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Heart nurse earns latest DAISY award

Ashley Bilgri, RN, Cardiovascular Unit, became the 71st Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on April 25, 2022.

How two women - who refused to give up -found help and a brighter future

Blessing nurse earns DAISY Award

Ben Johnson, RN, BSN, Educational Services, Blessing Hospital, became the 30th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery About Plastic SurgeryWhether combating the effects of aging or allowing patients to recover their sense of self after trauma or illness, our plastic and reconstructive…

Knee replacement leads woman to second career helping others in pain

Three weeks into retirement from a job she held for 31 years, 62-year-old Pam Porter decided she needed to get back to work. So, Pam got a new job – actually two of them. She was hired to do patient registration for Blessing Health orthopedic surgeon Dr. Barry Werries. And her other job? “I am like a walking billboard for Dr. Werries.”

These two words set the tone for same sex couple’s life in Pike County

Two words from her boss – shared nearly four years ago – are etched into the memory and onto the heart of Jenna Maki, Performance Excellence Coordinator at Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield, IL. Jenna is the wife of another Illini employee, Laura Maki, Informatics Analyst. The couple has been together through civil union and then marriage, when it became legal for same sex couples, for 10 years.

No-Cost Prostate Screening - Keokuk

Event Link https://events.blessinghealth.org/events/3348 Event Date Tue, 09/26/2023 - 09:00 Schedule Id 1 Hash …

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.

Blessing nurses on the COVID battle: “We adapt and we overcome”

Every Blessing Health System nurse played a vital role in responding to the COVID pandemic. However, care delivered in two locations drew a high level of attention – the Blessing Hospital Emergency Center and the Blessing Express Clinic. In both places throughout the pandemic, crowds of people arrived daily for testing or care, or both.

Farmer finds an abundant harvest of health at Blessing

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