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Hospice LTCF Staff Verification
Welcome to the verification page for Blessing Hospital Hospice & Palliative Care staff. Please click and view the Orientation Presentation link below. After reviewing the material completely, please click on the Verification Form for LTCF…
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.
Blessing Health System launches major electronic health record upgrade
Blessing Health System has launched an 18-month project to bring a new electronic health record (EHR) to its patients and providers.
Donor Stories - Laurie Jansen
My journey with organ donation began when my mother, Nancy Daggett received her life saving kidney transplant in March of 1997. Prior to the transplant, she was very sick and would sleep close to 20 hours a day. Within two weeks of her…
Blessing Cancer Center retains its national accreditation
The care delivered to patients of the Blessing Cancer Center remains accredited by The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, as the result of a recent survey.
State approves Blessing request to expand Moorman Pavilion
More single bed patient rooms are coming to Blessing Hospital. On Tuesday, July 24, the State of Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Blessing’s plan to finish the fourth floor of its Moorman Pavilion building and add a 5th and 6th floor to it.
New heart procedure reduces stroke risk and fear
Talk with Jim Waterkotte for a while and you know he is one of a kind. But not in every way. Jim had taken a blood thinner for 10 years. So do as many as three million people each year in the United States. Jim took the blood thinner to control life-threatening clotting associated with his heart’s abnormal rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation (Afib).
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.
Donate Life - Jessie Stoops
Donate Life - Jessie Stoops' Story
"I believe it is so important to be an organ donor because sometimes the person who needs your help is someone you love. In 2019, my baby brother needed a kidney transplant at 29 years old. I was fortunate…
Blessing employee accepted into statewide leadership program
Jayne Pieper, MBA, Sales and Promotion Coordinator, Blessing Corporate Services, has been accepted into the Leadership Illinois program.