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Blessing Nurse earns Daisy Awards
Lacey Nichols, RN, Blessed Beginnings- Blessing Hospital's maternity unit, became the 41st Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award on July 31.
Living with Diabetes: Five Tips for a Healthier Holiday Season
If you have diabetes, and particularly if you suffer from a chronic wound, it’s important to eat mindfully and follow your treatment protocols. For smoother sailing, here are five helpful holiday tips for diabetics.
Registration open for no cost cholesterol and wellness screening
Registrations are now being accepted for a No Cost Community Cholesterol and Wellness Screening hosted by Blessing Health System.
Blessing nurse retires after 41 years of service
Diane Beaston, RN, Blessing Surgery Center, retires on December 10, 2024, after 41 years of service.
Blessing cardiac caregiver passes national registry examination
Lincoln Smith, LPN, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Blessing Hospital, recently passed the national examination and is a registered cardiac sonographer (RCS).
Couple finds energy and pain relief at Illini Fitness
The United States Army used a slogan several years ago, “We do more before 9 am than most people do all day.” That sentence could have described Charles Kelly’s life before Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) took over.
Blessing rural health clinics earn exemplary status
Three Blessing Health System rural health clinics have been granted reaccreditation with Exemplary Provider status by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services partner organization, The Compliance Team, the authorized national healthcare accreditation organization for rural clinics.
Long time Blessing Hospital department leader retires
Jill Stegeman, laboratory manager, Blessing Hospital, retires December 15 after 43 years of service.
Respiratory staff “sings” the praises of one of its own
Blessing Hospital’s Respiratory Care team selected Ellen “Desiree” Singh, registered respiratory therapist, weekends/night shift, as the department’s 2021 Excellence Award winner during national respiratory care week.
Blessing Hospital organ and tissue donation efforts earn national recognition
For the second year in a row, Blessing Hospital and its Life Team have been awarded Platinum recognition from the federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) and Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network for “saving and healing lives by encouraging their employees and communities to register as organ, eye and tissue donors” through the National Hospital Organ Donation Campaign.