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The Emergency Center is safe: Heart attack and stroke are not

Two national surveys show the number of heart attacks and the number of stroke cases being treated in U.S. hospitals have dropped by nearly 40% since the pandemic was declared.

Blessing nurse earns national certification

Heart failure doesn’t stop Jim Robinson

Jim Robinson calls himself a “common person.” Some might call Jim lucky.

Heard of sepsis? If not, please read this. It could save a life.

The Weigand family of Warsaw, IL, lived a nightmare. The nightmare had a name. Sepsis.

Medical Oncology

The Blessing Cancer Center provides expert care and individualized treatment plans. Medical Oncology After a cancer diagnosis, one of the first doctors you meet will be a medical oncologist. Medical…

How a woman’s “families” worked together when her heart needed care

Family means everything to Michelle Obert; that includes her nuclear family of husband John, to whom she has been married for 40 years, and seven children and five grandchildren; church family at St. Francis in Quincy and her work family of 40 years at Transitions of Western Illinois.

Nurse practitioner provides care and inspiration

Kristin Bradshaw is nationally certified in obesity medicine and the coordinator of the Healthy Weight and Wellness program at Blessing Health’s Hannibal Clinic.

A Message To Our Communities, from Maureen Kahn

A letter to our communities, from Maureen Kahn, President/CEO, Blessing Health System

Illini Community Hospital earns statewide recognition for telehealth leadership

Illini Community Hospital received the Award for Excellence in Telehealth Leadership from the Partnership for a Connected Illinois. The award was presented to Illini and three other healthcare providers from across the state at a luncheon in Chicago on November 18.

Paramedic education program retains national accreditation

The Blessing Hospital/John Wood Community College Paramedic program has retained national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational programs for the Emergency Medical Services Profession (CoA EMSP).