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Man finds life-changing pain relief by accident

Most people have experienced the agonizing pain of leg cramps, the sudden and involuntary contraction of a muscle. Charles Mast knows the feeling too well.

What’s that sound? It’s a colorectal cancer survivor!

If you hear shouting from the rooftops in and around New London, MO, don’t worry. It’s just Jennifer Epperson – a Blessing employee, Josh’s wife and Madison and Cal’s mom. She has every reason to shout from the rooftops.

New heart procedure reduces stroke risk and fear

Talk with Jim Waterkotte for a while and you know he is one of a kind. But not in every way. Jim had taken a blood thinner for 10 years. So do as many as three million people each year in the United States. Jim took the blood thinner to control life-threatening clotting associated with his heart’s abnormal rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation (Afib).

Three nurse educators retire

Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences faculty members Sheila Capp Taber, PhD, RN; Deborah Race, PhD, RN; and Linda Burke, MSN, RN, have retired after a total of 101 years of service.

Meet a woman who zig-zagged her way to success

One nurse’s journey to the bedside: “I wish I would have done it earlier”

Bev Armstrong’s path to a nursing career began late in life, with the arrival of her granddaughter. Born in Keokuk, Iowa, with a hematoma, the baby was transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit in Iowa City.

Hospice LTCF Staff Verification

Welcome to the verification page for Blessing Hospital Hospice & Palliative Care staff. Please click and view the Orientation Presentation link below. After reviewing the material completely, please click on the Verification Form for LTCF…

Women's Health Screenings

As a woman, you have a lot on your plate. Often putting work, family, friends, volunteering and other obligations ahead of your own health. Take time to get the health screenings you need and have a relationship with a primary care provider so that you are able to be there for everyone that relies on you.

VELYS

VELYS VELYS™ Robotic-Assisted Solution For Knee Replacements: Experience the Blessing Difference The VELYS™ Robotic-Assisted Solution assists your surgeon in optimizing surgical outcomes. It does…

Illini Child Care Center to close

Due to challenges in recruiting qualified early learning teachers and other staff, along with the overall cost of administering and maintaining the center, Illini Community Hospital has made the difficult decision to close its child care center permanently as of February 28, 2025.