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Blessing Hospital reaches settlement agreement

The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a $2.82 million settlement with Blessing Hospital. The settlement resulted from a voluntary disclosure made by Blessing Hospital to the Department of Justice after identifying that certain cardiac procedures performed at Blessing resulted in an overpayment.

Outpatient Behavioral Health Services

We have the mental health resources to help you when those feelings become severe or disrupt your normal functions. Our caring staff in our outpatient behavioral center works closely with you to devise a plan for treatment and follow-up care.…

A Tragic FaceTime Call Brings Team Together

Dr. Joe Meyer, Quincy Anesthesia Associates, and Lexi Goodwin, RN, GI Surgery Center, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from coworker and grandmother, Traci Lirely, RN, GI Surgery Center. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel award on February 8.  

Appointments now available for no-cost health screening on March 12

Reservations are now being taken for a no-cost cholesterol screening that will take place on Tuesday, March 12, hosted by Illini Community Hospital.

Local dietitian featured in national magazine

Liz Lombardi, MS, RD, LDN, clinical nutrition manager, Aramark/Blessing Health, was selected from among nominations across the country to be featured in the March 2024 issue of Today’s Dietician magazine, in an article entitled “10 RDs who are making a difference.”

A strong friendship leads to stronger hearts

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer Helen Adams Keller said that. Her insight describes the relationship between Joyce Hildebrand, Danny Vahlkamp and Rich Ellerman.

One treatment. Two tickets to paradise.

A young woman recently came to the Blessing Cancer Center for her treatment and left with two tickets to Hawaii – courtesy of Make-A-Wish Illinois.

Emergency Center nurse earns DAISY Award

Jess Clark, RN, Emergency Center, became the 67th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on December 15, 2021.

Blessing offers testing and treatment for rare condition

While the disease is rare, Blessing Health surgeon Dr. Fernando Bonanni says for people who suffer with achalasia, how often it occurs does not matter.

Lack of family breast cancer history confounds survivor

Barbara “Babs” Herring of Hannibal learned something about breast cancer this past summer.