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Specialty Care
At Illini Community Hospital’s Casteel Center, we give our patients the high-quality specialty care you would expect in a large city. The area’s expert cardiologists, podiatrists and orthopedic specialists come to us so you have greater access to…
Who's Your Angel Award - Dr. Pam Friye
CAREGIVER APPRECIATION: Dr. Pam Friye
“Dr. Friye is an amazing physician. She made me feel so valued, heard and cared for as a patient, even with all the craziness of COVID-19. She was extremely patient, kind and knowledgeable throughout the entire…
Who's Your Angel Award - Jake
CAREGIVER APPRECIATION: Jake
A 2 North floor RN, wrote, “I was assigned a combative patient with mental health needs. This patient presented with numerous health issues and was very frustrated and non-compliant. Jake made himself…
CRNAs: Providing exceptional care to Blessing patients
January 22-28, 2023, is National Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Week. CRNAs are registered nurses who have received additional education and national certification in anesthesia care. CRNAs are part of the care team helping to provide pain control for Blessing Health patients, including surgical patients.
ER Tech earns Honey Bee award
Nicole Deverger, ER Tech, earned Blessing Hospital’s 57th Honey Bee award during a surprise presentation on June 26, 2023. The Blessing Hospital Honey Bee award recognizes the exceptional service provided by support staff.
PCU RN earns DAISY award
Kalli Goewey, RN, Progressive Care Unit (PCU), became the 85th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award.
Blessing Health Hannibal Sleep Disorders Center earns accreditation
The Blessing Health Hannibal Sleep Disorders Center recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
Community Cancer Crush raffles off cash and cars to benefit patients
In addition to the very best treatment, cancer patients need support and hope. Support and hope are what the annual Community Cancer Crush benefit is all about. New to the 2017 Community Cancer Crush is the “Raffle of Hope” featuring a grand prize of $50,000; second prize of a 2017 Buick Cascada convertible and third and fourth prizes of $5,000 and $1,000 respectively.
Blessing offers new healthcare education program
In order to meet the demand for a particular category of employee, Blessing Hospital has established a new certified nurse assistant (CNA) training program, offered at no cost to those hired by the hospital to be nursing assistants.