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Giving Society
Programs, services and new technology featured on our website and in the latest issue of Personal Blessing, made possible in part by donations to Blessing Hospital and The Blessing Foundation. The Giving Society is an honor roll of those…
Register now for free cholesterol and wellness screening
Reservations are being taken for a no-cost cholesterol and wellness screening at Blessing Health Hannibal on Thursday, April 10.
New graduate receives DAISY Award
McKenna Uplinger, RN, 2 North, who joined the Blessing Hospital nursing staff after graduating from John Wood Community College’s nursing program in May 2019, became the 49th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on March 4.
Medical mystery ends with good news for Hannibal man
David Griffith was enjoying retirement. He exercised regularly, maintained a healthy diet and never had to take a prescription medication in his life.
Whether it is with bricks and mortar or hearts and minds – these Dodds love to build!
Blessing Hospital celebrates its 150th anniversary during 2025. This is the second in a series of stories celebrating the anniversary, and generations of care, compassion and community through the stories of family members at Blessing.
New treatment available locally for depression
As many as 40% of people with depression can find no relief for their condition.
Family drew Katie Couch to Illini, family keeps her at Illini
Katie Couch, RN, VA-BC, says she did not find a career in nursing. It found her. “When I was a child in Beardstown, probably around 6 or 7 years old, I was a nurse for Halloween,” she said. “I guess the profession chose me.”
Donation is music to the ears of Blessing patients
Music can have a positive influence on the body, mind and spirit. A gift from a Quincy couple will enhance that effect for inpatients on Blessing Hospital’s three behavioral health units.
Donate Life - Dusty McCollum
Donate Life - Dusty McCollum's Story
Our daughter Brinley was born with a rare genetic disease that affected her liver. This disease is called Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis, or PFIC for short, which then has several subtypes that…
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.