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Oh baby, how things have changed and how nurses are responding

Giving birth has changed over the years. New techniques and options allow families to be more involved with their care and plan their own experience. But not all recent changes have been as positive.

Illini Community Hospital seems to have the secret to success for RN recruitment

The Illini Community Hospital RN pipeline is primed and pumping. The nursing staff consists of no less than 13 registered nurses, Pike County natives, who have professionally “grown up” in the hospital.

Nursing is a tradition for this Illini Community Hospital family

While the Smith family shares a last name that is considered common, that’s where the ordinary ends in their lives.

How one woman achieved a “never-ever-in-a-million-years” dream

Quincy-based company adding jobs after securing major contract

Denman Linen Service, an institutional laundry company based in Quincy, will add more than two dozen employees to its workforce after securing a major client.

Who's Your Angel Award - Jessica

CAREGIVER APPRECIATION: Jessica In late April, 2021, Jessica Bliven had recently moved into a new home and was working in her garage when she heard a loud scream. Jessica's new home backed up directly to a lake, as did the other homes in the…

Meet the “Miracle Guy”

Robert Wilson’s family thought he would be admitted to Blessing Hospital for observation after experiencing severe headaches.

Surviving stroke - together

On a Saturday morning, Barb and Rich Schmidt were getting ready to attend a swim meet featuring one of their grandchildren. “Normal morning,” Rich recalls. “Showered and shaved and began combing my hair.”

Can an email change your life? Wilma says yes!

Checking her emails one day this spring, a particular message caught the eye of 78-year-old Wilma Hathaway of Palmyra.

Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening Experience the Blessing Difference: Low-Dose CT Yearly Lung Cancer Screening Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in America, claiming more lives than colorectal,…