Blessing Health
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday for Blessing Hospital in its suit against the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, The Illinois Department of Public Health and Quincy Medical Group. Blessing filed the suit in 2022 after the Review Board gave approval for QMG to build a 27-bed hospital…
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QUINCY — Blessing Health has been awarded a $74,459 planning grant on behalf of itself and 10 community agencies to develop a medical respite care program that could be implemented in Quincy if long-term funding, a location for a facility and staffing can be identified. Medical respite care is short-term housing combined with health services…
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QUINCY — Blessing Health is offering a “Passport to Blessing Hiring Event” on Thursday, Dec. 14. Job seekers can attend between 3 and 6 p.m. in the Blessing Hospital auditorium inside the main lobby of the hospital at 11th and Spring. The event is free, and no advance registration is required. Those planning to attend…
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QUINCY — People interested in joining the fight against heart disease are invited to buy a ticket to attend the Heart of our Community Gala on Feb. 10 at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. The fundraising event helps address the unmet needs of Blessing heart patients and enhances medical technology available to patients and supports staff continuing…
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QUINCY — Blessing Health patients can now make a payment by phone, any day at any time, using an automated payment system. With the statement to be paid in hand, patients should: The automated payment option is available to all patients at any Blessing facility. Blessing continues to offer online payment at blessinghealth.org/billpay, payment by…
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Ashley returns to talk to Dr. John Hammock from Blessing Health about cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. Then she gets us ready for Birthright Trivia Night on Nov. 4 with Patty Adam and Pam Eftink.
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QUINCY —Registrations are being taken for Blessing Health’s next no-cost cholesterol screening from 7 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th. A 12-hour fast before the test is required, as is an appointment. Visit events.blessinghealth.org and search “cholesterol,” call 217-277-5000 or stop by the Blessing Resource Center to…
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QUINCY — Registration is open for a no-cost A1C blood test screening for diabetes on Thursday, Nov. 2. The screening takes place by appointment only between 9 and 11 a.m. at the Blessing Resource Center, 420 N. 34th. in the same building as Blessing’s Express Clinic. No fasting is required and appointments are limited. The…
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QUINCY — Appetizers, education and giveaways await women who attend Blessing Health’s Pink and White Ladies Night on Thursday, Oct. 19. The free event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Blessing Health Center, 4800 Maine. The first 100 attendees will receive a free cosmetic bag. Women will learn about Blessing Health…
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QUINCY — Dr. Michelle D. Combs, laboratory manager with Rivercross Diagnostics, recently received a Career Ambassador Award from the American Society of Clinical Pathology. Career ambassadors help young people understand and appreciate the medical laboratory’s role in patient care and inspire them to pursue a career in the medical laboratory and pathology field through hands-on…
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The new CEO of Blessing Health talks to J. Robert Gough about healthcare and recruiting to Quincy as he takes over as the head of the region’s top employer. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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QUINCY — U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) hosted a rural health care roundtable discussion Monday with leaders of local Quincy-area medical institutions to discuss the challenges that patients and providers in rural communities face. Durbin spoke about the new “Roadmap to Grow Illinois’ Rural Health Workforce,” a partnership with hospitals, community health centers,…
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QUINCY — Reservations are being taken for people to get no-cost cholesterol screenings on Thursday, July 13 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 are available from 7-9 a.m. An appointment can be made…
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As Maureen Kahn wraps up her tenure of leading Blessing Health, she sits down with MRN’s J. Robert Gough to discuss the challenges, the successes and some of the regrets of her more than 20 years at the helm. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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QUINCY — Veterans may survive their military service but are never out of danger. National statistics show that veterans die by suicide at a rate 1.5 times higher than that of non-veteran adults. The 2022 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report showed 6,145 veteran suicide deaths, an average of 16.8 per day. To create better…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Area men are invited to start their day in a healthy way on Thursday, June 22, by participating in a no-cost men’s health screening at Blessing Hospital. A reservation between 7 and 9 a.m. will be required. Reservations can be made beginning Monday, May 22, by calling 217-277-5000, or going online to events.blessinghealth.org.…
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QUINCY — Maureen Kahn, President/CEO of Blessing Health, has elected move up her retirement date earlier than previously announced. Kahn. will now retire effective July 1. Last November, she had announced she was retiring in October 2023. She will now remain as an executive consultant until October 6. Brian Canfield was announced as Kahn’s successor…
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QUINCY — Area residents in need of magnetic resonance imaging and their healthcare providers will soon have a new option for body scanning technology that helps to diagnose illness and injury. Blessing Health recently received a new 3T MRI. The 16,500-pound unit was moved into its new home in the Blessing Health Center, 927 Broadway,…
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As a registered nurse for my entire professional life, I can tell you every day working in healthcare is special. But two weeks in May are extra special – National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week. As the person honored to lead the nearly 4,000 members of the Blessing Health team serving residents of west…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Working for Blessing Health will be the focus of the next Community Job Skills workshop and hiring event. The workshop will take place from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 28, at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center, 639 York. The event is sponsored by Blessing Health, West Central Illinois Area Agency…
Read Full Article QUINCY — No-cost diabetes-related blood tests and blood pressure screenings will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, April 10, at Horizons, 224 S. Eighth, in partnership with Blessing Health. Registration and fasting are not required. The A1C test helps to diagnose prediabetes and diabetes. Its results also help patients and their healthcare…
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When we think of the awe-inspiring resources available locally, the powerful Mississippi River and fertile farmland come to mind right away. As we celebrate National Doctors’ Day on March 30, I am reminded of a quote from the late President John F. Kennedy: “The human mind is our fundamental resource.” The creative and innovative minds of…
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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 during March while supplies last. Of the more than 153,000 people who are expected to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year, only about 40 percent will be diagnosed in the earliest…
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QUINCY — Brian Canfield will become president/chief executive officer of Blessing Health upon the Oct. 6 retirement of Maureen Kahn. Blessing Health consists of Blessing and Illini Community Hospitals, Hannibal Clinic, a provider group and network of rural health clinics, college of nursing and health sciences, charitable foundation and durable medical equipment/biomedical/linen services business. Blessing…
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QUINCY — Appointments are being accepted for a no-cost cholesterol screening to be held at the Blessing Resource Center, with appointments available from 7-9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. The screening requires at 12-hour fast. It measures HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose levels. Cholesterol screening results help a person know their risk for heart…
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