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Care Coordination staffer earns Honey Bee award

Amy Land, social services case worker, Care Coordination, Blessing Hospital/Blessing Health Hannibal, earned the 70th Honey Bee award during a surprise presentation on July 24. The Blessing Hospital Honey Bee award recognizes the exceptional service provided by support staff.

Blessing Health Keokuk Official on March 1

Keokuk Area Hospital ownership officially transferred from UnityPoint Health to Blessing Health System on March 1. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place today to commemorate the special occasion and celebrate the newly minted Blessing Health Keokuk.

One of Blessing’s first employed physicians to retire

Steven Ginos, MD, one of Blessing Physician Services’ first employed providers, retires May 13 after 16 years with Blessing Health System and 36 years as a family medicine physician.

Blessing Hospital earns nation’s top honor for nursing excellence

Blessing Hospital has achieved Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest national honor awarded for nursing excellence. Of the more than 63-hundred hospitals in the country, only 591 organizations, or 9.4%, hold Magnet recognition.

Blessing Breast Center is first in tri-states to offer new, more comfortable mammogram with 3D imaging service

The newly acquired SmartCurve™ breast stabilization system improves patient comfort without compromising image quality. The technology has the potential to assist women who have reported avoiding regular mammograms due in large part to the fear of discomfort associated with breast compression.

New technology puts personal health information at the fingertips of Blessing patients

If you’ve been a patient of the Blessing Health System hospitals in Quincy or Pittsfield, you now have instant access to your health information through your iPhone. The health system partnered with healthcare information technology company Allscripts to allow Blessing Hospital and Illini Community Hospital patients to see their health information via Apple Health Records.

Minor Patient Health Portal Agreement and Consent Form

Minor Patient Health Portal Agreement and Consent My signature requesting access to the following minor patient’s chart attests thatI am the legal parent or legal guardian. (Proof of paperwork is required if not available in the patient…

Support Teresa Adams House

Volunteering Volunteer hosts and hostesses are on duty from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm seven days a week. Duties of the volunteer include guest registration and check-out, reservations, and informing guests about local resources. Over 135 volunteers give…

Blessing’s heart care quality receives national recognition

Blessing Health recently received a Blue Distinction® Center for Cardiac Care designation by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.

Blessing earns new national stroke care honor

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently recognized Blessing Hospital with three honors for the stroke care it provides - including, for the first time, the Get with the Guidelines Stroke Rural Recognition Silver award.