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What an incredible couple of weeks honoring our healthcare heroes! đ To celebrate Healthcare Appreciation Week, we hosted 10 Employee Picnics across all Blessing Health System entities, serving over 3,000 meals to staff at every facility and on every shift! đ˝ď¸ We also celebrated 550 staff members reaching milestone work anniversaries (5 to 50 years of service!) with four special Service Award Breakfast Receptions. A massive THANK YOU to our Food & Nutrition team for their hard work catering these events, and to our leaders for showing their support. We are so grateful for our dedicated team! â¨
â Meet Our Year One Wonder - Mandi Sill â We love celebrating nurses who make an impact earlyâand thatâs exactly what Mandi did for her patients in the ER. In year one on the job, sheâs showing compassion and confidence as a Registered Nurse. This recognition is all about honoring new nurses who step in, step up, and shine. ⨠New grad RN? This could be you next. If youâre starting your nursing career and looking for a place that recognizes your growth, supports your journey, and celebrates your wins, weâd love to meet you. đ New gradsâapply now and start your story with us. https://bit.ly/4lwmFCB #BHSCareers #NewNurse #NewGrad
The heart of our health system isnât just in our care. Itâs in our people. đ Our volunteers give their time, kindness, and compassion to make a difference in the lives of our patients, families, and staff every single day. Interested in giving back in a meaningful way? Join our Volunteer Services team and be part of something bigger: https://www.blessinghealth.org/volunteer
What's a cowboy to do?đ´ When the wear-and-tear of the cowboy lifestyle caused Mike Wright's quality of life to suffer, he knew it came down to hanging up the saddle or seeking help, and surgery was a HARD NO! Thanks to Carrie Bennett and the Blessing Health System Orthopedics and Sports Medicine team, Mike was right back to "horsing around."
The longest-serving employee on record at Blessing Hospital, Ann St. Clair, BSN, RN, CAPA, retires after 53 years of service. âSo many people have questioned why I havenât already retiredâŚand truth is I just love my job.â - Ann St. Clair While we say goodbye, we also say thank you. Thank you for the years of selfless care, the lives youâve impacted, and the love youâve poured into this community. From your team, your patients, and all of us at Blessing we are endlessly grateful. You will be deeply missed, but your legacy here is strong. đ Check out more of Ann's story: https://bit.ly/4lLQVt4
A Family That Showed Up When It Mattered Most When COVID changed the world, it also changed the way we worked, cared and leaned on each other. For Amanda, a nurse on the front lines, those long days and uncertain nights were spent caring for patients who were scared, isolated and fighting for their lives. But she wasn't facing the challenge alone. Working beside her was someone she had looked up to her entire life - her mom, a CNA. Together they comforted patients, held hands when families couldn't be there and reminded people that even in the hardest moments, compassion still lived inside hospital walls. Behind the scenes, the rest of the family stepped up, too. Amanda's husband, Nathan, a construction manager, worked tirelessly to help build the physical barriers that protected patients and staff. When the hospital needed new walls and separated isolation areas quickly, he and his team made it happen, transforming spaces almost overnight so caregivers could continue doing their work safely. And making sure those spaces truly protected everyone was Amanda's dad, a system control specialist. He helped ensure the hospital's negative air pressure systems were working efficiently, quietly playing a critical role in keeping staff, patients and families safe. Four different roles. One shared mission. Together, this family helped protect our community.
Men living with an enlarged prostate now have access to a cuttingâedge treatment option right here at Blessing Hospital. AquablationÂŽ is a robotically-assisted, heatâfree waterjet procedure that removes excess prostate tissue with incredible precision. Why this matters: đ Heatâfree, waterâbased treatment means less risk of damaging surrounding tissue đ¤ Robotic guidance + realâtime ultrasound provide minimal side effects âąď¸ Most patients only need an overnight stay due to the minimally-invasive procedure đ¨ââď¸ Performed locally by Blessing urologists Dr. Bradley Holland and Dr. David Lieber âThe robotic system uses artificial intelligence to help with the detailed planning of the procedure. As surgeons, we still have to precisely control the instruments, but these new techniques facilitate the process, making everything more accurate,â informs Dr. Lieber. âWe are also streamlining processes outside the operating room before surgery and in the recovery room, making it possible for people to go home the same day, making their recovery better.â Learn more: https://bit.ly/3N0wbkt
Blessing Health System names next CEO. The Blessing Corporate Services Board of Trustees has selected Mike Trachta as the systemâs next president and chief executive officer, effective on May 1, 2026. Trachta has 27 years of healthcare leadership experience, in rural hospitals, urban hospitals, and most recently in a large integrated health system as Vice President of community hospitals and health system operations with MercyOne, based in Des Moines, Iowa. Blessingâs board engaged Furst Group, a national healthcare executive search firm with 40 yearsâ experience for the CEO search. The selection process involved gathering feedback from members of the Blessing boards, employee leadership and medical staff. âMike matches the qualities the Board outlined when this search began last September,â said Gary Gillespie, chairman, Board of Trustees, Blessing Corporate Services. âHe is a mission-driven, community-focused leader with a track record in community health, care quality and access, employee engagement, and organizational success and growth.â âI am honored to join the Blessing Health System team,â Trachta said upon accepting the position. âBlessing has an impressive reputation as a strong independent health system and I look forward to working with clinical, business, and community leaders to build on the success of this valuable regional asset.â
â¤ď¸ How a Phone Call Between Two 90-Year-Old Veterans Saved a Life When 91-year-old Marine Corps veteran Jim Nauert was told he needed a heart valve replacement, he wanted nothing to do with it. Uneasy about medical procedures, Jim was ready to refuse the lifesaving TAVR procedure recommended by his care team. That's until a fellow veteran, 92-year-old Donald Nagel, picked up the phone. What followed was a powerful reminder that sometimes the strongest medicine is human connection. Donaldâs encouragement gave Jim the courage to move forward, leading to a successful procedure and a brand-new outlook on life.
A hospital visit can seem a bit scary when youâre six, but Lylahâs experience at Blessing Hospital was made much easier thanks to a special surprise from Haley, a Blessing nurse who crochets handmade animals for young patients. 𧸠Haleyâs handcrafted creations give young patients something to hold onto, helping ease fears and bring comfort during what can be a stressful moment. Watch this special story of how one small act of kindness makes a big difference in Lylahâs experience.
