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Recognize The Heart Of Our Community

There are people all over our area that help their neighbors, support local organizations and regularly go out of their way for others. We think it’s time these people were recognized and thanked publically, but it’s up to you to tell us who is…

Women's Health - Obstetrics and Gynecology

A woman’s healthcare needs change over the years. As you age, you want a doctor who understands your shifting needs and concerns. The women’s health specialists at Blessing have the expertise to help you navigate every stage of life. Women's Health -…

Patient and nurse connect on a spiritual level, leading to DAISY award

Stormy Leazer, RN, and a patient she cared for believed a higher power brought them together. This exceptional bond led to Stormy receiving Blessing’s 118th DAISY award.

How a very smart person helped a friend find the road to recovery

No one should go through a medical crisis alone. But that is just what one local resident faced after a devasting injury.

Two Blessing Nurses Retire

Two long time Blessing Hospital employees are celebrating their retirement.

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.

A strong friendship leads to stronger hearts

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer Helen Adams Keller said that. Her insight describes the relationship between Joyce Hildebrand, Danny Vahlkamp and Rich Ellerman.

Meet a man on a mission to share a message of health

Blessing Health Hannibal hosting no-cost skin cancer screening on May 1

Board-certified dermatologist, Susan Meidl, MD, FAAD, Blessing Health Hannibal, will conduct a no-cost American Academy of Dermatology Spot Skin Cancer Screening on Thursday, May 1, by appointment only.

Blessing Hospice helps unites couple one last time

Loving and caring. That’s how people who knew her describe Shirley McLaughlin. “She put everyone else before herself,” said one of Shirley’s four daughters, Kelly Sylvester.