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External Beam Radiation

If you or a loved one has cancer, you may need radiation therapy to treat it. At Blessing Cancer Center, we use the latest technologies for external beam radiation, radiation delivered to the tumor from a machine. External Beam Radiation …

Blessing Sleep Center reaches accreditation milestone

The Blessing Sleep Center in Quincy has maintained accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) for 15 consecutive years, demonstrating its commitment to the provision of high-quality care for people who have sleep problems.

Lab staffer’s support of team member earns ICARE award

Jeg Gonzalez’s support of a new coworker led to hm receiving the ICARE Award for Excellence.

Know your options before taking a medical “road trip”

Learning you have a medical condition can be stressful. Believing you have to go out of town to receive the care you need – putting your life into the hands of a doctor and staff you don’t know at an unfamiliar hospital, away from your regular support system of family and friends – adds to that stress. Not to mention the hours on the road and precious days of care lost in-between appointments.

Blessing Mt. Sterling Clinic earns national accreditation

Chief Operating Officer joins Blessing Health System

Brian Canfield, MHA, MBA, MA, has joined Blessing Health System as Chief Operating Officer (COO). He joins Blessing after nine years as COO at Firsthealth of The Carolinas and Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, North Carolina, where he was responsible for three acute care hospitals totaling 509 beds, a critical access hospital, and a staff of 4,500 employees and 950 volunteers.

Blessing Sleep Center retains national accreditation

The Blessing Sleep Center has earned accreditation for a third, five-year period from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

Blessing Health announces changes to healthcare services in Keokuk

In response to consistently low demand for inpatient and emergency room care, Blessing Health will close its hospital in Keokuk, Iowa.

Centralized Staffing nurse earns DAISY award

Meredith Hyer RN, Centralized Staffing, became the 88th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on September 18, 2023.

Colorectal cancer patients to benefit from grant to Blessing Health System

Patients with advanced colorectal cancer will benefit from a national grant received by Blessing Health System’s Clinical Research Department. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States for men and women combined.