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Nurse Residency Program

Angie Buss, BSN, RN, worked on the Blessing Hospital Progressive Care Unit for four months before her experience with the Blessing Hospital Nurse Residency Program began.It was a challenging four months."With the daily responsibilities of a bedside…

Blessing Hospital department earns national recognition

Blessing Hospital’s Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU) was among 39 nursing homes in Illinois that recently received the highest possible rating in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Nursing Homes 2024.

New graduate makes her mark - FAST!

After only three weeks on the job in the Blessing lab, Class of 2025 Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Medical Laboratory Technology graduate Katie Graham was making a difference for Blessing patients.

Hospice staff earns who's your angel award

Hospice staff Keaton Dierker, RN; Kai Clay, CNA; April Grattan, RN; Trista Neisen, Clinical Social Worker; Jerry Edison, Chaplain; and Nancy Dolan, Hospice Volunteer; received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from a patient’s mother, Catherine Lorenson. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel awards on October 15.

Blessing Home Care employees earn national certification

Debra Himpsl, RN, clinical manager, Blessing Home Care, has successfully completed the Certificate for OASIS Specialist Clinical exam and Sue E. Silman, quality coordinator, Blessing Home Care, has met the requirements to retain her Certificate for OASIS Specialist – Clinical (COS-C) designation for another three-year period.

High-power MRI at Blessing receives national accreditation

Blessing Hospital Diagnostic and Imaging has earned a three-year term of accreditation in 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) after a review by the American College of Radiology (ACR), earning the organization’s gold seal of accreditation representing the highest level of image quality and patient safety.

Blessing welcomes new chief nursing officer

Brigid K. Toyne-Barfoot, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, has joined Blessing Health System as chief nursing officer. She replaces Tim Tranor, DNP, MBA, RN, who assumed the position of executive vice president/chief operating officer after having served as Blessing’s CNO since 2015.

As the surge continues: COVID-19 Update

The COVID-19 related patient surge that Blessing Health System leaders and staff have planned for since March has hit. Space at Blessing Hospital, and at hospitals throughout the region and across the country - is running very short with no end to the demand in sight. 

Blessing Hospital recognized nationally for patient safety

An independent national healthcare organization has given Blessing Hospital its top grade for patient safety

Powerlifters Help Cancer Patients Carry The Load

Summit Spa and Fitness and NutritionHQ in Quincy teamed up with clients to deliver $1,050 for the unmet needs of patients of the Blessing Cancer Center and the Blessing Breast Center.