An Honor Walk is offered to the family of an organ donor as the donor is escorted from their hospital room. It involves as many caregivers as possible lining the hallway in silent respect as the donor and family move to the destination of the donation within the hospital.
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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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Illini Community Hospital received the Award for Excellence in Telehealth Leadership from the Partnership for a Connected Illinois. The award was presented to Illini and three other healthcare providers from across the state at a luncheon in Chicago on November 18.
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Shari Kirtlink loved her career as a pre-kindergarten teacher at Carpenter’s Kids, a program of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Hannibal. All of a sudden, it was her students and their families making a difference in the 57-year-olds life, wearing “Team Shari” shirts and praying for her regularly after she had to leave teaching because of lung cancer that spread to her brain.
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Sheila White, CNA, Observation Decision Unit (ODU), became the 17th Blessing Hospital caregiver to receive the Honey Bee Award in a surprise presentation on Monday, October 28.
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After certain types of breast cancer surgery, fluid builds up in a woman’s chest and needs to be drained over a period of 7-14 days. Typically, the bulb-like collection containers for the fluid are pinned to the woman’s gown or blouse. Some women find that process unsightly and difficult to manage because of the weight of the container.
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Jackie Edgar, RT(R)(M), Radiologic Technologist registered in Diagnostic Radiology and Mammography, Blessing Breast Center, retired November 1 after 40 years of service, all of those years in the field of radiologic technology and the past 20 in mammography.
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Jason Kvitle, OD, Family EyeCare and Contact Lens Center, has joined the Blessing Foundation Board of Trustees.
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Lily was bouncing around the house like most 3 year olds do, fell, and fractured both bones in her left arm. Also damaged in the mishap were Lily’s Halloween dreams, until we met someone who understood the magic of day to my little girl.
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