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With his cancer “arrested”, former cop now reads everyone who will listen their medical “rights”

Shane Hunt spent his career protecting people as a police officer. While he has retired from law enforcement, Shane is still doing his best to protect others, but in a new way.

Sometimes, you don’t want to see a rainbow

Health and Wellness

Health and wellness are important. At Blessing, we want to partner with you to help promote healthy, active lifestyles through education, screenings, and events. Experience the Blessing Difference: Health and Wellness Preventive health and…

Illini Community Hospital earns statewide recognition

Illini Community Hospital has earned the 2020 IMEC Interest in Excellence Recognition award from the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC).

Bone Health

Osteoporosis causes bones to become brittle and weak. If you have osteoporosis, you are more likely to break a bone – usually a hip bone – during a fall or other incident. People aged 50 and older are more at risk for these types of bone breaks,…

From HR to RN: One woman’s journey to her life’s dream

How a woman’s “families” worked together when her heart needed care

Family means everything to Michelle Obert; that includes her nuclear family of husband John, to whom she has been married for 40 years, and seven children and five grandchildren; church family at St. Francis in Quincy and her work family of 40 years at Transitions of Western Illinois.

Blessing nurses on the COVID battle: “We adapt and we overcome”

Every Blessing Health System nurse played a vital role in responding to the COVID pandemic. However, care delivered in two locations drew a high level of attention – the Blessing Hospital Emergency Center and the Blessing Express Clinic. In both places throughout the pandemic, crowds of people arrived daily for testing or care, or both.

Can an email change your life? Wilma says yes!

Checking her emails one day this spring, a particular message caught the eye of 78-year-old Wilma Hathaway of Palmyra.

Brachytherapy

If you have recently learned that you have cancer, you will have many questions about treatment. At Blessing, our cancer specialists provide expert treatment with a type of internal radiation therapy known as brachytherapy. Brachytherapy …