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Understanding Obesity

Understanding Obesity What is the problem of obesity? Causes of obesity are complicated, but certainly a mixture of genetic, physiological, behavioral/habit, environmental and pharmacological factors…

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

What is the HPV vaccine? The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine helps prevent HPV infections and those types of cancers. HPV can cause cervical, oropharynx, anal and other types of cancers. HPV Facts 43 million HPV infections occur…

Statement from Blessing Hospital on the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board Vote

Maureen Kahn, CEO of Blessing Hospital, is issuing the following statement on the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board’s decision on the Certification of Need (CON) application from Quincy Medical Group.

MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN (MLT/MT) - ILLINI - UP TO $20,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE - LABORATORY

Per the Blessing Health System's Covid-19 Vaccination policy, all employees must be fully vaccinated. Candidates can submit requests for exemptions from the Covid-19 Vaccination for religious or medical reasons. Please ask to speak with the…

REGISTERED NURSE (RN) - ILLINI - EMERGENCY ROOM

JOB SUMMARY This position is responsible for assessing patient/family health problems and resources, taking a leadership role in the development, implementation and outcomes evaluation of a plan for nursing care provided by the nursing team.…

Donor Stories - Laurie Jansen

My journey with organ donation began when my mother, Nancy Daggett received her life saving kidney transplant in March of 1997.  Prior to the transplant, she was very sick and would sleep close to 20 hours a day.  Within two weeks of her…

Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center

At Blessing’s Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center, we treat people with wounds that are not healing properly. Our wound care specialists are the most highly trained in the area and use the latest, most advanced treatments to speed healing and prevent…

Article written by Blessing nurses published

Two Blessing Hospital nurses co-authored an article that has been featured in the online publication, Nursing Management.

Microtia

A condition that causes children to be born with small, deformed or missing ears. Microtia Patients with microtia are born with an unformed or unusually shaped ear. This condition can be part…

Donor Stories - Abbie Hochgraber

When I turned 16, I was able to make an informed consent that if something tragic were to happen to me, I would want to live on through others. At such a young age, I knew that this could impact someone in a significant way. As the years went on, I…