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Man learns – and feels – how much knee replacement has improved
Daniel Wert has had both knees replaced. While the procedures took place several years apart, the difference in his experiences is best described as night and day.
How Debbie Schulte found the way back to her family
Jayne Pieper cries when she tells this story. Her tears have purpose. Jayne and her mother want everyone to know how Blessing Health board certified neurosurgeon John Olson changed their lives.
Blessing Health System executive named to elite leadership program
Margaret (Maggie) Ozan-Rafferty, RN, MHA, MBA, DHA, Chief Experience Officer, Blessing Health System, has been selected to participate in the 2020 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program. It is a one-year, nationally ranked leadership development experience for direct reports to the most senior leader in an organization.
State-of-the-art testing system now online in Blessing Hospital Laboratory
Blessing Hospital has purchased and installed a “BioFire®” testing system in its laboratory. BioFire® allows for in-house testing of twenty-one common viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens in less than an hour. The BioFire® platform has received FDA approval for COVID-19 testing and Blessing Hospital Laboratory will implement the test immediately upon receipt of the test kits from the company.
Questions asked, prayers answered
Late on a recent Friday night, a worried and tearful mother needed answers to her questions. She received those in addition to answers to her prayers.
Surgical nurse’s ability to connect with special needs patients earns DAISY Award
Illini Community Hospital registered nurse Lexy Ghrist says watching her best friend raise a child with Down Syndrome shaped her approach to nursing. It also led her to receive an international DAISY Award.
Option expands for people to get inpatient care in their home
People in need of inpatient hospital care for a non-behavioral condition are now eligible to receive that level of care in the comfort of their home from Blessing Hospital.
Psychiatrist, neurosurgeon and orthopedic surgeon join Blessing Health
The following doctors have joined Blessing Health:
How a worried mom and dad were able to breathe a bit easier when their newborn could not
After what she calls a “challenging” pregnancy, Katie Elmore and her husband, Jordan, were looking forward to the birth of their first baby.