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Donate Life - Taylor Breuer
Donate Life - Taylor Breuer's Story
In my opinion, being an organ or tissue donor is a selfless act that can impact someone's life after I’m no longer on this earth.
I decided to become an organ and tissue donor at the age of 16; I told my mom…
Blessing Health earns MRI breast imaging national accreditation
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has awarded Blessing Health the gold seal of accreditation for a three-year term in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast.
New nurse earns DAISY Award
A new nurse, with seven-months on the job, became Blessing Hospital’s 104th DAISY Award winner during a ceremony on January 29, 2025, for her extraordinary nursing care.
Donate Life - Courtney's Story
Donate Life Month - Courtney Edison's Story
Being an organ donor has always been very important to me. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to help and care for people, which is why I chose nursing as a career! I was already a registered…
Donate Life - Darshell's Story
Donate Life - Darshell McGinley's Story
At a very young age, my mom was diagnosed with a rare disorder called Goodpasture Syndrome. Goodpasture Syndrome is an autoimmune disorder in which your body makes antibodies that attack the kidneys…
Donate Life - Valerie Pryor
Donate Life - Valerie Pryor's Story
On August 20, 1995, the story of my brother’s life began. My mother had a tubal ligation and four years later, she found herself pregnant again. My parents each had two girls separately and together had myself.…
CRNAs: Providing exceptional care to Blessing patients
January 22-28, 2023, is National Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Week. CRNAs are registered nurses who have received additional education and national certification in anesthesia care. CRNAs are part of the care team helping to provide pain control for Blessing Health patients, including surgical patients.
Chief Operating Officer joins Blessing Health System
Brian Canfield, MHA, MBA, MA, has joined Blessing Health System as Chief Operating Officer (COO). He joins Blessing after nine years as COO at Firsthealth of The Carolinas and Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, North Carolina, where he was responsible for three acute care hospitals totaling 509 beds, a critical access hospital, and a staff of 4,500 employees and 950 volunteers.
Blessing moves weekend imaging and lab services for outpatients
People with a doctor’s order for an outpatient radiology or lab test at Blessing Health System, and who want to get their care on a weekend, now go to the Blessing Health Center 4800 Maine in Quincy instead of the Diagnostic Center at the Blessing Health Center 927 Broadway. The Diagnostic Center is now open Monday-Friday only.
New Mazor X system pre-plans and assists spine surgery
Spinal surgery at Blessing Hospital has reached a new level of precision with the addition of the Mazor X™ robotic guidance platform.