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Meet a mommy warrior

It’s amazing what the human spirit – and body – can endure.

Heart Attacks

A heart attack is permanent damage to the heart muscle. Heart attacks occur when a clot or plaque in an artery prevents blood from flowing to your heart. Without adequate blood flow and oxygen, heart muscle dies. Heart Attacks …

Two physicians join Illini Rural Health Clinic

Dakota Lammy, MD, and Alborz Javadzadeh, MD, have joined the medical staff of Illini Rural Health Clinic.

Nurse practitioners helping to meet a growing need in primary care

Maria Baker faced a challenge becoming more common these days nationwide. She lost her primary care doctor when he ended his practice unexpectedly.

Quick Action Saves Child's Life

Jessica Bliven, MSN, RN, instructor and Simulation Center coordinator, Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences, received a Who’s Your Angel award at a presentation by the Blessing Foundation of a certificate and angel wing pin on May 18, as written by Mike McCarter, EMS System Coordinator, Blessing Hospital.

Hospice social worker earns recognition

Trista Neisen, social worker, Blessing Hospice, became the hospital’s 31st Honey Bee Award winner during a presentation on May 25.

External Beam Radiation

If you or a loved one has cancer, you may need radiation therapy to treat it. At Blessing Cancer Center, we use the latest technologies for external beam radiation, radiation delivered to the tumor from a machine. External Beam Radiation …

Diabetes Education

Diabetes is a silent disease. You can have it for years and not know it. Some people with diabetes do not even notice the symptoms—being very thirsty, frequently urinating, and losing weight without trying. The Blessing Diabetes team is here to help…

Meet a woman who zig-zagged her way to success

Our Team

At the Blessing Diabetes Center, we bring many specialists together to offer our patients a full range of education and support, all in one place. With deep expertise and compassion, we help patients and families in our community navigate the…