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Oh baby, how things have changed and how nurses are responding

Giving birth has changed over the years. New techniques and options allow families to be more involved with their care and plan their own experience. But not all recent changes have been as positive.

Partners in Recovery: A Blessing Breast Center Patient's Journey

What should have been a peaceful night’s sleep began a months-long nightmare for Pam Crow of Warsaw, IL. “I was lying there one night and reached up to scratch my chest and I felt a lump,” recalled the 48-year-old wife, mother, grandmother and financial aid administrator for an area school recalled.

Meet a lady who turns up the heat

According to caregiver.com, as we age our bodies become sensitive to cold temperature. Among the reasons for that is a decrease in the metabolic rate that leaves aging bodies unable to generate enough heat to help maintain the normal temperature of 98.6 degree.

Donor specialist’s empathy and networking skills lead to Excellence award

A 78-year-old woman is enjoying her weekly bingo games much more these days thanks to the work of Pam Frericks, donor services specialist, Blessing Foundation. Pam received the Blessing Health ICARE Excellence award based on a nomination submitted by her department administrative director, Ann Awerkamp Dickson. The award was presented during a surprise presentation on October 23, 2024.

Blessing Health System selected to participate in national project to improve rural health care

Blessing Health System is one of two providers in the nation selected to participate in a project to improve health care to rural residents, in cooperation with Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health system innovation created by Harvard T. J. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts.

Ladies' Night

Save the date for Ladies’ Night on Thursday, October 1 from 5:30 – 7:30pm at Blessing Health Center 4800 Maine in Quincy.Hosted by the Blessing Dermatology and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Departments, this event will feature…

Farmer finds an abundant harvest of health at Blessing

By December 2022, Vincent Holtkamp could not stand the pain anymore.

Blessing nurse earns advanced certification

Ashley Chbeir, BSN, RN, Clinical Research Coordinator, Blessing Health System, has earned certification in chemotherapy and immunotherapy administration from the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC).

Skill in creating connections leads to ICARE award

Amanda Corrigan, coding supervisor, Health Information Management, received the ICARE Award for Excellence on February 27, 2026.

Patient and nurse connect on a spiritual level, leading to DAISY award

Stormy Leazer, RN, and a patient she cared for believed a higher power brought them together. This exceptional bond led to Stormy receiving Blessing’s 118th DAISY award.