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Nurse educator retires

Karen Mayville, PhD, RN, Administrative Coordinator – Accreditation, Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences, retires on December 31, 2024, after 42 years of service.

Nurse practitioners helping to meet a growing need in primary care

Maria Baker faced a challenge becoming more common these days nationwide. She lost her primary care doctor when he ended his practice unexpectedly.

New Medical Records Test

Test Blessing Health REQUEST YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS HERE   $(document).ready(function() { $("#MROeXpress").click(function() { var iframe = $("#MRO_request_frame"); iframe.attr("src",…

ER nurse earns DAISY award

Michelle Smith, RN, Emergency Center, became the 94th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award for her extraordinary nursing care during a ceremony on March 29, 2024.

Registration open for no-cost diabetes screening

Registration is now open for a no-cost A1C blood test screening for diabetes on Thursday, November 2, hosted by Blessing Health. The screening takes place by appointment only,

Illinois Trauma Nurse Specialist Program

Trauma Nurse Specialist CourseThis state approved trauma course is a comprehensive, 9-week course covering all facets of trauma care including pre-hospital, initial assessment, acute resuscitation, stabilization and transfer as well as common…

Local stroke care receives national recognition

The American Heart Association recognizes Blessing Hospital among the nation’s leading providers of stroke care. For the fourth consecutive year, the hospital earned the AHA’s Get With the Guidelines Gold level recognition. Specifically, Blessing received a 2024 Gold Plus Award for meeting or exceeding national core standard levels of care in the treatment of stroke patients for 2 consecutive calendar years or more.

Where do the best go when they need care?

Shon Stark is a winner. “I always try to be the best at everything I do,” the 18-year-old said.

New heart procedure reduces stroke risk and fear

Talk with Jim Waterkotte for a while and you know he is one of a kind. But not in every way. Jim had taken a blood thinner for 10 years. So do as many as three million people each year in the United States. Jim took the blood thinner to control life-threatening clotting associated with his heart’s abnormal rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation (Afib).

Illini nurse saves a life and has a pin - and grateful patient - to prove it

Ashley Holland is the first Illini nurse to receive a Blessing Health System “Stroke Recognition Pin” for her role in saving the life of 78-year-old Linda Smith of Pittsfield.