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New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Adams County, Illinois

On April 28, 2020 the Adams County Health Department announces six new cases of COVID-19 in Adams County. We are also removing one previously reported case, whose residency was determined to be out of our jurisdiction. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 39.

The Experience is Part of the Care We Deliver

There is an item on the To-Do List of Blessing Health System employees that is not on most other lists—making true human connections with each person served every day.

Women & Children Unit CNA earns Honey Bee award

Latoryia “Tory” Gay, CNA, Women & Children Unit, became Blessing Hospital’s 47th Honey Bee award winner during a presentation on August 17.

Blessing nurses ace TNS certification exam

First it was the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing’s May 2020 graduates exceeding the NCLEX pass rate by nearly nine percentage points. Now, 10 Blessing Hospital nurses have demonstrated their academic and clinical expertise by achieving a 100% pass rate on their first attempt at passing the Illinois Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS) examination.

Area patients help Blessing shape the future of rural healthcare

“When I am in the hospital, they put you in a room where you can’t open a window and you can’t get any fresh air,” she said. “I just can’t hardly stand it.”

Illini Community Hospital earns national 4-star rating

Illini Community Hospital recently earned a four-star rating from the National Rural Rating System (NRRS), a program recognizing excellence in rural healthcare.

This is not your typical “first-ever” surgery

The words printed on Marla Harper’s shirt said it all, “Think Happy Thoughts.” A week from the day she wore the shirt, Marla would have a mastectomy. In her 68 years of life, this would be her first surgery.

Blessing Home Care helps veteran deliver another victory

For more than a half-century, Ron and Ann Abel have survived everything the world has thrown at them, including Ron’s tour of duty in Vietnam. “The determination and the love are very strong,” Ann said of her relationship with Ron.

Blessing Health Hannibal Technology Earns National Accreditation

Blessing Health Hannibal has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in stereotactic breast biopsy as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR), earning the organization’s gold seal of accreditation.