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From mushroom hunting to world travel: Celebrating a life-changing anniversary

Mary Eustace is a leader. In December 2019, she was the first Blessing Hospital patient to have her damaged aortic heart value replaced through a minimally invasive procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, or TAVR. Over the next 12 months, 32 other people, ages 54 to 94 from throughout the Tri-State area, experienced the life-changing effects of TAVR.

Blessing Hospital names January 2017 Chaplain of the Month

Aaron White has been chosen as Blessing Hospital’s Chaplain of the Month for January 2017 by the Blessing Hospital Chaplaincy Program Executive Committee.

Blessing Health System leader publishes book chapter

Dr. Rafferty’s contribution to the book covers trends in medical tourism and associated developments.

Blessing launches search for next Chief Executive Officer

Blessing Health System has initiated a national search for its next Chief Executive Officer.

More violence and more questions: How to help children

Blessing Health psychiatrist Dr. Lanny Stiles has been through this situation too many times in his 50 years of helping children and families – a mass shooting at a school. This time it was an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

Life changing events lead nurse to new mission

When you meet Jessica Nuebel for the first time, you could think that her 2017 breast cancer diagnosis was the driving force behind her decision to change jobs after more than 17 years, from a Blessing Hospital obstetrics and gynecology nurse to the navigator for patients of the Blessing Breast Center. Get to know Jessica a little bit better and you will discover that another life-changing event, one that occurred before her diagnosis, which set Jessica on the path that would change radically the trajectory of her career.

New procedure helps woman catch her breath and change her life

A minimally invasive lung procedure performed at Blessing Hospital, called BLVR, has given a 70-year-old grandmother her life back.

Register now for no-cost cholesterol screening on 11/14

Registrations are now being taken for a no-cost cholesterol screening sponsored by Blessing Health. It will be held on Thursday, November 14, from 7-9 am at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th Street, Quincy.

Medicare Advantage Plans at Blessing Health

Blessing Health clinics and doctors are in network with the following Medicare plans.Traditional MedicareBlue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Medicare AdvantageMolina Medicare AdvantageTotal Retiree Advantage Illinois (trail)United HealthCare Medicare…

When she needed cancer care, life-long nurse chose Blessing Health

Marty Frier invested her 40-year career in attending to the needs of others as a registered nurse.