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Blessing Health Diabetes Support Group meeting on March 27

“March into Fitness” is the topic of the Blessing Health Diabetes Support Group meeting on Thursday, March 27 at 12:30 pm at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th Street, Quincy.

Blessing Hospital surgical nurse retires

Donna Schutte, RN, BSN, charge nurse, One Day Surgery, Blessing Hospital, retired on October 1 after 37 years of service.

Blessing department earns rare certification

Patient safety at Blessing Health System attained another level of national recognition and earned Advanced Sterile Processing Certification from the international accrediting organization, DNV.

Behavioral therapist helps patient find hope, earns ICARE award

Terry Henry’s ability to connect with a suicidal patient led to his nomination for and receipt of an ICARE Award for Excellence.

New technology helping detect lung cancer earlier at Blessing

Blessing Health is among the first providers in the country to use a new device to detect lung cancer.

Long-time Blessing Hospital surgical nurse and leader to retire

Ellen Halfpap, BSN, RN, CPAN, NE-BC, Director, Surgical Services, Blessing Hospital, retired after 45 years of service on September 5, 2023.

Blessing Health Hannibal Sleep Disorders Center earns accreditation

The Blessing Health Hannibal Sleep Disorders Center recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

CNA goes extra mile for dying patient; earns Honey Bee award

Progressive Care Unit CNA Amber Hudnut clocked out after work, but did not go home as most employees would. On this day she went to the bedside of a dying patient.

Medical laboratory testing enters new era at Blessing Health

Patients and their Blessing Health providers will be getting vital lab results even faster after the recent completion of a four-year makeover of the Blessing Hospital laboratory, the largest multiphase renovation project the hospital has undertaken in a decade.

Patient has a soft spot in his heart for Blessing Home Care

For most of his 78 years, Gary Vogel says his health has been, “generally, really good.”