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Surgical Team earns Who's Your Angel Award
This surgical crew received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from parents Jordan and Ty Elsie, of Payson, IL. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel awards on June 13 and 18.
Teresa Adams House Garden Party
Join us for the Teresa Adams House Garden Party on Thursday, June 4!This year's event is at Frese Ornamental Nursery, located 3100 N 18th Street in Quincy. We'll have appetizers, tasting samples and live music performed by Liz Bentley. Tickets…
Woman finds you can have your cake and lose weight, too
Missi Clary has a unique way of describing herself before she found the Blessing Bariatric Center’s Medically Managed Weight Loss program.
First patients undergo new heart procedure at Blessing Health System
The first patients in the region with a common, yet serious heart valve condition known as aortic stenosis, have been treated recently using a new procedure at Blessing Health System called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement or TAVR. Blessing is the only healthcare provider in a 75-mile radius performing the TAVR procedure.
Surgical tech earns ICARE award
A physician nominated surgical tech Kyleigh Hamilton for her outstanding work on a busy day at the Blessing Surgery Center. For her demonstration of the ICARE value of compassion on that day, Kyleigh received an ICARE award in a surprise ceremony on October 28.
Blessing Health System President honored
Maureen A. Kahn, RN, MHA, MSN, president/chief executive officer, Blessing Health System, has received two honors.
Striking a blow against heart failure
New technology in use at Blessing will improve the quality of life of heart failure patients. The tiny device is called CardioMEMS. It is placed directly into the pulmonary artery during a non-surgical procedure and records the pressure inside the lungs.
“It measures the vibrations from blood flow within the lungs without the use of any batteries or other power supply,” explained Dr. Krause.
Blessing Lauretta M. Eno Early Learning Center Receives Quality Designation
Blessing Hospital’s Lauretta M. Eno Early Learning Center has earned a Gold Circle of Quality designation from ExceleRate Illinois, the state's quality rating and improvement system for early learning and development providers.
Blessing to offer employers COVID-19 vaccine
Blessing Health System has partnered with the Adams County Health Department to help with the mass vaccination effort, focusing on large employers for several manufacturing, retail and wholesale grocery businesses in Adams County.
How a nasal spray is saving lives
Blessing Outpatient Behavioral Health Services has been offering a new therapy with a medication called Spravato, a nasal spray used to treat depression.