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Man’s 30-year search for freedom ends with a device the size of a quarter
Mike Metcalf invested 28 years of his life defending freedom around the world as a soldier in the United States Army. Today, the 76-year-old Palmyra, Missouri, resident celebrates his freedom. His medical freedom.
Progress Care Unit nurse receives DAISY Award
Angie Buss RN, Progressive Care Unit, Blessing Hospital, became the 45th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on November 25.
Patient’s pain leads Blessing urology team to take quick action
While having her appendix removed six years ago, Dina Carr learned she had a kidney problem. Each year the nurse from Chatham, IL, would have a kidney function test to monitor her condition, in which the tube that drains urine from one of her kidneys to her bladder was blocked.
These two words set the tone for same sex couple’s life in Pike County
Two words from her boss – shared nearly four years ago – are etched into the memory and onto the heart of Jenna Maki, Performance Excellence Coordinator at Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield, IL. Jenna is the wife of another Illini employee, Laura Maki, Informatics Analyst. The couple has been together through civil union and then marriage, when it became legal for same sex couples, for 10 years.
Blessing Hospital 2 North: Strengthening the bond
Blessing Health System caregivers focus on the bond of the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of a person when restoring them to their best health.
Blessing hosts second heart gala
The unmet needs of Blessing’s heart patients are the focus of Blessing Health System’s second “The Heart of Our Community Gala” fundraiser to be held Saturday, February 16 at 6 pm in the Oakley-Lindsay Center in Quincy.
What does “exceptional care” look like?
Exceptional care looks different through the lens of each Blessing Health System affiliate. At Illini Community Hospital, exceptional care is being in the top 10% of critical access hospitals (CAHs) in the country for exceptional care transitions for all emergency department transfer patients, as recognized by the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP).
Next to Home program helps woman feel right at home
When 84-year old Patricia M. Lawber of Quincy found herself needing a place to rehabilitate after a fall at her home, she did not know she would be in for a whole new adventure.
Donate Life - Teresa Toland
Teresa Toland, LPNI have been a donor since it was an option on my driver's license. When my mom was 45 she had cataract surgery that failed in her right eye. She was fortunate to receive a cornea from a 25-year-old male, who died in an…
Whether it is with bricks and mortar or hearts and minds – these Dodds love to build!
Blessing Hospital celebrates its 150th anniversary during 2025. This is the second in a series of stories celebrating the anniversary, and generations of care, compassion and community through the stories of family members at Blessing.