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Cancer specialist joins Illini Community Hospital medical staff

Board certified medical oncologist Osvaldo Wesly, MD, will begin treating cancer patients at Illini Community Hospital on August 1, providing care with Sherrie White, APRN-AGNP, nurse practitioner.

Long time Blessing Hospital department leader retires

Jill Stegeman, laboratory manager, Blessing Hospital, retires December 15 after 43 years of service.

What does “exceptional care” look like?

Exceptional care looks different through the lens of each Blessing Health System affiliate. At Illini Community Hospital, exceptional care is being in the top 10% of critical access hospitals (CAHs) in the country for exceptional care transitions for all emergency department transfer patients, as recognized by the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP).

Long time Hannibal area surgeon and community leader retires

Michael Bukstein, MD, FACS, surgeon and physician executive director, Blessing Health Hannibal, retires on July 1 after 48 years of service.

Brown Drug Company and Blessing Health System Announce Collaboration

Brown Drug Company and Blessing Health System are pleased to announce that together, they will strengthen pharmaceutical services in our communities. The two local companies will continue their combined 250 years of service to the region through a new partnership. Brown Drug Company will continue to serve customers under the Brown Drug Company name in its current location at 1121 Maine Street, which includes home and mail order deliveries.

Illini Community Hospital will host another food distribution on Nov. 21

Illini Community Hospital is hosting a food distribution on Thursday, November 21 for residents of Pike County, Illinois. There will be enough food available for approximately 200 families.

Centralized Staffing RN Earns Who's Your Angel Award

Amanda Childress, RN, Centralized Staffing and Wayland Mutter, Intensivist, QMG, Blessing Intensive Care Unit, received Who’s Your Angel nominations from Will Spear and family. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel awards on January 11.

Local dietitian featured in national magazine

Liz Lombardi, MS, RD, LDN, clinical nutrition manager, Aramark/Blessing Health, was selected from among nominations across the country to be featured in the March 2024 issue of Today’s Dietician magazine, in an article entitled “10 RDs who are making a difference.”

Community Cancer Crush raffles off cash and cars to benefit patients

In addition to the very best treatment, cancer patients need support and hope. Support and hope are what the annual Community Cancer Crush benefit is all about. New to the 2017 Community Cancer Crush is the “Raffle of Hope” featuring a grand prize of $50,000; second prize of a 2017 Buick Cascada convertible and third and fourth prizes of $5,000 and $1,000 respectively.