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Nurse Manager presented with Who's Your Angel Award
Sarah Campbell, Nurse Manager of 5North, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from Megan Pike, former Blessing Chaplain. The Blessing Foundation presented the Who’s Your Angel certificate and angel wing pin award to Sarah on October 4.
How a worried mom and dad were able to breathe a bit easier when their newborn could not
After what she calls a “challenging” pregnancy, Katie Elmore and her husband, Jordan, were looking forward to the birth of their first baby.
Proper nutrition to decrease breast cancer risk
Nutrition is a modifiable risk factor that if guidelines are followed can decrease breast cancer risk tremendously.
Nurse earns DAISY award for connection made with elderly patient
Hilary Davis, RN, One Day Surgery, became the 54th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award.
Meet two special ladies connected at the heart
Mary Eustace and Sandee Marcinek share a bond. While they didn’t know each other for the first 70-plus years of their lives, the first time they met, they felt a connection.
Patient’s pain leads Blessing urology team to take quick action
While having her appendix removed six years ago, Dina Carr learned she had a kidney problem. Each year the nurse from Chatham, IL, would have a kidney function test to monitor her condition, in which the tube that drains urine from one of her kidneys to her bladder was blocked.
Pittsfield couple recovers with the help of COVID-19 outpatient treatment
For Pittsfield residents Robert and Sue Evans, a positive result from a COVID-19 test was a reason to worry.
“We both have underlying health conditions and we’ve heard about how COVID can affect individuals who have the same conditions we have,” Sue Evans said.
Getting outpatient lab testing done gets easier on March 4
People in the Illini Community Hospital area who need lab testing have a new option beginning March 4. Illini Express Clinic will provide pre-registered patients their outpatient lab testing in the Clinic’s drive through bay, instead of the person having to go the laboratory inside the hospital during the hours they are open.
Who's Your Angel Award - Jake
CAREGIVER APPRECIATION: Jake
A 2 North floor RN, wrote, “I was assigned a combative patient with mental health needs. This patient presented with numerous health issues and was very frustrated and non-compliant. Jake made himself…
Blessing Hospital caregiver retires after 44 years of service
Gloria Brooks, registered respiratory therapist (RRT) and supervisor, Respiratory Services Department, Blessing Hospital, retires June 5, 2024, after 44 years of service.