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Blessing awarded federal grant to address vaccine confidence in rural areas

Blessing Health System has received a Rural Health Vaccine Confidence Program Grant in the amount of $445,761 from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Quincy healthcare providers join forces to raise money for breast cancer patients

40+ member team earns recognition for work in COVID-19 response

The first-ever Blessing Hospital DAISY Team award was presented to the entire departments of Nursing Professional Development and Organizational Development, and select representative of several other departments.

New visitor registration process comes to Blessing Hospital on May 31

Blessing Hospital visitors will begin using an automated visitor and vendor registration process on Tuesday, May 31. It will allow hospital officials to know everyone who is in the building at any point in time, enhancing safety.

REGISTERED NURSE (RN) OR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN)- 5 NORTH/GEN MED/OBSERVATION DECISION UNIT - GEN MED/HOSPITALIST/ODU

STARTING RATE WITHOUT EXPERIENCE FOR RN: $30.78 + $4.50 SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL IF APPLICABLE STARTING RATE WITHOUT EXPERIENCE FOR LPN: $19.02 + $2.25 SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL IF APPLICABLE JOB SUMMARY General Med/ODU Unit is made up of 50% Med Surg and 50%…

Blessing Health System expands virtual office visits as part of COVID-19 response

For the safety and convenience of their patients, Blessing Physician Services (BPS) and Hannibal Clinic providers are offering telehealth visits for those with appropriate conditions.

Blessing Health System selected to participate in national project to improve rural health care

Blessing Health System is one of two providers in the nation selected to participate in a project to improve health care to rural residents, in cooperation with Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health system innovation created by Harvard T. J. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts.

What should a prostate cancer screening include and when should screening begin?

Some providers do a blood test called a Prostate Specific Antigen test only (PSA). If a man’s PSA level trends up over time, it could be an indication of prostate cancer. Other providers order a PSA test and conduct a digital rectal exam (DRE). Blessing Health board-certified urologist William Severino, feels both tests deliver the most complete picture.

Blessing Health System to provide COVID-19 rapid testing using two systems

Blessing has secured and will use two testing systems to provide rapid COVID-19 results to its patients.

We’re all in this together: Businesses and residents support Blessing in COVID-19 response