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First Blessing Hospital patient receives new COVID-19 drug

Blessing Hospital administered the first dose of a new COVID-19 drug called Bamlanivimab to a patient on Wednesday, November 18, 2020.

Hannibal Clinic Research Center selected to join Operation Warp Speed COVID-19 treatment study

Hannibal Clinic’s Research Center has been approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as part of the federal Operation Warp Speed initiative, to participate in an outpatient COVID-19 treatment research trial.

These calls are never simple

Blessing Health System’s COVID-19 Hotline nurses make calls to those who have pending COVID-19 tests and share the test results. The report is either “positive” or “negative.”

As the surge continues: COVID-19 Update

The COVID-19 related patient surge that Blessing Health System leaders and staff have planned for since March has hit. Space at Blessing Hospital, and at hospitals throughout the region and across the country - is running very short with no end to the demand in sight. 

Illini Community Hospital earns statewide recognition

Illini Community Hospital has earned the 2020 IMEC Interest in Excellence Recognition award from the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC).

Mystery solved: Surgeon diagnoses, treats icy injury

Kim Peters is one in a million. That is how many people the federal Centers for Disease Control estimates are injured each year as the result of falling on ice and snow. On an icy day and with her hands full, including the leash of her puppy, Kim slipped and fell down three stairs.

Bayview Bridge will glow purple in honor of organ donation

Woman gets great news with new knee

Whether it is charging the net on the tennis court to deliver a volley, or digging in the ground around her home to plant flowers, Deb Davis leads an active life. Pain tried to steal that from her.

Blessing offers new healthcare education program

In order to meet the demand for a particular category of employee, Blessing Hospital has established a new certified nurse assistant (CNA) training program, offered at no cost to those hired by the hospital to be nursing assistants.

Blessing nurses ace TNS certification exam

First it was the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing’s May 2020 graduates exceeding the NCLEX pass rate by nearly nine percentage points. Now, 10 Blessing Hospital nurses have demonstrated their academic and clinical expertise by achieving a 100% pass rate on their first attempt at passing the Illinois Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS) examination.