Sept. 17 Is World Patient Safety Day
September 17 is recognized as World Patient Safety Day.
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Statement on Health Facilities and Services Review Board Decision to Approve the Blessing Ambulatory Surgery Center Relocation
Blessing Health System President and CEO Maureen Kahn is issuing the following statement on today’s Health Facilities and Services Review Board decision to approve Blessing Hospital’s Certificate of Need application to relocate and modernize the current Ambulatory Surgery Center:
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Free Mammograms Offered October 8 For Those Who Qualify
Women from a five-county area of west-central Illinois may be eligible to receive a free mammogram on Tuesday, October 8.
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Watercolor artist is featured at Blessing Hospital in September
Watercolor paper by Brenda (Brosi) Benson of Monroe City is on display in the main lobby area of Blessing Hospital during September 2019.
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Powerlifters Help Cancer Patients Carry The Load
Summit Spa and Fitness and NutritionHQ in Quincy teamed up with clients to deliver $1,050 for the unmet needs of patients of the Blessing Cancer Center and the Blessing Breast Center.
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New technology puts personal health information at the fingertips of Blessing patients
If you’ve been a patient of the Blessing Health System hospitals in Quincy or Pittsfield, you now have instant access to your health information through your iPhone. The health system partnered with healthcare information technology company Allscripts to allow Blessing Hospital and Illini Community Hospital patients to see their health information via Apple Health Records.
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PCA earns Honey Bee Award
Rachel Trowbridge, patient care assistant, Centralized Staffing, became the 15th Blessing Hospital support staff member to receive the Honey Bee Award during a surprise presentation recently.
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Area hospitals form heart care partnership
Patients in the region served by McDonough District Hospital now have convenient access to advanced heart care provided by cardiologists of the Blessing Health System. Effective September 10, Drs. Steven Krause, Irving Schwartz and Eliot Nissenbaum, cardiologists, Blessing Physician Services, will see patients at the Macomb hospital three days a week.
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Denman Services donates wheelchairs to Great River Honor Flight
Long-time Great River Honor Flight supporter Denman Services, Inc., has made a donation to enhance the experience offered to area veterans and program volunteers. Denman is donating 20 wheelchairs to the program.
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Cardiac nurse receives DAISY Award
Robbie Overstreet, RN, Cardiovascular Unit, Blessing Hospital, became the 42nd Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on August 19.
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