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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.

Behavioral Health nurse earns DAISY award

Joni Winningham, RN, outpatient behavioral health, became the 97th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on June 24, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care.

New CT tech able to ease fears of patient who had not been out of his home for years

Kaleigh Roberts, CT technologist, joined Blessing Hospital in May 2024. Nine months later, February 3, 2025, she earned an ICARE Award for Compassion.

Medical Assistant earns ICARE Award

Deetra Ingram’s knowledge, ability to share it with others and willingness to learn more earned her the ICARE Award for accountability during a presentation on February 27.

Warm baths get mom of two through her pain

Medical science does so much, but it can’t do everything. Ask Diana Sullivan. She is fighting her cervical cancer with the all the tools you’d expect – radiation, chemotherapy and pain medication – with the help of her care team at the James E. Cary Cancer Center in Hannibal, MO.

Patient’s wife nominates nurse for DAISY award

Precious Thomas, RN, 3 North, became the 99th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on August 26, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care.

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Are you eligible for screening?

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women in the United States and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Many people are unaware they have lung cancer until it has reached an advanced stage, making it more difficult to treat and reducing the survival rate.

Respiratory therapy team chooses its top performer for the year

Dakota Nuyen, registered respiratory therapist, Blessing Hospital, received the 2024 RT Excellence award based on her nomination by a coworker Desiree Singh.

Blessing Health psychiatrist earns statewide award

Daniel Boeder, MD, child and adolescent psychiatrist, Blessing Health, recently received the 2024 Jay G. Hirsch Memorial Award sponsored by the Illinois Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Blessing nurses ace TNS certification exam

First it was the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing’s May 2020 graduates exceeding the NCLEX pass rate by nearly nine percentage points. Now, 10 Blessing Hospital nurses have demonstrated their academic and clinical expertise by achieving a 100% pass rate on their first attempt at passing the Illinois Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS) examination.