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Outpatient Surgery

If you need treatment with outpatient surgery, Blessing offers expert care at the Blessing Surgery Center and select procedures at Illini Community Hospital. Our specialized surgical teams perform a variety of safe, effective outpatient procedures in…

Blessing maternity nurse earns DAISY Award

Ericka Shaw, RN, Blessed Beginnings, Blessing Hospital, became the 23rd Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award.

Getting outpatient lab testing done gets easier on March 4

People in the Illini Community Hospital area who need lab testing have a new option beginning March 4. Illini Express Clinic will provide pre-registered patients their outpatient lab testing in the Clinic’s drive through bay, instead of the person having to go the laboratory inside the hospital during the hours they are open.

First outpatient RN receives DAISY Award

Ashley Sherwood, RN, Cardiology, became the first registered nurse from a Blessing Health outpatient department to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on February 26, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care.

Blessing awarded federal grant to address vaccine confidence in rural areas

Blessing Health System has received a Rural Health Vaccine Confidence Program Grant in the amount of $445,761 from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

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…

Blessing Health team earns national recognition

A specialized Blessing Health team that provides life-changing care to children has earned a prestigious national recognition.

Community Cancer Crush raffles off cash and cars to benefit patients

In addition to the very best treatment, cancer patients need support and hope. Support and hope are what the annual Community Cancer Crush benefit is all about. New to the 2017 Community Cancer Crush is the “Raffle of Hope” featuring a grand prize of $50,000; second prize of a 2017 Buick Cascada convertible and third and fourth prizes of $5,000 and $1,000 respectively.

Blessing Health System offers new lab testing options for patients with weakened immune systems

While COVID-19 can infect anyone, people with weakened immune systems are at a high risk to contract the virus. For that reason, Blessing Health System offers new options for patients with weakened immune systems to get regular lab work they may need.

6 North Nurse Earns DAISY Award

Katie Hildebrand, RN, 6 North general medical/oncology, became the 87th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on August 29, 2023.