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CNA goes extra mile for dying patient; earns Honey Bee award

Progressive Care Unit CNA Amber Hudnut clocked out after work, but did not go home as most employees would. On this day she went to the bedside of a dying patient.

Blessing Celebrates World Patient Safety Day

September 17, 2021, is World Patient Safety Day. Safety is something you expect and deserve as a patient - or the loved one of a patient - and it is something on which every member of Blessing’s care teams - from Quincy to Hannibal and Pittsfield to Keokuk - focus 24/7/365.

Blessing Health System selected to participate in national project to improve rural health care

Blessing Health System is one of two providers in the nation selected to participate in a project to improve health care to rural residents, in cooperation with 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.

United Way accepts donation from Blessing for 2021 campaign

Blessing Health System closed its fund drive to support the 2021 United Way of Adams County campaign on February 3 by presenting a check to United Way leaders for $110,000. The amount represents a corporate gift and employee donations.

Blessing welcomes Chief Human Resources

Michelle Zech has joined Blessing Health System as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). She began her duties on April 1, 2022.

Blessing Human Resources and Legal staff member retires

Lesa Wiesemann, HR regulatory compliance and contract management coordinator, Human Resources and Legal departments, Blessing Health, retires on December 16, 2024, with 33 years of service.

Behavioral nurse earns DAISY Award

Daffany Pugh, RN, Child and Adolescent Unit, became the 103rd Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on December 13, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care.

Blessing Hospital employee retires after 16 years of service

Trudy Baze, unit secretary, Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU), Blessing Hospital, retires December 31, 2024, after 16 years of service.

Maintenance team member earns Honey Bee award

John Stark, project/construction specialist, Maintenance department, earned the 72nd Honey Bee award during a presentation on September 24. The Blessing Hospital Honey Bee award recognizes the exceptional service provided by support staff.

Brown Drug to reopen for in-store shopping on April 12th

After one year of pandemic-restricted access, customers will again be able to go inside to shop at Brown Drug, 1121 Maine Street, Quincy, beginning 8:30 am, Monday, April 12.