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Registration open for “Strike Out Breast Cancer” at Tangerine Bowl

Registration is open for the 14th annual “Strike Out Breast Cancer” at Tangerine Bowl in Quincy to benefit patients of the Blessing Breast Center. The event will take place over two days: Friday, April 26 at 7 pm, and Saturday, April 27, with three sessions to choose from at Noon, 3 and 6:30 pm.

Donate Life - Charla Martin

Donate Life - Charla Martin's Story Jill was 2 years younger than me all though elementary, middle & high school in northeast Missouri.  We knew each other, but weren’t really friends.  As adults, Jill was what I would call an…

New technology brings advanced accuracy to treatment of a common and growing pain

Blessing Health orthopedic surgeon Dr. Darr Leutz is using new technology to replace worn out knees. He is very excited about the results it is delivering for his patients.

Blessing Health System shines spotlight on organ and tissue donation

Interested members of the public are invited to gather with Blessing Health and Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network staff at a flag raising to mark Donate Life Month. The flag raising takes place at the flag pole in front of Blessing Hospital at 10 am, Friday, April 12.

MRI Technologist Wins Who's Your Angel Award

Brooke Flesner, MRI Technologist, Blessing Hospital Radiology, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from patient Jessica Rockhold. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel award on April 3.

Donate Life - Dusty McCollum

Donate Life - Dusty McCollum's Story Our daughter Brinley was born with a rare genetic disease that affected her liver. This disease is called Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis, or PFIC for short, which then has several subtypes that…

Donate Life - Taylor Breuer

Donate Life - Taylor Breuer's Story In my opinion, being an organ or tissue donor is a selfless act that can impact someone's life after I’m no longer on this earth. I decided to become an organ and tissue donor at the age of 16; I told my mom…

Oh baby, how things have changed and how nurses are responding

Giving birth has changed over the years. New techniques and options allow families to be more involved with their care and plan their own experience. But not all recent changes have been as positive.

How one doctor helped another doctor put life back into focus

Timothy Ott overcame any hurdle he faced successfully to become a board-certified family medicine physician – including one challenge that most medical students don’t face. For most of his life, Dr. Ott’s eyes crossed in, leading to double vision that caused him to see two images of one object.

Nursing is a tradition for this Illini Community Hospital family

While the Smith family shares a last name that is considered common, that’s where the ordinary ends in their lives.