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Free mammograms offered October 22 to women who qualify

Women from a five-county area of west-central Illinois may be eligible to receive a free mammogram on Tuesday, October 22.

From HR to RN: One woman’s journey to her life’s dream

DAISY award winner advocates for patient

Carlee Jenkins, RN, General Medicine/Observation Decision Unit, became the 79th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on December 13, 2022.

Consulting Physician Clinic at the Casteel Center - Illini Community Hospital

SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE, CLOSE TO HOME Through our consulting physician clinic, patients have access to more than a dozen area specialists, who provide care for a variety of conditions. 640 West Washington 1st…

Provider Based Billing

Blessing Health System consists of medical clinics, hospitals and other facilities that serve the health care needs of people in our region. The community-based providers enable patients in the region to receive the…

The power of mammograms - Sorry moms, sometimes daughters know best

It takes a while to admit it, sometimes many years, but most of us eventually realize that we learned valuable life lessons from our parents.

Strike Out Breast Cancer Bowling Registration

Get your team registered for the 16th annual Strike Out Breast Cancer event on April 24-25 at the Tangerine Bowl in Quincy!Fill out your team's information below, including individual team members and their t-shirt sizes. Registrations will be taken…

Woman’s three-year struggle leads to discovery of a rare heart condition

Palmyra native Karen Minch jumped at the chance when a staff member from her dentist’s office called to say they had a cancellation and could clean Karen’s teeth a month earlier than expected. The rescheduled appointment may have helped save Karen’s life.

Nurses play key role in operating new life-support system

National statistics from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic showed that 50%-60% of patients placed on the life-support system known as ECMO, short for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, survived at least 90 days.

Blessing Health offers no-cost cholesterol screening

Registrations are now being taken for a no-cost cholesterol screening sponsored by Blessing Health. It will be held on Wednesday, June 26, from 7-9 am at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th Street, Quincy.