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New Mazor X system pre-plans and assists spine surgery
Spinal surgery at Blessing Hospital has reached a new level of precision with the addition of the Mazor X™ robotic guidance platform.
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This team “owns” it
There was a time, not long ago, when the Blessing Hospital Progressive Care Unit (PCU) had one certified nurse.
Blessing nurse earns national certification
Joni Smith, RN, MSN, MBA, has become a board-certified registered nurse (RN-BC), by passing the national Nursing Professional Development Certification examination of the American Nursing Credentialing Center.
Know your options before taking a medical “road trip”
Learning you have a medical condition can be stressful. Believing you have to go out of town to receive the care you need – putting your life into the hands of a doctor and staff you don’t know at an unfamiliar hospital, away from your regular support system of family and friends – adds to that stress. Not to mention the hours on the road and precious days of care lost in-between appointments.
Blessing Health Hannibal hosting no-cost skin cancer screening on May 1
Board-certified dermatologist, Susan Meidl, MD, FAAD, Blessing Health Hannibal, will conduct a no-cost American Academy of Dermatology Spot Skin Cancer Screening on Thursday, May 1, by appointment only.
Respiratory staff “sings” the praises of one of its own
Blessing Hospital’s Respiratory Care team selected Ellen “Desiree” Singh, registered respiratory therapist, weekends/night shift, as the department’s 2021 Excellence Award winner during national respiratory care week.
Blessing Health System Earns Marketing Awards
Chaka Jordan, MHA, vice president, Marketing & Planning, Blessing Health System, was one of 10 professionals to receive a 2019 National Marketer of the Year award in the Midwest Class in the 2019 Hospital Marketing National Advertising Awards competition.
Woman finds the cure for fear in the face of a life-threatening emergency
Nancy Kurpaitis awoke from a sound sleep at 1 am Monday, November 4, 2024, feeling sicker than she had in 71 years of life. The wave of symptoms included feeling faint, extremely warm, short of breath and with her heart racing.