The Central School District in Adams County, Illinois, holds an annual Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Each year for the past 10 years, Jenny Hetzler, school nurse, attended the event in case her services were needed by any participating students.
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The first of eight open-house-style informational sessions on Medicare Advantage plan changes at Blessing Health System takes place Tuesday, October 15, at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th Street, Quincy
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Valerie Satterthwaite, Haley Miller Pilkington, and Megan Hale, all Radiation Therapists, Blessing Hospital Radiation Therapy Department, received a Who’s Your Angel nomination from patient Mr. Lindsey Parrish. The Foundation Office presented the Who’s Your Angel award on September 25.
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Women from a five-county area of west-central Illinois may be eligible to receive a free mammogram on Tuesday, October 22.
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Allison Acklie, RN, ICU, became the 100th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on September 24, 2024, for her extraordinary nursing care.
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John Stark, project/construction specialist, Maintenance department, earned the 72nd Honey Bee award during a presentation on September 24. The Blessing Hospital Honey Bee award recognizes the exceptional service provided by support staff.
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The Blessing Express Clinic and the Blessing Resource Center, 34th and Broadway, Quincy, will be closed Wednesday, September 25 and Thursday, September 26, to accommodate parking lot resurfacing, weather permitting.
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Dale and Sherri King thought so until late June 2023 when Dale developed a sore throat. He was diagnosed with strep throat and took a 10-day course of antibiotics. They did not help.
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Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences has earned reaccreditation for a 10-year period from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC.)
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To increase options available to pregnant women in the region to access care in the ways they wish, Blessing Health is hosting a free International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) Professional Birth Doula Workshop. It will take place on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12 at the Blessing Business Center, 4919 Oak Street, Quincy.
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