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Patients find success in losing tons at Blessing Bariatric Institute

Blessing Bariatric Institute surgery patients have lost it – weight that is – a lot of it.

A Tragic FaceTime Call Brings Team Together

Dr. Joe Meyer, Quincy Anesthesia Associates, and Lexi Goodwin, RN, GI Surgery Center, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from coworker and grandmother, Traci Lirely, RN, GI Surgery Center. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel award on February 8.  

High-power MRI at Blessing receives national accreditation

Blessing Hospital Diagnostic and Imaging has earned a three-year term of accreditation in 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) after a review by the American College of Radiology (ACR), earning the organization’s gold seal of accreditation representing the highest level of image quality and patient safety.

Blessing Health Hannibal breast biopsy technology earns national accreditation

Blessing Health Hannibal has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in stereotactic breast biopsy as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR), earning the organization’s gold seal of accreditation.

Skin cancer survivor says “Every day is a blessing”

Gary Abbott’s first encounter with skin cancer was in 2004, during one of his biannual fishing trips with his father.

One of Blessing Health’s best employee recruitment and retention tools turns 50 years old

The idea led Blessing Hospital to success as a regional healthcare provider and made history, too.

Who's Your Angel Winner Connects With Patient

Vickie Baker, LPN, Blessing Health Center, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from patient Mackenzie Leckbee. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel award on February 13.

Appointments now available for no-cost health screening on March 12

Reservations are now being taken for a no-cost cholesterol screening that will take place on Tuesday, March 12, hosted by Illini Community Hospital.

Local nursing honor society chapter earns recognition at international convention

The local chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Pi Pi Chapter based at Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences in Quincy, received a Chapter Key Award at the international honor society’s recent biennial convention in San Antonio, Texas.

First outpatient RN receives DAISY Award

Ashley Sherwood, RN, Cardiology, became the first registered nurse from a Blessing Health outpatient department to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on February 26, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care.