Two in a row: Blessing Hospital earns top patient safety grade in national report
Blessing Hospital was awarded an “A” grade from the Leapfrog Group in its spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grade report.
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OT earns recognition
Denise Sangoi, occupational therapist, Rehabilitation Services, became the hospital’s 30th Honey Bee Award winner during a presentation on April 26.
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Blessing radiology education instructor earns advanced certification
Crystal Neff, MHA, R.T., (R) (CT) (MR) (ARRT), clinical instructor, Blessing Hospital School of Radiologic Technology, has earned advanced certification in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MR) from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
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Blessing Hospital Recognized for Higher Quality in Maternity Care
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois has recognized Blessing Hospital with a Blue Distinction® Centers (BDC) for Maternity Care designation, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.
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Happy birthday, Josie
Josie Amelia Edwards left this world the same day she entered, March 25, 2018. She lives on in the hearts of her family and friends.
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Man finds life-changing pain relief by accident
Most people have experienced the agonizing pain of leg cramps, the sudden and involuntary contraction of a muscle. Charles Mast knows the feeling too well.
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Woman finds the “kick” that leads to a new life
Megan Arment is a typically-busy 24-year-old. There is work, family, friends, turning her life around. What? Megan says she knew something wasn’t right with her health. She was constantly thirsty and persistently tired, a take-a-nap-every-day-after-work kind of tired.
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Blessing Health System selected to participate in national Rural Home Hospital project
Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health system innovation created by Harvard T. J. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts, has selected Blessing Health System to participate in the Rural Home Hospital project, a three year research study that will help to build, launch and evaluate a nationwide home-based healthcare program to serve rural residents across the country.
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Doctors team up to uncover reason for woman’s vision problem
As is the case for other people, Stacey Mudd began having trouble with her vision when she reached the age of 57. “So, I went and had my eyes checked and got a pair of glasses,” the pharmacist with the James Cary Cancer Center, Hannibal, MO, said.
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Blessing Foundation Caring Club Funds Assist Local Family after Fire
Donors to the Blessing Foundation Caring Club recently helped a family who lost everything, but the clothes on their backs, in a house fire. The family has a young daughter who requires a wheelchair that was destroyed in the fire. The Blessing Foundation learned of this tragedy from a concerned community member.
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