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Advance Directives

What is an advance directive? It is a document that you complete to be used in a situation when you can’t speak for yourself and make your own decisions regarding the healthcare you want.  An Advance Directive can do two things: (1) name…

Patient Family Advisory Form

Experience the Blessing Difference: Patient and Family Advisory Council At Blessing Health System we want members of our community to work with us to help us achieve our mission and vision by creating an environment where patients, families,…

Rehab team member earns Honey Bee award

Jessica Ingram, unit secretary, Rehabilitation Services, received the hospital’s 36th Honey Bee award during a presentation on October 21.

Surgical Weight Loss, Part 1

First and Last Name 1. Which one of these is the body’s main source of energy? A. Protein B. Fat C. Carbs …

Rehabilitation RN earns DAISY award

Bradley Beswick, RN, Rehabilitation Services, became the 78th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on November 17, 2022.

PCU nurse earns DAISY Award

Nick Kelley, RN, Progressive Care Unit, became the 102nd Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on November 21, 2024, for his extraordinary nursing care.

Blessing nurse receives statewide award

Brenda Barton, MSN, RN, CCM, Clinical Risk Manager, Blessing Health System, recently received the Risk Manager of the Year award from the Illinois Society of Healthcare Risk Management (ISHRM) at its annual conference in June in Peoria.

Blessing Health System leader earns state honor

Carolyn Bailey, Administrative Director, Risk Management, Blessing Health System, received the 2017 Illinois Healthcare Risk Manager of the Year award from the Illinois Society of Healthcare Risk Management.

Heart failure doesn’t stop Jim Robinson

Jim Robinson calls himself a “common person.” Some might call Jim lucky.

Blessing Health System to assume ownership of Keokuk Area Hospital

Control of Keokuk Area Hospital in southeast Iowa will be transferred from current parent company, UnityPoint Health of West Des Moines, Iowa, to Blessing Health System of Quincy, Illinois, effective March 1.