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Visitor Registration ProcessFor the safety of our patients, visitors and staff, Blessing Health System has implemented a visitor registration process at Blessing Hospital and Illini Community Hospital. Visitors can register ahead of visiting…

Illini Community Hospital clinics receive national recognition for patient satisfaction

One Day Surgery nurse delivers for cancer patient

Abby Safar, RN, Surgical Services/Post Anesthesia Care Unit, made it her mission for her patient to receive the care he came for – no matter what it took. That passion and determination made her the latest ICARE award recipient, for Compassion, on January 30, 2025.

Remembering Meleah

Meleah Flynn’s husband and three daughters recently stopped by Blessing Hospital to see her name, which had been added to the memorial wall in the Blessing Cancer Center for donations received in her memory. Meleah passed away July 7, 2021, at the age of 54 after a two-year battle with stage 4 colon cancer.

Psychiatrist, neurosurgeon and orthopedic surgeon join Blessing Health

The following doctors have joined Blessing Health:

Blessing Health announces changes to healthcare services in Keokuk

In response to consistently low demand for inpatient and emergency room care, Blessing Health will close its hospital in Keokuk, Iowa.

It wasn’t age, but a “starving heart” that robbed this man’s energy

Bill Aschemann knew he had an irregular heart beat for a year. In 2023, when his condition reached a point where further testing was required, it was scheduled for a Monday. The Friday before the test, Bill spent time working in the yard. That changed his plans.

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN) - GENERAL MEDICAL/ONCOLOGY

STARTING RATE WITHOUT EXPERIENCE: $19.02 + ($2.25) SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL IF APPLICABLE JOB SUMMARY This position is responsible for providing direct care to an assigned group of patients under the supervision of a RN and in cooperation with other…

Because there is no place like home

Woman finds the cure for fear in the face of a life-threatening emergency

Nancy Kurpaitis awoke from a sound sleep at 1 am Monday, November 4, 2024, feeling sicker than she had in 71 years of life. The wave of symptoms included feeling faint, extremely warm, short of breath and with her heart racing.