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Quitting Smoking
Resources & Steps to Quitting
Smoking and tobacco use have been associated with multiple health conditions and diseases including:
Cancer
Heart disease
Diabetes
Cataracts
Tobacco usage can cause damage to nearly every organ in the body.…
Free Mammograms Offered October 8 For Those Who Qualify
Women from a five-county area of west-central Illinois may be eligible to receive a free mammogram on Tuesday, October 8.
Get the door, the doctor’s here
Virtual visits allow patients to interact with their health care provider from the safety of their homes, away from the silent, invisible threat of the virus in the outside world. Blessing Health System providers have conducted hundreds of these high-tech visits each business day of the pandemic.
Blessing program helps people put the “C” in CNA
The first “class” of employees has completed the Blessing Hospital Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Training Course.
Blessing Hospital Radiologic Technologist Retires
Jackie Edgar, RT(R)(M), Radiologic Technologist registered in Diagnostic Radiology and Mammography, Blessing Breast Center, retired November 1 after 40 years of service, all of those years in the field of radiologic technology and the past 20 in mammography.
Illini hosts ribbon cutting and open house for new Express Clinic
The public is invited to attend a ribbon cutting and open house at the new Illini Express Clinic on Thursday, January 25. The ribbon cutting will be at 3 pm followed by an open house at the Express Clinic until 5 pm at its new location, 640 West Washington, Pittsfield, on the hospital campus.
Blessing Cardiac Rehabilitation program earns national accreditation
Blessing Hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program has earned three-year accreditation from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).
Blessing leader earns national recognition
Chaka Jordan, MHA, vice president, Marketing & Planning, Blessing Health System, has been named one of the “Top Women in PR” by PRNEWS. She received the award at a luncheon in New York City on January 28, 2020.
Three security officers recognized with award
Steven Billington, Josh Wilson and Brian Young, security officers, received the hospital’s 34th Honey Bee Award during a presentation on August 27.
Blessing Health hosts Medicare informational sessions; adopts new Medicare Advantage plan approach for 2025
Blessing Health is hosting a series of free, Medicare informational sessions across the region during October to help area seniors better understand their options for the annual national Medicare Open Enrollment Period, October 15 through December 7, 2024.