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Local Healthcare Affiliation Will Contribute To Improved Patient Access

Blessing Health System and another area healthcare provider have entered into an affiliation agreement to improve access to care for area patients.

Individuals, organizations rally to support local Novel Coronavirus response

Blessing Health System is following federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for health systems across the country to implement tactics to conserve the use of PPE. One CDC-approve tactic is the use of cloth masks over Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) N95 masks to extend the life of the masks. Individuals and organizations are now contacting Blessing Health System to volunteer to sew the cloth masks.

Behavioral nurse earns DAISY Award

Daffany Pugh, RN, Child and Adolescent Unit, became the 103rd Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on December 13, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care.

REGISTERED NURSE (RN)-SKILLED NURSING UNIT - SKILLED NURSING UNIT

STARTING RATE WITHOUT EXPERIENCE: $30.78 + $4.50 SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL IF APPLICABLE THIS POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO A $25,000 SIGN ON BONUS RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ALSO AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED CANDIDATES! JOB SUMMARY This position is responsible…

Illini hosts ribbon cutting and open house for new Express Clinic

The public is invited to attend a ribbon cutting and open house at the new Illini Express Clinic on Thursday, January 25. The ribbon cutting will be at 3 pm followed by an open house at the Express Clinic until 5 pm at its new location, 640 West Washington, Pittsfield, on the hospital campus.

Kidney and Bladder Stones

Kidney or bladder stones can be uncomfortable or even painful. They result from naturally occurring minerals in the urine that crystallize, or stick together. The crystallized minerals begin to form tiny stones in your kidney or bladder. Kidney and…

REGISTERED NURSE (RN)-REHAB SERVICES - REHABILITATION SERVICES

STARTING RATE WITHOUT EXPERIENCE: $30.78 + $4.00 SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL IF APPLICABLE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ALSO AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED CANDIDATES! JOB SUMMARY Rehab is an 18 bed in patient Acute Rehab program that is CARF (Commission for the…

NEW GRADUATE NURSE (RN) MAY 2023 GRADUATES - BLESSING HOSPITAL NURSING

Are you a nursing student who will be graduating in May of 2023 ? WE WANT YOU! Positions are available in various departments ! Apply today and a Recruiter will call you to discuss your career plans!! Many RN Positions are eligible for up to $25,000…

Through helping others, woman replaces grief with joy and anger with peace

Three years ago, a tidal wave of nearly unbearable grief and anger flooded Victoria Marten Haxel’s world.

What should a prostate cancer screening include and when should screening begin?

Some providers do a blood test called a Prostate Specific Antigen test only (PSA). If a man’s PSA level trends up over time, it could be an indication of prostate cancer. Other providers order a PSA test and conduct a digital rectal exam (DRE). Blessing Health board-certified urologist William Severino, feels both tests deliver the most complete picture.