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U.S. News & World Report Names Blessing Hospital a High Performing Hospital for two chronic conditions

Blessing Hospital has been recognized as a High Performing Hospital for 2019-20 by U.S. News & World Report.

Corporate Communications Lisa Neisen Nominated for Who's Your Angel Award

Lisa Neisen, Administrative Director, Corporate Communications, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from the Edward Huner Family. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel award on November 14.

What to do when a “pain in the neck” is more than a pain in the neck

Tom Dolan has hiked the Rocky, Appalachian and Ozark Mountains and kayaked the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi, Missouri, and countless smaller rivers. Recently, Tom faced the possibility of losing his slice of heaven.

Patient and nurse connect on a spiritual level, leading to DAISY award

Stormy Leazer, RN, and a patient she cared for believed a higher power brought them together. This exceptional bond led to Stormy receiving Blessing’s 118th DAISY award.

U.S. News & World Report Names Blessing Hospital a High Performing Hospital in three categories

Blessing Hospital has been recognized as a High Performing Hospital for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report.

Blessed Beginnings institutes delayed bathing of newborns

Blessed Beginnings has instituted a national “best practice” that calls for not bathing newborns for the first eight-to-48 hours of their life.

Couple finds energy and pain relief at Illini Fitness

The United States Army used a slogan several years ago, “We do more before 9 am than most people do all day.” That sentence could have described Charles Kelly’s life before Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) took over.

Three generations of a family find a second home at Blessing

When Deb Landacre, RN, got a job in maternity at Blessing in 1980, she had a plan. “I was only going to work for three months. I wanted a little Christmas money,” she said.

Farmer finds an abundant harvest of health at Blessing

By December 2022, Vincent Holtkamp could not stand the pain anymore.

Cancer survivor benefits from Blessing's Creating Memories program

Breast cancer survivor Pam Richard received a special trip with her family through the Blessing Cancer Center Creating Memories program.