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CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA) - ILLINI - MED SURG

JOB SUMMARY Provides direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a RN or physician. Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides for personal care, emotional support and performs more complex clinical skills under the…

Mental Health Resources

Mental Health Resources Recovery from a crisis or setback with mental health can feel daunting. Rest assured that you are not alone. There is a great deal of support, both in the community and from…

CRNAs: Providing exceptional care to Blessing patients

January 22-28, 2023, is National Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Week. CRNAs are registered nurses who have received additional education and national certification in anesthesia care.  CRNAs are part of the care team helping to provide pain control for Blessing Health patients, including surgical patients.

Nurses play key role in operating new life-support system

National statistics from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic showed that 50%-60% of patients placed on the life-support system known as ECMO, short for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, survived at least 90 days.

Blessing maternity nurse earns DAISY Award

Ericka Shaw, RN, Blessed Beginnings, Blessing Hospital, became the 23rd Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award.

Cancer specialist joins Illini Community Hospital medical staff

Board certified medical oncologist Osvaldo Wesly, MD, will begin treating cancer patients at Illini Community Hospital on August 1, providing care with Sherrie White, APRN-AGNP, nurse practitioner.

Blessing nurse leader retires

Talk about going the “extra mile”, meet a man who goes nearly 200 extra miles

Ray and Pam Smith pass other dermatology offices during their every-two-to-three month drive from their Lake of the Ozarks, MO, home to the office of Blessing Health dermatologist Elise Scoggin, DO, in Quincy.

Blessing Health System 2020 Annual Report

Click here to view the Blessing Health System 2020 Annual Report. Physicist Stephen Hawking once said, Work gives you meaning and purpose, and life is empty without it. Based on that observation, the lives of each member of the Blessing Health…

Donate Life - Shari Edwards

Donate Life - Shari Edwards' Story My husband and father of three, Martin Edwards, died following a cardiac event/auto accident at the age of 55.  We made the decision to donate his bones, tissues, skin, and corneas.  To date, 64…