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Long time Hannibal area surgeon and community leader retires
Michael Bukstein, MD, FACS, surgeon and physician executive director, Blessing Health Hannibal, retires on July 1 after 48 years of service.
Who's Your Angel Award - Dr. Nanjappa Somanna
CAREGIVER APPRECIATION: Dr. Nanjappa Somanna
Dr. Nanjappa Somanna deserves the who is your angel award. I am honored to be able to work with this man and call him a friend. What he did for my family is something we will never forget. He was our…
Bond between cancer survivor and care team grows stronger with time
There was a time not so long ago when Darla Hobson avoided healthcare. Now, she never misses an appointment thanks to the cancer team at Illini Community Hospital’s Casteel Center.
Respiratory Therapist comforts dying patient; earns award for her compassion
Valerie Pryor, Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), Blessing Hospital, became the hospital’s 26th Honey Bee Award winner during a surprise presentation on October 22, 2020.
Blessing offers free colorectal cancer screening kits in March
In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Blessing Health is providing free, take-home colorectal cancer screening kits to the public at locations in west central Illinois and northeast Missouri, and by mail. The kits are available beginning March 3 and while supplies last.
Striking a blow against heart failure
New technology in use at Blessing will improve the quality of life of heart failure patients. The tiny device is called CardioMEMS. It is placed directly into the pulmonary artery during a non-surgical procedure and records the pressure inside the lungs.
“It measures the vibrations from blood flow within the lungs without the use of any batteries or other power supply,” explained Dr. Krause.
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.
State commends Blessing trauma program after re-designation survey
Illinois Department of Public Health surveyors sited eight strengths of the Blessing Hospital Trauma Program and no opportunities for improvement after a recent survey.
Blessing Health System offers new lab testing options for patients with weakened immune systems
While COVID-19 can infect anyone, people with weakened immune systems are at a high risk to contract the virus. For that reason, Blessing Health System offers new options for patients with weakened immune systems to get regular lab work they may need.
Blessing Health Diabetes Support Group meeting on March 27
“March into Fitness” is the topic of the Blessing Health Diabetes Support Group meeting on Thursday, March 27 at 12:30 pm at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th Street, Quincy.