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Critical Care nurse receives DAISY Award

Pete Condol, RN, Intensive Care Unit, Blessing Hospital, became the 47th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on January 28.

First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Reported In Adams County

On March 19, 2020, the Illinois Department of Public Health and Governor JB Pritzker announced that a resident of Adams County has tested positive at the IDPH Laboratory for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Pierre Robin Sequence

A rare set of abnormalities where children are born with an underdeveloped, small lower jaw and improper tongue position. Pierre Robin Sequence This rare congenital condition results in a small lower jaw…

Surgical Services at Illini

Surgical Services at Illini Experience The Illini Difference We’re committed to providing high-quality, excellent care with a compassionate touch for people in our local communities. At Illini, you can…

Donate Life - Charla Martin

Donate Life - Charla Martin's Story Jill was 2 years younger than me all though elementary, middle & high school in northeast Missouri.  We knew each other, but weren’t really friends.  As adults, Jill was what I would call an…

Meet the electrifying team serving Blessing Health heart patients

Celebrating Black History Month: Dr. Bessay's Story

Emmanuel Bessay typifies—and then some—the nontraditional Northwestern medical student. Like the 30 other members of the Class of 2010 who didn’t go directly from their undergraduate alma maters to the Feinberg School of Medicine, this 36-year-old West African native took a different and somewhat harrowing route to medical school.

Incontinence and Overactive Bladder

Millions of men and women suffer from bladder control issues, often called overactive bladder (OAB). Urinary incontinence, or difficulty controlling your bladder, is one of the most common types of OAB conditions. Incontinence and Overactive Bladder …

Understanding Obesity

Understanding Obesity What is the problem of obesity? Causes of obesity are complicated, but certainly a mixture of genetic, physiological, behavioral/habit, environmental and pharmacological factors…

Blessing Career Care Program

“My managers have told me I have grown so much,” said Diana Weatherford, BSN, RN, Open Heart Surgery and Career Care participant (pictured above). The goal of Career Care is to continue to promote high-quality nursing care by providing…