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How a stuffed bear changed my life, and helps me make a difference in the lives of others

My husband was in hospice care for the last 6 days of his life. After he passed away, a counselor visited with me once a month for an entire year. What a blessing that was.

Health and Wellness

Health and wellness are important. At Blessing, we want to partner with you to help promote healthy, active lifestyles through education, screenings, and events. Experience the Blessing Difference: Health and Wellness Preventive health and…

Grant will expand use of remote medical technology by Blessing Health System

Based on the growth and public acceptance of telemedicine and patient remote monitoring technologies experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blessing Health System has secured a federal grant to expand its use of those platforms.

Partners in Recovery: A Blessing Breast Center Patient's Journey

What should have been a peaceful night’s sleep began a months-long nightmare for Pam Crow of Warsaw, IL. “I was lying there one night and reached up to scratch my chest and I felt a lump,” recalled the 48-year-old wife, mother, grandmother and financial aid administrator for an area school recalled.

Denman Direct

Direct To Consumer Medical EquipmentDenman Direct brings additional alternatives to those needing medical equipment and supplies right here in Quincy by selling direct to the consumer. No insurance, Medicare/Medicaid is billed, allowing the lowest…

When a healer needs healing

The Central School District in Adams County, Illinois, holds an annual Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Each year for the past 10 years, Jenny Hetzler, school nurse, attended the event in case her services were needed by any participating students.

Structural Heart Navigator Program

Doctors, nurses, and care providers want to ensure patients have all of the information about their diagnosis and treatment options. However, the many unfamiliar medical terms and important decisions patients face can cause a great deal of unneeded…

Pharmacy tech earns Honey Bee award

Sherri Ritter, pharmacy tech, became Blessing Hospital’s 50th Honey Bee award winner during a presentation on November 9.

Taking safety to heart in the Blessing EP Lab

The staff is not missing a beat when it comes to safety in the Electrophysiology Lab (EP) of the Blessing Heart & Vascular Center. Dr. John Hammock and his team recently performed their first cardiac ablation with no fluoroscopy.

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.