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Sept. 17 Is World Patient Safety Day

September 17 is recognized as World Patient Safety Day.

Kidney failure motivates man to fight for his life

At 72 years old, Jeff Niekamp is a busy man. Husband of 51 years. Father of four. Grandfather to 15. Part-time college instructor. Hobby farmer with a small orchard and vineyard.

Blessing Health System and Hannibal Clinic Announce Affiliation

QUINCY, IL…. Blessing Health System and Hannibal Clinic announced today that they have signed an affiliation agreement which will allow them to work more closely together to enhance clinical programs and services, to improve access to quality healthcare, and to lower healthcare costs.

Who's Your Angel Award - Molly

CAREGIVER APPRECIATION: Molly My Blessing angel is Molly. She was my mother’s hospice nurse for the last six months. Let me begin to say how kind, compassionate, and loving Molly is. Not only did she provide the best end of life care for my mother…

Woman relies on positive attitude and trust in her doctors to face ovarian cancer

Julie O’Leary says she has led a “blessed” life. She is one of six siblings, the mother of three, a grandmother of four and the wife of Edward for 30 years.

How a woman’s “families” worked together when her heart needed care

Family means everything to Michelle Obert; that includes her nuclear family of husband John, to whom she has been married for 40 years, and seven children and five grandchildren; church family at St. Francis in Quincy and her work family of 40 years at Transitions of Western Illinois.

Woman uses creativity to express gratitude after terrifying experience

Anne Stupavsky uses words including “positive”, “nice”, “honest” and “candid” to describe herself.

Tough decision leads nurse down new path

Pam Booth’s nursing career has touched the lives of more patients than she could ever have imagined.

Secretary’s commitment to others makes her an ICARE award winner

Kristi Primm’s coworkers recognize her commitment to them and to their patients and that is why she was nominated for the ICARE Award for Compassion.

What to do when a “pain in the neck” is more than a pain in the neck

Tom Dolan has hiked the Rocky, Appalachian and Ozark Mountains and kayaked the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi, Missouri, and countless smaller rivers. Recently, Tom faced the possibility of losing his slice of heaven.