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Blessing Hospital 2 North: Strengthening the bond
Blessing Health System caregivers focus on the bond of the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of a person when restoring them to their best health.
Proper nutrition to decrease breast cancer risk
Nutrition is a modifiable risk factor that if guidelines are followed can decrease breast cancer risk tremendously.
150 Years - A History of Care and Compassion
Blessing Hospital, Circa 1890
Blessing Hospital traces its roots to 1873 and a group called “The Charitable Aid and Hospital Association.”Members of the association felt there was no place to go in the city of Quincy for the sick poor or sick…
Illini Community Hospital earns national 4-star rating
Illini Community Hospital recently earned a four-star rating from the National Rural Rating System (NRRS), a program recognizing excellence in rural healthcare.
Excuse me, is that a water balloon in your foot?
People exaggerate at times. Kids included. The mother of 12-year-old Isabella Shotts says her daughter can be a bit of a hypochondriac occasionally.
Medical Weight Loss, Part 2
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Volunteer sees the beauty in every cancer patient she meets
Poet Maya Angelou said, “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” That’s the story of Bonnie Hallerberg’s life. Whether in the kitchen creating meals for family and friends, designing artificial floral cemetery arrangements for those who have experienced loss, or changing the lives of Blessing Cancer Center patients - in her 70s, Bonnie is as talented and productive as ever.
Blessing Health System breaks ground for surgery center relocation
Area health care consumers are a step closer to more choice in their options for local healthcare after Blessing Health System leaders and staff broke ground Wednesday, March 4, to relocate its ambulatory surgery center.
Blessing Hospital earns national four-star rating
The care and service provided by Blessing Hospital earned an annual overall rating of four out of five stars among the 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals in the country. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the rating through its “Hospital Compare” program.
Parents’ encouragement leads to rewarding career
Debbie McGinnis retires August 22 with a full heart after 44 years as a Blessing Hospital nurse.