Ruth M. Van Os, BSN, RN, 3 Surgical, Blessing Hospital, retires on June 28, 2024, after 47 years of service.

A Quincy resident, Van Os served on different Blessing Hospital inpatient care units during her career. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences in 1990.

“I have enjoyed working at Blessing, seeing the many changes in healthcare throughout the years, helping patients in their time of need and getting them home to their families, and making friends with my coworkers. I will miss being here.”

A member of Quincy’s Calvary Baptist Church, Van Os has taught Sunday School to two and three-year-olds for more than 50 years and continues to do so.

Among Van Os’s four siblings is another Blessing Hospital nurse, Ann St. Clair, who has more than 50 years of service.