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Nurse Manager presented with Who's Your Angel Award

Sarah Campbell, Nurse Manager of 5North, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from Megan Pike, former Blessing Chaplain. The Blessing Foundation presented the Who’s Your Angel certificate and angel wing pin award to Sarah on October 4.

Blessing Hospital retains Primary Stroke Center status

Blessing Hospital has been recertified through 2026 as a nationally-recognized Primary Stroke Center. The recertification affirms the hospital’s readiness and ability to provide the highest quality stroke-related healthcare, which includes diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and education.

Man finds life-changing pain relief by accident

Most people have experienced the agonizing pain of leg cramps, the sudden and involuntary contraction of a muscle. Charles Mast knows the feeling too well.

Blessing rehabilitation nurse retires

Melinda Heindselman, BSN, RN, Rehabilitation Services, Blessing Hospital, retires August 15 after 34 years of service. She began her career as a certified nurse assistant (CNA) in 1980, joining Blessing Hospital and its Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU) staff in 1990.

Nursing is a tradition for this Illini Community Hospital family

While the Smith family shares a last name that is considered common, that’s where the ordinary ends in their lives.

Chaplain Recognized for Making True Human Connections

Megan Pike, Chaplain, Blessing Hospital, became the hospital’s 28th Honey Bee Award winner during a presentation on February 18. The Blessing Hospital Honey Bee award recognizes the remarkable patient experience delivered by support staff employees.

Illini Community Hospital Open As Warming Center

Illini Community Hospital will be open as a public warming center during this week’s expected forecast of extremely cold temperatures.

This gardener wears a lab coat (sometimes)

April 14 is National Gardening Day. What do you get when you mix a love for the land with a passion for helping people? You get Sara Martin, APRN-FNP, Nurse Practitioner, in Blessing’s Family Medicine Department.

Work of Blessing Hospital maternity team recognized at state conference

Blessing Hospital’s Blessed Beginnings maternity care team received five awards at the recent Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) 13th Annual Conference.

“Independent” woman finds life-saving heart care at Blessing Health

Some people might call her stubborn. Cyndee Lester prefers the word “independent”.