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Blessing department earns rare certification

Patient safety at Blessing Health System attained another level of national recognition and earned Advanced Sterile Processing Certification from the international accrediting organization, DNV.

Blessing Cancer Center Radiation Oncology Department retains national accreditation

The Blessing Cancer Center’s Radiation Oncology Department has earned reaccreditation from The American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), making it one of only six in the three-state region of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa to hold the accreditation.

Blessing goes with the “flow” in diagnosing chest pain

A person feeling chest pain may have coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States.

Blessing ER Nurse Earns DAISY Award

Jessica Bichsel, BSN, RN, Emergency Center, Blessing Hospital, became the 28th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award. 

Determination and good fortune lead woman to breast cancer recovery

Becky Keck has known great success in her life. She has been married to husband, Dave, for 42 years. They have four daughters and 11 grandchildren. Becky was the first in her family to attend and graduate from college. She then worked her way up the corporate ladder to serve as chief financial officer of a Quincy-based company that does business around the world.

Blessing maternity nurse earns DAISY award

Ashley Huber, RN, Blessed Beginnings, Blessing Hospital, became the 37th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award.

One nurse’s journey to the bedside: “I wish I would have done it earlier”

Bev Armstrong’s path to a nursing career began late in life, with the arrival of her granddaughter. Born in Keokuk, Iowa, with a hematoma, the baby was transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit in Iowa City.

Who's Your Angel Award - Dr. Nanjappa Somanna

CAREGIVER APPRECIATION: Dr. Nanjappa Somanna Dr. Nanjappa Somanna deserves the who is your angel award. I am honored to be able to work with this man and call him a friend. What he did for my family is something we will never forget. He was our…

Nurses deliver two lives thanks to “great catch”

At least 1.7 million adults in America will develop sepsis every year. Over the past year, more than 30 Blessing caregivers have been recognized as “Sepsis Heroes” for the early identification of sepsis in their patients.