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Donor Stories - Wendy Hall

Organ donation is important to me because my husband, Marty, was a donor.  Two years ago, when Marty died unexpectedly, his corneas, skin, and several other organs were donated.  I later received a letter from a young man who received a…

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.

Blessing to relocate health services for area employers

Blessing Health System will relocate some health services for area employers and their workforces to the building at 24th and Broadway in Quincy that currently houses the MedExpress urgent care facility.

Blessing Educational Support

Shannon Schneider, RN, BSN, Outpatient Care Coordination, has two great loves in her life—her family and education. She has been married to Mike for 15 years. They have three boys, ages 7 to 12 years old. “I hope I am teaching my boys the…

Learning the lessons of a pandemic, from Maureen Kahn

Learning the lessons of a pandemic, from Maureen Kahn, President/CEO, Blessing Health System

Blessing Stroke Care Receives National Recognition

The American Heart Association recognizes Blessing Hospital among the nation’s leading providers of stroke care. For the third consecutive year, the hospital earned the AHA’s Get With the Guidelines Gold level recognition. Specifically, Blessing received a 2023 Gold Plus Award for meeting or exceeding national core standard levels of care in the treatment of stroke patients for 2 consecutive calendar years or more.

Blessing Hospital offers Honor Walk to organ donor families

An Honor Walk is offered to the family of an organ donor as the donor is escorted from their hospital room.  It involves as many caregivers as possible lining the hallway in silent respect as the donor and family move to the destination of the donation within the hospital.

Blessing ER Nurse Earns DAISY Award

Jessica Bichsel, BSN, RN, Emergency Center, Blessing Hospital, became the 28th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award. 

Integrated Care: Mom finds life-saving help in a crisis

Seeking and receiving behavioral health care is as important as physical healthcare. Our Integrated Care team members provide short-term therapy support to patients working through various conditions.

Illini compliance officer earns national certification

Stacie Owens, MT, MBA, Regulatory Compliance Officer, Illini Community Hospital, has earned the status of Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) from the International Board for Certification of Safety Managers.