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Patient’s husband nominates ICU nurse for DAISY award

Allison Acklie, RN, ICU, became the 100th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on September 24, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care.

Quincy Hospitality House volunteers launch capital campaign to build new facility

The Quincy Hospitality House Board of Directors has launched a $2 million fundraising campaign to replace its 70-year-old, two-story structure at 1129 Oak Street with a modern, more customer-friendly facility.

Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention Blessing Hospital is a leader in prevention of hospital acquired infections. The infection prevention team constantly surveys the hospital for infections. They make sure that infections do not spread in the hospital. The team…

Respiratory therapy team chooses its top performer for the year

Dakota Nuyen, registered respiratory therapist, Blessing Hospital, received the 2024 RT Excellence award based on her nomination by a coworker Desiree Singh.

Blessing care coordinator earns DAISY award

Judy Gillogly, RN, Outpatient Care Coordination, Hamilton Warsaw Clinic, became the 38th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award.

Blessing service featured at international healthcare conference

Blessing Hospital’s “Hospital from Home” program was featured at the recent Hospital at Home World Congress in Vienna, Austria.

ER doctor cures family’s fears, earns ICARE award

When a woman experienced heart attack symptoms three weeks after a heart attack that required three stents, her frightened daughter – a Blessing employee - brought her to the Emergency Center. There she found a cure for her mother’s symptoms, and for her own fear, in the person of Emergency Center physician, Dr. Roman Fridline.

Area hospitals form heart care partnership

Patients in the region served by McDonough District Hospital now have convenient access to advanced heart care provided by cardiologists of the Blessing Health System. Effective September 10, Drs. Steven Krause, Irving Schwartz and Eliot Nissenbaum, cardiologists, Blessing Physician Services, will see patients at the Macomb hospital three days a week.

Emergency Center nurse receives DAISY Award

Cindy Hoewing, RN, Emergency Center, Blessing Hospital, became the 44th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on November 1.