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QUINCY — People needing a partial knee replacement have a new option to feel better faster with new technology at Blessing Hospital. Orthopedic surgeons Dr. Darr Leutz and Dr. Sean Moroze and their surgical teams are now using the VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution in Unicompartmental Knee Replacement, more commonly known as partial knee replacement. The knee…
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QUINCY — “March into Fitness” is the topic of the Blessing Health diabetes support group meeting at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th. There is no cost to attend the meeting. Register to reserve a seat by calling 217-277-5000. Deb Derhake, Blessing Diabetes Center program coordinator, and…
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QUINCY — Blessing Health System recently launched an 18-month project to bring a new electronic health record (EHR) to its patients and providers. The new EHR will ensure the delivery of top-quality care by streamlining Blessing’s clinical and operational workflows under a single system. “Epic will enable seamless information sharing across our health system and…
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QUINCY — In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Blessing Health is providing free, take-home colorectal cancer screening kits to the public at locations in west central Illinois and northeast Missouri and by mail. The kits are available beginning Monday, March 3 and while supplies last. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of…
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QUINCY — Podiatrist Michael Kiely has joined the musculoskeletal team at Blessing Health, and Venkata Achanta has joined the Department of Hospital Medicine. Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine, Dr. Kiely earned his medical degree from the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago and completed residency at the William…
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QUINCY — Blessing Health will hold a free screening called “Listen to Your Heart” to detect heart valve disease from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 22, in the community room of Bella Ease, 721 Broadway. No registration is required. A healthcare provider will listen with a stethoscope to the heart of people ages…
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QUINCY — Dr. Lawrence Volz has joined the department of surgery. at Blessing Health. An Air Force veteran, Volz received his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Neb., and completed residency at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. Volz is skilled in robotic surgery. In a press release, Volz said, “I…
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QUINCY — Appointments are available for a no-cost cholesterol screening on Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th. The screening requires at 12-hour fast. It measures HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose levels. Appointments are required and available between 7 and 9 a.m. on Feb. 27. Make an appointment by…
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QUINCY — Blessing Health will hold a free screening to detect heart valve disease from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 22, in the community room of Bella Ease, 721 Broadway. No registration is required. The screening involves a healthcare provider listening to the heart with a stethoscope of people ages 15 and up…
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QUINCY — People interested in improving their careers and themselves are invited to attend the Blessing Health Career and Support Fair on Thursday, Jan. 30, in the Blessing Hospital Auditorium in the main lobby between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. The event is free to attend. No registration is required. The Blessing Career and Support Fair…
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QUINCY — The American College of Radiology (ACR) recently awarded Blessing Health the gold seal of accreditation for a three-year term in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast. MRI is a noninvasive medical test that uses magnets instead of radiation to take very detailed pictures of the body from many angles to help physicians…
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QUINCY — Three doctors have joined Blessing Health — Daniel Boeder, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, has joined the Behavioral Center; Brian Anderson has joined the department of neurosurgery; and Benny Seto, hand and upper extremity surgeon, has joined the orthopedics and sports medicine team. A graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, where…
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QUINCY — While the Medicare open enrollment period is over, the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period is open Jan. 1 through March 31. During this time, current Medicare Advantage enrollees can switch to a different Medicare Advantage plan, return to original Medicare, and/or add a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. For 2025, Blessing Health…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The Palmyra Fire Department, 407 S. Main, and Blessing Health are teaming up to provide Roth ID tags at no cost to 200 families attending Saturday’s fire truck ride with Santa event at the Palmyra Fire Department. The Roth ID tag affixes to a child’s car seat. It includes an area for…
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QUINCY — Lesa Wiesemann, regulatory compliance and contract management coordinator for Blessing Health’s human resources and legal departments, is retiring on Monday, Dec. 16, after 33 years of service. Wiesemann began her career as a temporary staff member, fulfilling a maternity leave in Blessing’s college of nursing. She then joined the personnel department as a…
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QUINCY — Dr. Daniel Boeder, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Blessing Health, recently received the Jay G. Hirsch Memorial Award sponsored by the Illinois Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The award honors the late Jay G. Hirsch, a nationally known psychiatrist who impacted the field of child and adolescent psychiatry for decades. The…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Challenges in recruiting qualified early learning teachers and other staff, along with the cost of administering and maintaining the center, caused officials at Illini Community Hospital to close its child care center permanently as of Feb. 28. “The teachers and staff of our center are exceptionally skilled and passionate about educating and…
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QUINCY — An independent national healthcare organization has given Blessing Hospital its top grade for patient safety. The Leapfrog Group gave the hospital a grade “A” for the fall 2024 national survey period. Blessing was among fewer than 30% of hospitals nationwide and one of only 32 hospitals in Illinois to receive the top grade.…
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QUINCY — Together with Tri-State Veterans Support (TSVS) recognized Blessing Health with the first “Veterans’ Choice Award” during a ceremony at Blessing Hospital on Friday, Nov. 8, attended by more than 100 Blessing staff and volunteers. In a press release, Richard Elsenpeter, coordinator and facilitator for TSVS, said, “The Veterans’ Choice Award appreciation program was…
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QUINCY — Registrations are being taken for a no-cost cholesterol screening sponsored by Blessing Health. It will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th. An appointment and a 12-hour fast before the test are required to participate. Visit blessinghealth.org/cholesterol, call 217-277-5000 or stop…
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QUINCY — Blessing Health orthopedic surgeon and joint revision specialist Dr. Sean Moroze, will discuss the causes of arthritis and available surgical treatments during free educational presentations in Hannibal on Tuesday Nov. 5, and on Thursday, Nov. 7, in Quincy. The arthritis and joint replacement presentations will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.…
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QUINCY — Dr. Sean Moroze has joined the Blessing Health department of orthopedics and sports medicine. An Air Force veteran, Moroze graduated with honors from the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, completed an orthopedic surgery residency at San Antonio Military Medical Center and a fellowship in adult reconstruction/total joints at Florida Orthopedic Institute.…
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QUINCY — 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 on Friday, Oct. 11, and Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Blessing Business Center, 4919 Oak, from 9 a.m. to 6…
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QUINCY — Dr. Daniel Arman recently joined the Blessing Health cardiology team. Board certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, Arman earned his medical degree at the American University of Antigua College of Medicine. He completed a structural heart fellowship at the University of Michigan; an interventional cardiology fellowship at Baylor University Medical…
Read Full Article UPDATE: With the City of Quincy boil order lifted on Saturday, Blessing Hospital will resume normal business hours at its off-site patient care facilities on Monday, Sept. 16. Those patient care facilities are Blessing Express Clinic, Blessing Diagnostics & Imaging Center at 4800 Maine, Blessing Health Center at 927 Broadway. Blessing Employer Clinic at 24th…
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