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HelpDesk analyst earns Honey Bee award
Logan Douglas, Support Center Analyst 1, Information Systems, became Blessing Hospital’s 48th Honey Bee award winner during a presentation on September 28. The Blessing Hospital Honey Bee award recognizes the service provided by support staff.
Types and Causes of Strokes
Types of Strokes
There are several types of strokes:
Ischemic stroke, which occurs when a clot blocks blood flow to the brain. This is the most common type of stroke.
Hemorrhagic stroke, which happens when an artery in the brain leaks…
Blessing Health Center 4800 Maine earns second imaging accreditation
As a result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ARC), Blessing Health Center 4800 Maine in Quincy has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in computed tomography (CT).
Original member of East Adams County Rural Health Clinic staff to retire
Cindy Cassens, CMA (certified medical assistant), manager, East Adams County Rural Health Clinic in Golden, retires on August 1, upon completing 34 years of service.
Blessing Health System selected to participate in national project to improve rural health care
Blessing Health System is one of two providers in the nation selected to participate in a project to improve health care to rural residents, in cooperation with Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health system innovation created by Harvard T. J. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts.
Behavioral Center staffer earns Honey Bee award
Nathan Shake, psychiatric tech, Adult Psychiatric Services, earned Blessing Hospital’s 62nd Honey Bee award during a surprise presentation on November 20, 2023.
Imaging services at new Blessing Health Center earn national accreditation
Computed tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) services at the Blessing Health Center 4800 Maine in Quincy have been awarded three-year terms of accreditation after a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
Blessing Health Hannibal Imaging Techs Receive Who’s Your Angel Award
Hannah Allen and Kim Polley, MRI Technologists, Blessing Health Hannibal Imaging, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from a patient’s mother, Amy St. Clair. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel award on January 29.
Six more EMTs ready to serve the region
Six more healthcare professionals are ready to join the ranks of the region’s first responders after graduating from Blessing Hospital’s Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program on May 23, 2024.
First outpatient RN receives DAISY Award
Ashley Sherwood, RN, Cardiology, became the first registered nurse from a Blessing Health outpatient department to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on February 26, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care.