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PCU nurse earns DAISY Award
Jessica Allison, RN, Progressive Care Unit, became the 63rd Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on September 1, 2021.
Patients find success in losing tons at Blessing Bariatric Institute
Blessing Bariatric Institute surgery patients have lost it – weight that is – a lot of it.
A sister’s advice leads to shocking discovery
It’s probably pneumonia. Maybe it’s COVID? Those were the thoughts running through the mind of 28-year old Patrick Smith as he drove through a dark winter’s night from his home in Hannibal to the Blessing Hospital Emergency Center.
Volunteer sees the beauty in every cancer patient she meets
Poet Maya Angelou said, “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” That’s the story of Bonnie Hallerberg’s life. Whether in the kitchen creating meals for family and friends, designing artificial floral cemetery arrangements for those who have experienced loss, or changing the lives of Blessing Cancer Center patients - in her 70s, Bonnie is as talented and productive as ever.
ICU Nurse Honored for Creating Memory Collage for Family
Dakota Wand, RN, ICU, became the 57th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award. She received the award during a ceremony on February 9, 2021.
New level of care available to critically ill patients at Blessing Hospital
Patients experiencing severe heart or respiratory failure, or both, have access to a new level of care at Blessing Hospital through Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation technology, or ECMO for short.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Shelly Marshall, RN, learned her approach to nursing as a young girl. “I grew up in a small community in Hancock County. You treated others with respect and courtesy,” she said.
Three generations of a family find a second home at Blessing
When Deb Landacre, RN, got a job in maternity at Blessing in 1980, she had a plan. “I was only going to work for three months. I wanted a little Christmas money,” she said.