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Blessing’s heart care quality receives national recognition
Blessing Health recently received a Blue Distinction® Center for Cardiac Care designation by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.
After a decade of suffering, Baylis man celebrates a second chance at life
On April 5, 2025, Rev. Gary Dice will celebrate one year with his transplanted heart. He is thankful to God, to his family and friends, to the many members of his medical team and to someone he does not yet know, the individual - and their loved ones - who donated the heart that gave him his second chance at life.
Physicians join Blessing Health System
Kurtis Stewart, MD, surgeon, Rami Abumasmah, MD, and Osama Qubaiah, MD have joined Blessing Physician Services.
Meet a man at the heart of a Christmas miracle
Miracles can occur anywhere at any time. Ask Dean Woodruff. His miracle began in a cemetery three days before Christmas 2021.
How one doctor helped another doctor put life back into focus
Timothy Ott overcame any hurdle he faced successfully to become a board-certified family medicine physician – including one challenge that most medical students don’t face. For most of his life, Dr. Ott’s eyes crossed in, leading to double vision that caused him to see two images of one object.
Surgeon and internal medicine specialist join Blessing Health
Dr. Lawrence Volz and Dr. John Leiner have joined Blessing Health
Lack of family breast cancer history confounds survivor
Barbara “Babs” Herring of Hannibal learned something about breast cancer this past summer.
Illini nurse receives international award
Emily Hill, RN, Illini Rural Health Clinic, became the latest Illini nurse to receive the international DAISY award for her extraordinary nursing care. Nurses can be nominated for the award by patients or their family members, providers or other coworkers.
Supplier Information
Below are links to documents for you, the suppliers of Blessing Health System.Terms and Conditions of PurchaseBlessing Corporate Services Code of ConductDeficit Reduction Act of 2005 - False ClaimsMinimum Necessary PolicyContractor Safety…
This gardener wears a lab coat (sometimes)
April 14 is National Gardening Day. What do you get when you mix a love for the land with a passion for helping people? You get Sara Martin, APRN-FNP, Nurse Practitioner, in Blessing’s Family Medicine Department.