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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.
Nurse earns DAISY award for exceptional work on OB
Lauren Tallman Smith, RN, OB, became the 56th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award. She received the award during a ceremony on January 28, 2021.
Blessing pediatric nurse earns DAISY Award
Sara Campbell, RN, 6 South Pediatrics, Blessing Hospital, received the DAISY Award for December 2016.
A life-long cough may have saved this woman’s life
Candy Tretter has enjoyed good health for most of her life, except for what she calls “this stupid little cough.”
Meet a man turning back the years on lung disease with minimally invasive surgery
Robin Carel’s lungs have gone through a lot over 70 years - including nearly 40 years of smoking and a career in the construction industry.
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.”
PCU nurse earns DAISY Award
Jessica Allison, RN, Progressive Care Unit, became the 63rd Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on September 1, 2021.
How Uncle Sam helped a mother of two realize a dream to serve others as a nurse
The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines the word “Pollyanna” as describing, “a person characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything.”
Registration open for “Strike Out Breast Cancer” at Tangerine Bowl
Registration is open for the 14th annual “Strike Out Breast Cancer” at Tangerine Bowl in Quincy to benefit patients of the Blessing Breast Center. The event will take place over two days: Friday, April 26 at 7 pm, and Saturday, April 27, with three sessions to choose from at Noon, 3 and 6:30 pm.
DAISY award winner cares for son and mother
Mariah Rice, RN, Women and Children Unit, became the 80th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on January 23, 2023.