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Blessing Health System leader publishes book chapter

Dr. Rafferty’s contribution to the book covers trends in medical tourism and associated developments.

Spinal Cord Injury Program

Spinal Cord Injury Program The Spinal Cord Injury Program at Blessing Inpatient Rehabilitation provides special care for patients who have a spinal cord injury due to injury or disease and need to…

Therapist offers quicker path to better mental health

Julie Eftink is a telehealth therapist focused on helping people build resilience through “strengths-based therapy” methods.

Vascular Anomalies

Vascular Anomalies Vascular tumors, hemangioma or vascular malformations affect the capillaries, arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels and have a variety of appearances. Some may be seen only on the…

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Blessing is one of the few hospitals in the region to offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy. This noninvasive, painless therapy is very effective for treating wounds that are not healing properly. Our specialists are certified to provide this kind of…

Services We Provide

Your independence is an important part of your life. We provide a wide range of high-quality medical services for you in your own home. At Blessing, our home care team offers experienced, compassionate care for people recovering from illness or…

Integrated Care: Mom finds life-saving help in a crisis

Seeking and receiving behavioral health care is as important as physical healthcare. Our Integrated Care team members provide short-term therapy support to patients working through various conditions.

Dedication, divine intervention and determination leads woman to Blessing Cancer Center

As a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Jean Abbott has had her share of experience with illnesses and accidents. She knows what she wants and needs from healthcare providers – answers. “It’s my body. I want to know what you are going to put in to it and why you are going to put it in there,” the 68-year-old Quincy resident said.

New heart procedure reduces stroke risk and fear

Talk with Jim Waterkotte for a while and you know he is one of a kind. But not in every way. Jim had taken a blood thinner for 10 years. So do as many as three million people each year in the United States. Jim took the blood thinner to control life-threatening clotting associated with his heart’s abnormal rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation (Afib).

New procedure helps woman catch her breath and change her life

A minimally invasive lung procedure performed at Blessing Hospital, called BLVR, has given a 70-year-old grandmother her life back.