Ashley Holland is the first Illini nurse to receive a Blessing Health System “Stroke Recognition Pin” for her role in saving the life of 78-year-old Linda Smith of Pittsfield.
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Debbie McGinnis retires August 22 with a full heart after 44 years as a Blessing Hospital nurse.
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Melissa Penn, LCSW, Blessing Bariatric Institute, has been awarded national board certification by the American Association of Bariatric Counselors (AABC).
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Family means everything to Michelle Obert; that includes her nuclear family of husband John, to whom she has been married for 40 years, and seven children and five grandchildren; church family at St. Francis in Quincy and her work family of 40 years at Transitions of Western Illinois.
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Cindy Cassens, CMA (certified medical assistant), manager, East Adams County Rural Health Clinic in Golden, retires on August 1, upon completing 34 years of service.
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Jim Beard, security, Illini Community Hospital, received the health system’s 81st Honey Bee award during a recent ceremony.
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Claire Thomas, Cardiovascular Unit, received the health system’s 82nd Honey Bee award during a recent ceremony.
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Blessing Hospital Emergency Center nurse Rachel Jones became the health system’s 111th DAISY Award winner during a recent ceremony recognizing her extraordinary nursing care.
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For the seventh consecutive year, Blessing Hospital has been named a “High Performing Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report as part of its annual Best Hospitals report.
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The American Heart Association (AHA) recently recognized Blessing Hospital with three honors for the stroke care it provides - including, for the first time, the Get with the Guidelines Stroke Rural Recognition Silver award.
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