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Blessing Hospital recognized nationally for patient safety

An independent national healthcare organization has given Blessing Hospital its top grade for patient safety. The Leapfrog Group gave the hospital a grade “A” for the fall 2024 national survey period. Blessing was among fewer than 30% of hospitals nationwide and one of only 32 hospitals in Illinois to receive the top grade.

Flu Shots

Flu Shots The flu kills thousands of people every year. The young, old and those with chronic conditions – conditions like kidney disease, diabetes and cancer - have a higher risk of death when they get the flu because their immune systems have a…

HIM Partnership Council Making True Human Connections

A partnership council volunteer day has turned into an ongoing commitment to the community for members of the Health Information Management (HIM) team.

Prostate cancer patients have access to advance testing at Blessing Health

Blessing Health urologist Dr. David Lieber sees the health system embracing its responsibility to cancer patients, their loved ones, and their providers.

Blessing Hospital department earns national recognition

Blessing Hospital’s Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU) was among 39 nursing homes in Illinois that recently received the highest possible rating in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Nursing Homes 2024.

Medical laboratory testing enters new era at Blessing Health

Patients and their Blessing Health providers will be getting vital lab results even faster after the recent completion of a four-year makeover of the Blessing Hospital laboratory, the largest multiphase renovation project the hospital has undertaken in a decade.

Plastic surgeon draws families to Blessing Health for life-changing care

Moms are particular and passionate about the provider they pick when their children need reconstructive surgery.

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.

Blessing seeks permission to build medical office building

Blessing Hospital has filed a Certificate of Need with the State of Illinois, seeking permission to build a medical office building on the southeast corner of 48th and Maine in Quincy.