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Woman calls weight loss surgery the best decision she ever made: Here’s why
As the regional disaster manager for the American Red Cross based in Quincy, Amanda Venvertloh leads a team that uses the qualities of patience, persistence and passion to help people get back on their feet after a flood or tornado.
Plastic surgeon draws families to Blessing Health for life-changing care
Moms are particular and passionate about the provider they pick when their children need reconstructive surgery.
Shed No Tears For This Survivor
Bobbie Bright was born at Blessing Hospital. She eventually moved to Keokuk, Iowa, and built a life as a hairstylist for herself and her daughter. Sixty-seven years later, Bobbie is back at Blessing, a patient of the Blessing Cancer Center receiving…
Three Blessing heart caregivers earn advanced certification
Blessing Heart & Vascular Center registered nurses Jody Figge and Naomi Schenk and registered radiologic technologist Shannon Peters have earned the status of Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) from Cardiovascular Credentialing International.
Man discovers age doesn’t have to hurt
James Allan Olson thought what was happening to his body was natural, the results of aging. He was in his 70s, weighed 275 pounds, was diabetic, had high blood pressure, sleep apnea, edema (swelling) in his legs, was feeling tired all the time and often short of breath.
Skin cancer survivor says “Every day is a blessing”
Gary Abbott’s first encounter with skin cancer was in 2004, during one of his biannual fishing trips with his father.
Heart failure doesn’t stop Jim Robinson
Jim Robinson calls himself a “common person.” Some might call Jim lucky.
Blessing Health Receives "Quincy's Prestigious Landscape Award"
Blessing Health received the “Quincy’s Prestigious Landscape Award” from the Quincy Tree Commission for extensive landscaping work done to the northwest corner of 12th and Broadway.
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.
Blessing nurse earns DAISY award
Robin Tucker, RN, 3 North unit, Blessing Hospital, became the 39th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award on May 30, 2019.