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150 Years - A History of Care and Compassion

Blessing Hospital, Circa 1890 Blessing Hospital traces its roots to 1873 and a group called “The Charitable Aid and Hospital Association.”Members of the association felt there was no place to go in the city of Quincy for the sick poor or sick…

How Debbie Schulte found the way back to her family

Jayne Pieper cries when she tells this story. Her tears have purpose. Jayne and her mother want everyone to know how Blessing Health board certified neurosurgeon John Olson changed their lives.

This gardener wears a lab coat (sometimes)

April 14 is National Gardening Day. What do you get when you mix a love for the land with a passion for helping people? You get Sara Martin, APRN-FNP, Nurse Practitioner, in Blessing’s Family Medicine Department.

Donor Stories - Laurie Jansen

My journey with organ donation began when my mother, Nancy Daggett received her life saving kidney transplant in March of 1997.  Prior to the transplant, she was very sick and would sleep close to 20 hours a day.  Within two weeks of her…

Mammographer Wins Who's Your Angel Award

Cathy Hummert, Mammographer, Breast Center Radiology Technologist, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from fellow employee Carol Hulett, EVS Tech, Environmental Services. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel award on May 1.  

Oh deer! Mother and daughter experience the Blessing Difference in the middle of the highway

Kimberly Bartimus is a natural-born helper and Debby Rabe is forever grateful. “That’s why I am in this field,” said Kimberly, a certified nurse assistant and four-year member of the Blessing Hospital staff. “It’s in my blood.”

Brachytherapy

If you have recently learned that you have cancer, you will have many questions about treatment. At Blessing, our cancer specialists provide expert treatment with a type of internal radiation therapy known as brachytherapy. Brachytherapy …

Lauretta M. Eno Early Learning Center

Parents of children enrolled within the Lauretta M. Eno Early Learning Center can click here to schedule their child. 10th & Oak 62301 IL United States …

Nursing is a tradition for this Illini Community Hospital family

While the Smith family shares a last name that is considered common, that’s where the ordinary ends in their lives.

A Message To Our Communities, from Maureen Kahn

A letter to our communities, from Maureen Kahn, President/CEO, Blessing Health System