers free colorectal cancer screening kits in March
In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Blessing Health is providing free, take-home colorectal cancer screening kits to the public at locations in west central Illinois and northeast Missouri. The kits are available beginning Monday, March 2 and while supplies last.
Quincy-based company adding jobs after securing major contract
Denman Linen Service, an institutional laundry company based in Quincy, will add more than two dozen employees to its workforce after securing a major client.
The Experience is Part of the Care We Deliver
There is an item on the To-Do List of Blessing Health System employees that is not on most other lists—making true human connections with each person served every day.
Who's Your Angel Award - Blessing Cardiovascular Unit
Pictured (top row, l-r): Connor Wolf, Morgan Schone, Sarah Buck, (bottom row) Sarah Mittelberg, Sarah Redington, Terry Gumm
CAREGIVER APPRECIATION: Blessing Cardiovascular RNs
“I was treated for a heart attack and subsequent AFib at Blessing…