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EVS tech earns Honey Bee award
Theo Sexton, Environmental Services, became Blessing Hospital’s 53rd Honey Bee award winner during a surprise presentation on February 28, 2023. The Blessing Hospital Honey Bee award recognizes the exceptional service provided by support staff.
Blessing Hospital recognized nationally for patient safety
An independent national healthcare organization has given Blessing Hospital its top grade for patient safety. The Leapfrog Group gave the hospital a grade “A” for the fall 2024 national survey period. Blessing was among fewer than 30% of hospitals nationwide and one of only 32 hospitals in Illinois to receive the top grade.
Nurse Earns DAISY Award For Helping A Family Say Goodbye
Alison Cantrell, RN, 5 South, became the 53rd Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award.
Quincy Junior High School sensory room renovated through Blessing Health System donation
Hundreds of Quincy Junior High School (QJHS) students with developmental disabilities will benefit from a partnership between the Quincy Public School District and Blessing Health System.
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.
Blessing employee earns international scholarship
William Lieber, medical office assistant, urology, Blessing Health System, is among 32 recipients selected recently for a Rhodes Scholarship.
Care Coordination nurse earns DAISY award
Jennifer Duesterhaus, RN, IP Care Coordination, became the 92nd Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on January 16, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care
Blessing participates in new cancer treatment trial
The Blessing Cancer Center has been selected as one of 51 study locations worldwide participating in a new metastatic breast cancer clinical trial. Metastatic cancer has traveled to other parts of the body from its site of origination. It is estimated that 20-30 percent of all breast cancer cases will become metastatic. The clinical trial is studying the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of a first-of-its-kind medication, Enobosarm.
20 years + 30 seconds + 24 miles + 120 degrees = an exceptional accomplishment for this Blessing employee
Blessing Hospital Information Systems supervisor Jessica Dalheim did something this summer that few people ever attempt, let alone accomplish.