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How one woman achieved a “never-ever-in-a-million-years” dream

Woman Finds a Different Reason to Celebrate on America’s Holiday

Emily Robinson will never forget July 4, 2023. It was a nightmare that ended with a new reason to celebrate – she was alive.

Surgical Weight Loss, Part 2

First and Last Name 1. The serving size on the food label represents the recommended amount to eat or drink, not what people actually eat or drink. (true/false) A. True …

Blessing Cancer Center Radiation Oncology Department retains national accreditation

The Blessing Cancer Center’s Radiation Oncology Department has earned reaccreditation from The American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), making it one of only six in the three-state region of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa to hold the accreditation.

Grief, Loss and Change Quiz

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Pain is no match for Miss Margaret

When 88-year-old Margaret Midget broke her hip earlier this year, her five children knew what that could mean.

Celebration leads Blessing nurses to Horizons Community Outreach

Blessing Hospital nurses donated 200 pounds of food and delivered it to Horizons food pantry on May 8, 2019, as part of their 2019 National Nurses Week celebration. Then, a group of those nurses put on hairnets and plastic gloves and served lunch to…

Celebrating Black History Month: Dr. Bessay's Story

Emmanuel Bessay typifies—and then some—the nontraditional Northwestern medical student. Like the 30 other members of the Class of 2010 who didn’t go directly from their undergraduate alma maters to the Feinberg School of Medicine, this 36-year-old West African native took a different and somewhat harrowing route to medical school.

Construction begins on Teresa Adams House

Volunteers and community leaders broke ground March 14 for construction of the Teresa Adams House in Quincy, the replacement to the 70-year-old Quincy Hospitality House.

Blessing and Illini hospitals prepare for a seasonal “outbreak”…and can’t wait!

Generally, one does not want to ‘spread’ anything inside a hospital. But on Sunday, December 25, the infectious spirit of Christmas will spread among the patients and caregivers of Blessing and Illini Community hospitals.