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Nurse practitioner providing specialized care to premature babies at Blessing Hospital

One in ten babies in the United States is born prematurely, according to the March of Dimes. Prematurity can cause problems for babies throughout their lives. Until recently, most premature babies born at Blessing Hospital were transferred to a neonatal unit in Springfield, Illinois or St. Louis, Missouri. That is changing now that Lacy Nichols, APRN, NNP, is on the job as Blessing Health’s neonatal nurse practitioner.

Microtia

A condition that causes children to be born with small, deformed or missing ears. Microtia Patients with microtia are born with an unformed or unusually shaped ear. This condition can be part…

Keokuk Area Medical Equipment - Blessing Health Keokuk

At Keokuk Area Medical Equipment (KAME), great customer service is about more than just providing you with the medical supplies and health care equipment you need. The caring, competent staff works to ensure that each client achieves maximum…

Nursing Shared Governance Councils

“Shared Governance in this organization is a partnership for accountability in practice,” said Tonya Newell, RN, Inpatient Care Coordination for Emergency Center and the Hub and longtime shared governance participant and supporter. “Shared…

Aquablation Therapy

Aquablation therapy is the only real-time, ultrasound-guided, robotic-assisted, heat-free waterjet for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). We are proud to offer this advanced, minimally invasive treatment. The HYDROS™ Robotic System…

Nurse Internship Program

Experience The Blessing Difference: Nursing Internship ProgramBlessing Health System is offering a 8-week paid student nurse internship for students within one year of graduation form an accredited nursing school looking to gain valuable…

Blessing Health System selected to participate in national Rural Home Hospital project

Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health system innovation created by Harvard T. J. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts, has selected Blessing Health System to participate in the Rural Home Hospital project, a three year research study that will help to build, launch and evaluate a nationwide home-based healthcare program to serve rural residents across the country.

Prayer, positivity and care team help woman overcome rare cancer

Pam Richard is a self-described “health hippy.” She never thought she who be diagnosed with breast cancer.

Santa Hat Brownies

Here's a healthy holiday treat that will bring a smile to your face. Delicious low-fat brownies topped with healthy strawberries and whipped topping make easy Santa Hat Brownies that everyone will love.

Family finds life-saving care and life-enriching support after terrible accident

Some would say Chase Thurman cheated death. That’s not accurate. Chase Thurman doesn’t cheat. What Chase did was call upon his own physical and mental strength and - with the help of a skilled surgeon and the support of people around the region, country and world – beat the odds.