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Blessing Health installs public medication disposal containers
Residents of the Quincy and Pittsfield areas now have more options in which to safely and properly dispose of unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications.
PCU nurse earns DAISY Award
Nick Kelley, RN, Progressive Care Unit, became the 102nd Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on November 21, 2024, for his extraordinary nursing care.
Palliative Care Referral Form
How To Get Help
Blessing Palliative Care is committed to providing care and support for patients and families during one of life’s most difficult times. We want to make obtaining the needed information, care, and services easy.…
Blessing doctors help mother-of-the-bride-to-be recapture her “glow”
Marcia Sorrill will be glowing as she watches her daughter get married in December. Not the manufactured glow of a tanning bed, but the radiance that results from a mother’s love for and pride in her daughter, and from the skill of two Blessing doctors.
BHS Sponsorship Request Form
All sponsorship requests for consideration by Blessing Health System must be submitted using the online form below or in writing using the printable form a minimum of 30 days prior to the event.
The form can be completed and mailed…
“Quincy girl” helps deliver an award-winner
Janet Kayser-Shirrell is a dreamer. She grew up at 14th and Adams in Quincy. A favorite activity of young Janet was bike riding to her grandparent’s home on the north side of town and crossing Quincy’s most famous street on the way.
People get over sore throats, don’t they?
Dale and Sherri King thought so until late June 2023 when Dale developed a sore throat. He was diagnosed with strep throat and took a 10-day course of antibiotics. They did not help.
Pandemic (and a phone call) lead nurse back to Blessing
During my first day of orientation, I could barely contain myself. Maureen Kahn, president and chief executive officer of Blessing Health System and Blessing Hospital, discussed how the health system did not lay off one employee because of the pandemic. That just blew me away. I was almost in tears. They knew it would hurt their bottom dollar. They did it anyway, without question.
Getting to the Heart of Teamwork
Patient, surgeons team up for first-time heart procedure. "There was something about Dr. Hammock and Dr. Arnold-They just gave us a good vibe. We were all very much at ease with what needed to be done."