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Remembering Meleah

Meleah Flynn’s husband and three daughters recently stopped by Blessing Hospital to see her name, which had been added to the memorial wall in the Blessing Cancer Center for donations received in her memory. Meleah passed away July 7, 2021, at the age of 54 after a two-year battle with stage 4 colon cancer.

CVU staff member earns Honey Bee Award

Christina Johnson, Patient Care Tech, Cardiovascular Unit, became the third Blessing Hospital support staff member to receive the Honey Bee Award.

What does “exceptional care” look like?

Exceptional care looks different through the lens of each Blessing Health System affiliate. At Illini Community Hospital, exceptional care is being in the top 10% of critical access hospitals (CAHs) in the country for exceptional care transitions for all emergency department transfer patients, as recognized by the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP).

Respiratory staff “sings” the praises of one of its own

Blessing Hospital’s Respiratory Care team selected Ellen “Desiree” Singh, registered respiratory therapist, weekends/night shift, as the department’s 2021 Excellence Award winner during national respiratory care week.

PCU CNA earns Honey Bee award

Illini Fitness

Illini Fitness is dedicated to improving the health of our community. With regular exercise, you can improve your overall health and reduce your risk of disease and illness. Our fitness center provides strength and cardio equipment and fitness…

Blessing physician coauthors internationally published article

An article co-authored by Christopher Solaro, MD, PhD, CPE, Chief of Medicine, Blessing Health System, and his father, R. John Solaro, PhD, has been published in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, the flagship journal of the International Society of Heart Research.

New treatment available locally for depression

As many as 40% of people with depression can find no relief for their condition.

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.

COVID-19 Infusion Center Offers Outpatient Treatment

The COVID Infusion Center, located inside the Blessing Walk-In Clinic, is delivering an outpatient treatment that is reducing hospitalizations and decreasing symptoms among patients diagnosed with COVID-19.