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State-of-the-art testing system now online in Blessing Hospital Laboratory

Blessing Hospital has purchased and installed a “BioFire®” testing system in its laboratory. BioFire® allows for in-house testing of twenty-one common viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens in less than an hour. The BioFire® platform has received FDA approval for COVID-19 testing and Blessing Hospital Laboratory will implement the test immediately upon receipt of the test kits from the company.

These calls are never simple

Blessing Health System’s COVID-19 Hotline nurses make calls to those who have pending COVID-19 tests and share the test results. The report is either “positive” or “negative.”

One of Blessing Health’s best employee recruitment and retention tools turns 50 years old

The idea led Blessing Hospital to success as a regional healthcare provider and made history, too.

Knee Injuries

As the largest joints in your body, your knees help power you through a lot of activity. Unfortunately, all this activity makes your knees more vulnerable to injuries such as ligament and tendon tears. Knee Injuries …

Free program for Parkinson’s patients, caregivers

There is presently no cure for the estimated one million people in the United States with Parkinson’s disease. There are, however, treatment options and those will be discussed during a free program hosted by Blessing Health System at two different times on Saturday, November 18.

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.

Pre-Surgical Anesthesia Clinic (PAC)

Pre-Surgical Anesthesia Clinic (PAC) Experience The Blessing Difference: Pre-Surgical Anesthesia Clinic (PAC) Blessing has joined a nationwide effort to improve patient safety by enhancing the…

Blessing welcomes Chief Human Resources

Michelle Zech has joined Blessing Health System as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). She began her duties on April 1, 2022.

CNA Receives "Who's Your Angel?" Recognition

Kimmy Platt, Certified Nursing Assistant, Skilled Nursing Unit, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from patient Kathy Brumbaugh. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel award on May 21.

Free certified birth doula class offered October 11th-12th

To increase options available to pregnant women in the region to access care in the ways they wish, Blessing Health is hosting a free International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) Professional Birth Doula Workshop. It will take place on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12 at the Blessing Business Center, 4919 Oak Street, Quincy.