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Staying Safe During Winter Activities
Winter is a season marked by a higher incidence of heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems, especially in locations where the weather gets cold and snowy. Knowing what precautions you need to take to keep your heart healthy, as well as the warning signs of a heart attack, are especially important at this time of year.
Blessing leader named to 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named Margaret (Maggie) Ozan Rafferty RN, DHA, Chief Experience Officer at Blessing Health System, to the Board of Examiners for the 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Observation Decision Unit CNA earns Honey Bee Award
Sheila White, CNA, Observation Decision Unit (ODU), became the 17th Blessing Hospital caregiver to receive the Honey Bee Award in a surprise presentation on Monday, October 28.
Blessing Home Care helps veteran deliver another victory
For more than a half-century, Ron and Ann Abel have survived everything the world has thrown at them, including Ron’s tour of duty in Vietnam. “The determination and the love are very strong,” Ann said of her relationship with Ron.
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…
Blessed Beginnings institutes delayed bathing of newborns
Blessed Beginnings has instituted a national “best practice” that calls for not bathing newborns for the first eight-to-48 hours of their life.
Emergency Care
EXPERIENCE THE BLESSING DIFFERENCE: THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
No matter if it is day or night, our team of emergency medicine specialists can provide care for all types of injuries and conditions. We are known for:
Treating the most serious…
Two women’s search for pain relief lead them to the same place
Arlis was pulling weeds on the family farm when she tripped on the edge of some landscaping blocks, landing on her back on one of the blocks. This began her journey that would lead her to the Spine Center.
Integrated Care: Mom finds life-saving help in a crisis
Seeking and receiving behavioral health care is as important as physical healthcare. Our Integrated Care team members provide short-term therapy support to patients working through various conditions.