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Blessing Health hosts Medicare informational sessions; adopts new Medicare Advantage plan approach for 2025
Blessing Health is hosting a series of free, Medicare informational sessions across the region during October to help area seniors better understand their options for the annual national Medicare Open Enrollment Period, October 15 through December 7, 2024.
Woman’s life-long dream becomes a family affair
Blessing Hospital celebrates its 150th anniversary during 2025. This is the third in a series of stories celebrating the anniversary through generations of care, compassion and community as told by family members working at Blessing.
Health Information Exchange at Blessing Health System
What is a Health Information Exchange (HIE)?Health Information Exchange (HIE) allows doctors, nurses, pharmacists, health care professionals and payers who participate in the exchange to electronically access and share a patient’s vital medical…
3 Surgical unit nurse earns latest DAISY award
Kenzie Blentlinger, RN, 3 Surgical, became the 69th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on February 24, 2022.
Blessing ICU nurse earns DAISY award
Kristen DeVine, RN, Intensive Care Unit, Blessing Hospital, became the 36th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY Award.
Three generations of a family find a second home at Blessing
When Deb Landacre, RN, got a job in maternity at Blessing in 1980, she had a plan. “I was only going to work for three months. I wanted a little Christmas money,” she said.
Blessing Hospital leader retires after 38 years of service
Tena Awerkamp, director, Primary Care Services, Blessing Hospital, retired May 23, 2025, having completed 38 years of service.
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.
Original member of East Adams County Rural Health Clinic staff to retire
Cindy Cassens, CMA (certified medical assistant), manager, East Adams County Rural Health Clinic in Golden, retires on August 1, upon completing 34 years of service.
Long-time ICU nurse earns two nominations and a DAISY award
Michelle Summy, RN, intensive care unit, became Blessing Hospital’s 107th DAISY award winner during a ceremony on April 17, 2025, for her extraordinary nursing care. She has been an ICU nurse for 37 years and received two nominations leading to her award.