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With his cancer “arrested”, former cop now reads everyone who will listen their medical “rights”
Shane Hunt spent his career protecting people as a police officer. While he has retired from law enforcement, Shane is still doing his best to protect others, but in a new way.
Partners In Care
At Blessing, we encourage patients to play a vital role in their health care. Patients can partner with health care providers by:
Asking questions.
Knowing about medicines and treatments you are receiving.
Telling us about your food and…
Blessing Hospital receives national recognition for stroke care
Blessing Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award.
Donate Life - Charla Martin
Donate Life - Charla Martin's Story
Jill was 2 years younger than me all though elementary, middle & high school in northeast Missouri. We knew each other, but weren’t really friends. As adults, Jill was what I would call an…
Getting to the Heart of Teamwork
Patient, surgeons team up for first-time heart procedure. "There was something about Dr. Hammock and Dr. Arnold-They just gave us a good vibe. We were all very much at ease with what needed to be done."
Woman battles sepsis twice and wins
Kayla Sargent’s life was going great in 2009. She was a new registered nurse and a new mom. Then, she had gallbladder surgery.
150 Years - A History of Care and Compassion
Blessing Hospital, Circa 1890
Blessing Hospital traces its roots to 1873 and a group called “The Charitable Aid and Hospital Association.”Members of the association felt there was no place to go in the city of Quincy for the sick poor or sick…
Area patients help Blessing shape the future of rural healthcare
“When I am in the hospital, they put you in a room where you can’t open a window and you can’t get any fresh air,” she said. “I just can’t hardly stand it.”
Seeing pink (and green)
Peters Heating and Air Conditioning brought a much-needed splash of color to a gray October day.
New procedure helps woman catch her breath and change her life
A minimally invasive lung procedure performed at Blessing Hospital, called BLVR, has given a 70-year-old grandmother her life back.