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Cancer specialist joins Illini Community Hospital medical staff

Board certified medical oncologist Osvaldo Wesly, MD, will begin treating cancer patients at Illini Community Hospital on August 1, providing care with Sherrie White, APRN-AGNP, nurse practitioner.

Donation is music to the ears of Blessing patients

Music can have a positive influence on the body, mind and spirit. A gift from a Quincy couple will enhance that effect for inpatients on Blessing Hospital’s three behavioral health units.

Vascular Access Team RN earns DAISY award

Sara Murphy, RN, Vascular Access Team, became the 76th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on September 30, 2022.

This man knows winners when he sees them

Dale Labuary was an award-winning football coach during 27 seasons at Monroe City High School in northeast Missouri. He was inducted into the Missouri Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006, and into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.

One nurse’s journey to the bedside: “I wish I would have done it earlier”

Bev Armstrong’s path to a nursing career began late in life, with the arrival of her granddaughter. Born in Keokuk, Iowa, with a hematoma, the baby was transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit in Iowa City.

Blessing Hospital receives national recognition for stroke care

Stroke patients at Blessing Hospital are getting gold standard care, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

Information Systems staffer figures out why computer programs weren’t talking, fixes it, and earns an award for it

When two computer programs were not communicating with each other as they should, Pam Booth became involved with lightning speed, fixed the issue and earned an ICARE Excellence Award for her expertise.

Guest Services Representative Earns Who's Your Angel Award

Gary Allen, Guest Services Representative, Nursing Administration, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from coworker Jessica Bichsel, charge RN, Emergency Center. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel award on April 24.

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Proper nutrition to decrease breast cancer risk

Nutrition is a modifiable risk factor that if guidelines are followed can decrease breast cancer risk tremendously.