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Blessing Health Hands Out Exceptional Provider Awards

The Blessing Health System Patient Experience team proudly shares the winners of the 2026 Exceptional Provider awards. These are physicians and advanced practice providers nominated by patients and staff for their skill in the areas of service, quality, patient experience, teamwork and access.

Blessing Bariatric Institute

At the Blessing Bariatric Institute, we have dedicated providers who are focused on the prevention and treatment of the disease of obesity. Their mission includes the comprehensive and passionate lifetime care for the obese patient. Blessing…

Shoulder Replacement

Shoulder pain from arthritis can make movement painful and impedes activities like driving, eating and getting dressed. If you have shoulder pain or if you fracture your shoulder in a fall or accident, your doctor at Blessing may recommend shoulder…

Patient’s pain leads Blessing urology team to take quick action

While having her appendix removed six years ago, Dina Carr learned she had a kidney problem. Each year the nurse from Chatham, IL, would have a kidney function test to monitor her condition, in which the tube that drains urine from one of her kidneys to her bladder was blocked.

Illini Community Hospital earns statewide recognition for telehealth leadership

Illini Community Hospital received the Award for Excellence in Telehealth Leadership from the Partnership for a Connected Illinois. The award was presented to Illini and three other healthcare providers from across the state at a luncheon in Chicago on November 18.

Loving Cal: Celebrating Autism Awareness

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. Awareness for Leslie Werries and her husband, Blessing orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon Dr. Barry Werries, came more than 20 years ago with the birth of their youngest son, Cal. The following is a glimpse into their life with autism.

Long-time ICU nurse earns two nominations and a DAISY award

Michelle Summy, RN, intensive care unit, became Blessing Hospital’s 107th DAISY award winner during a ceremony on April 17, 2025, for her extraordinary nursing care. She has been an ICU nurse for 37 years and received two nominations leading to her award.

Elbow Replacement

Elbow replacement surgery is not as common as other types of joint replacement procedures. The good news is that the elbow experts at Blessing have specialized expertise in performing this complex procedure. Our experts provide a quick, accurate…

The Blessing Express Clinic and Blessing Resource Center will be closed on 9/25-26

The Blessing Express Clinic and the Blessing Resource Center, 34th and Broadway, Quincy, will be closed Wednesday, September 25 and Thursday, September 26, to accommodate parking lot resurfacing, weather permitting.

Blessing Health System Turns to Remote Patient Monitoring and Telehealth to Deliver Enhanced Care to Recovering COVID+ Patients

Blessing Health System has launched a new virtual care program allowing patients diagnosed with COVID-19 to recover safely from home under the watchful eye of the Blessing care team. The Blessing Enhanced COVID Recovery Program will use a combination of remote patient monitoring and telehealth technology from digital health provider Cloud DX.