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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.
Blessing Purchases Property at 12th & Broadway in Quincy
Blessing Health System and the owner of Lin’s Garden Buffet restaurant at 12th and Broadway have reached agreement for purchase of the property, effective February 4, 2020.
New urology treatment for men now available locally
Men living with an enlarged prostate have a new treatment option available at Blessing Hospital. Urologist Dr. Bradley Holland has successfully completed the first Aquablation® therapy that treats the condition and results in fewer side effects than previously available.
Registration is open for golf tournament to benefit heart care
Attention golfers: Registration is underway for the 4th Annual Cardiac Classic golf tournament to benefit the Blessing Heart & Vascular Center and its patients.
Blessing safely continues community outreach during pandemic
Despite challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Blessing Hospital nurses found ways to give back to the community. Prior to the pandemic, in November 2019, Blessing Health System hosted its first-ever Family Fun Day and Health Fair at the…
Blessing Stroke Care Receives National Recognition
The American Heart Association recognizes Blessing Hospital among the nation’s leading providers of stroke care. For the third consecutive year, the hospital earned the AHA’s Get With the Guidelines Gold level recognition. Specifically, Blessing received a 2023 Gold Plus Award for meeting or exceeding national core standard levels of care in the treatment of stroke patients for 2 consecutive calendar years or more.
Statement on Health Facilities and Services Review Board Decision to Approve the Blessing Ambulatory Surgery Center Relocation
Blessing Health System President and CEO Maureen Kahn is issuing the following statement on today’s Health Facilities and Services Review Board decision to approve Blessing Hospital’s Certificate of Need application to relocate and modernize the current Ambulatory Surgery Center:
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.