Blessing Hospital A boy born to Jacob and Carrie Campbell of Quincy at 1:55 a.m. May 4.A girl born to Casey and Jessie Shoopman of Camp Point at 9:36 a.m. May 5. A girl born to Cole and Margaret Lannng of Plymouth at 4 p.m. May 6.A boy born to Jacob Jagodzinski and Elizabeth Kipp of […]
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Blessing Hospital receives fourth consecutive top patient safety grade
QUINCY — An independent national healthcare watchdog organization has given Blessing Hospital a grade of “A” for patient safety for the fourth consecutive survey period. The Leapfrog Group, founded by 2,000 large employers and other purchasers of healthcare, assigns a letter grade of A through F every six months to approximately 2,900 general hospitals across […]
Local births for May 1-3
Blessing Hospital A boy was born to Conner and Jeni Schaefer of Clayton at 2:12 a.m. May 1.A girl was born to Rocky Valatine and Sydney Hamann of Quincy at 12:39 p.m. May 2.A girl was born to Brady and Bailey Ash of Payson at 8:28 a.m. May 2.A boy was born to Michael J. […]
Blessing Health recognizes 11 nurses, one department during National Nurses Week
QUINCY — Eleven Blessing Health nurses and one department received awards on May 4 for their contributions to patient care during the health system’s observance of National Nurses Week. Blessing Health employs 1,430 nurses. Blessing nurses nominate their peers and other fellow caregivers each year during Nurses Week for “Excellence Awards.” The following nurses are […]
Local births for April 24-28
Blessing Hospital A girl was born to Travis Wooldridge and Ashley Bergheger of Carthage at 10:36 p.m. on April 24.A boy was born to James Gunn of Houston, Texas, and Lily R. Gibson of Quincy at 8:18 a.m. April 26.A boy was born to Matt and Candy Hoener of Quincy at 8:24 a.m. on April […]
Local births for April 18-25
Blessing Hospital A boy born to Jordan Fussell of Keokuk, Iowa, at 11:52 p.m. on April 18.A boy born to Russell and Abbey Miller of Quincy at 2:16 p.m. on April 21.A girl born to James and Jessica Clark of Augusta at 5:39 a.m. on April 22.A girl born to Cody and Stevie Bainter of […]
Local births for April 17-18
Blessing Hospital A boy to Ryan and McKenzie Koch of Quincy at 7:48 p.m. on April 17. A boy to Michael and Jessie Kretzer of Mendon at 9:46 a.m. on April 18. A girl to David A. Adams of Chicago and Billie Holmes of Keokuk, Iowa, at 10:39 a.m. on April 18. A boy to […]
Davis tours Blessing Hospital on Quincy swing, talks about getting Honor Flights re-established
Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) was in Quincy on Tuesday to discuss healthcare issues with administrators of Blessing Health System.
Person threatens Blessing staff with knife, escapes hospital
QUINCY — A person threatened staff members at Blessing Hospital with a knife Thursday night, then escaped the hospital and has still not yet been located as of noon Friday. Quincy Police responded to Blessing Hospital at 9:53 p.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, officers learned the suspect had left the building. A description was obtained, and […]
World Series of Poker-playing, American Ninja Warrior-competing orthopedic surgeon in Quincy awaits next big challenge
QUINCY — For most of the year, Bryan Pimlott is a pretty regular guy. He’s an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Blessing Hospital with a perpetual grin on his face. But for three weeks, he’s a calculating, cut-throat, diabolical poker player wanting to steal every dime you have. “I call myself a pretend poker professional,” Pimlott […]
