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Illini Health Services Moving To New Location

Illini Health Services (IHS) will be closed Saturday, June 29, to move to its new location at 321 North Monroe.

Woman calls unique breast health service a lifesaver

Some people call it junk mail. It’s unsolicited material from businesses and organizations that can be aggravating at times as it clutters a home mailbox. Katie Thomure believes one of those mailings saved her life.

Blessing nurse earns national certification

Public invited to ribbon cutting and open house at new Illini Fitness location

Illini Community Hospital will host a public ribbon cutting and open house at the new location of Illini Fitness on the hospital campus, 321 West Washington Street, on Tuesday, September 17. The ribbon cutting will be at 9 am and the open house will be held immediately following the ribbon cutting until 11 am.

Two Blessing Nurses Retire

Two long time Blessing Hospital employees are celebrating their retirement.

Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC)

Patients living with an increased stroke risk due to non-valvular atrial fibrillation (Afib) have multiple care options at the Blessing Heart & Vascular Center. Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) What…

Who's Your Angel Award - Jenny

CAREGIVER APPRECIATION: Jenny Vaughan, RN, Blessed Beginnings/Obstetrics "During my labor and delivery experience in December of 2022, Jenny was my nurse. She was there during the worst part of my labor process and continued to encourage and…

Teamwork provides young patient and family the care they need

It is rare for a youngster to be a patient in Blessing Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). But when 3-year-old Kenadi Woodson and her family needed a higher level of care than expected, three Blessing nursing units teamed up to deliver it.

Centralized Staffing RN Receives Who's Your Angel Award

Blair Powell, RN, Centralized Staffing, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from Emily Sutton, a patient’s mother. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel award on April 11.  

As the surge continues: COVID-19 Update

The COVID-19 related patient surge that Blessing Health System leaders and staff have planned for since March has hit. Space at Blessing Hospital, and at hospitals throughout the region and across the country - is running very short with no end to the demand in sight.