Blessing Health System
Recent News About Blessing Health System
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Blessing offers new treatment for depression
Patients living with major depression have a new care option available through Blessing Physician Services.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Brown Drug Company and Blessing Health System Announce Collaboration
Brown Drug Company and Blessing Health System are pleased to announce that together, they will strengthen pharmaceutical services in our communities.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Blessing Physician Services leader named to state board
Gina Genenbacher, MBA, MHA, Director of Rural Health Services, Blessing Physician Services, has been appointed to the nine-member board of the Missouri Association of Rural Health Clinics (MARHC).
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: First patients undergo new heart procedure at Blessing Health System
The first patients in the region with a common, yet serious heart valve condition known as aortic stenosis, have been treated recently using a new procedure at Blessing Health System called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement or TAVR.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: First baby of 2020 at Blessing Hospital
Kyla Abbey was the first baby of 2020 born at Blessing Hospital’s Blessed Beginnings maternity center, the daughter of Cole Abbey and Heather Osborne of Quincy.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Blessing Hospital Senior Chaplain retires
Daniel (Dan) Brothers, Senior Chaplain, Blessing Hospital, retires January 2 after 30 years of service.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Blessing Nurse Retires
Mary Reichert, MSN, BSN, RN, Blessing Physician Services, retired December 31, 2019, after 14 years of service on the staff of Crystal Perry, MD, family medicine.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Blessing Hospital nurses retires
Krista White, LPN, and Cynthia Smith, RN, BSN, retired from Blessing Hospital on December 20, 2019, after a combined 85 years of service.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Visiting restrictions in place at Blessing and Illini hospitals due to flu
Because of a spike in regional flu cases, children 16 years of age and under should not be in Blessing Hospital in Quincy or Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield unless they need outpatient care - including emergency or ambulatory care or a have a scheduled test, procedure or therapy - or they are visiting a family member who is a patient at the end of life.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Behavioral Center nurse receives DAISY Award
Angie Klinner, RN, Adult Psychiatric Services, Blessing Behavioral Center, became the 46th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on December 10.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Progress Care Unit nurse receives DAISY Award
Angie Buss RN, Progressive Care Unit, Blessing Hospital, became the 45th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on November 25.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Cashier earns Honey Bee Award
Tammy Haggerty, cafeteria assistant, Food & Nutrition, became the 19th Blessing Hospital caregiver to receive the Honey Bee Award in a surprise presentation on Thursday, December 5.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Putting Patients and their safety first
The Blessing Foundation helped a patient of Blessing Hospital’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit return to her home safely.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Pain is no match for Miss Margaret
When 88-year-old Margaret Midget broke her hip earlier this year, her five children knew what that could mean.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: 2 North CNA earns Honey Bee Award
Matt Kroner, CNA, 2 North, became the 18th Blessing Hospital caregiver to receive the Honey Bee Award in a surprise presentation on Thursday, November 21.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Blessing Neurology Helps Woman Get Back To Work
Thirteen hours on your feet wearing a protective lead vest sounds a bit like torture.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Register for our upcoming Breastfeeding Class on November 25
Register for our upcoming Breastfeeding Class on November 25 This class focuses on tips and tools for successful breastfeeding.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Blessing Hospital offers Honor Walk to organ donor families
From her personal pain, Kristen DeVine wants to bring some peace to families facing tragedy.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Emergency Center nurse receives DAISY Award
Cindy Hoewing, RN, Emergency Center, Blessing Hospital, became the 44th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on November 1.
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BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM: Research involving Blessing doctor earns national recognition
Imtiaz Alam, MD, gastroenterologist and hepatologist, Blessing Physician Services, was one of three researchers whose poster presentation received the Presidential Poster of Distinction award at the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease annual meeting in Boston, MA, November 8-12, 2019.