Hematology/Medical Oncology

Blessing Hospital Cancer Program is seeking a replacement hematology/medical oncology physician.  This program spans across Blessing Health System = Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois; Illini Community Hospital Consulting Physician Clinic, Pittsfield, Illinois; and Blessing Health Hannibal, Hannibal, Missouri.  Occasional outreach to Pittsfield and Hannibal may be required.  Physician will see 12-14 patients per day.  There is NP support in Quincy and Hannibal clinics.

Blessing Health System employs almost 300 physicians and advanced practice providers.  Blessing is the largest medical provider serving a 300,000+ population region composed of West Central Illinois, Northeast Missouri, and Southeast Iowa.  The System operates Blessing Hospital, a 347-bed regional referral center in Quincy, Illinois, (population 45,000) and Illini Community Hospital, a 25-bed critical access facility in Pittsfield, Illinois, (population 4,200). 

Blessing Hospital, headquartered in Quincy, Illinois, is located on high limestone bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River near the westernmost point of Illinois.  Quincy is renowned for its natural beauty, preservation of its exceptional stock of Victorian Era homes, and its highly developed programs in the arts.  It has a highly diverse economic and employment base, and consistently has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Illinois.  It has been cited as one of the 50 top small arts communities in the U.S. and recently ranked in the top 10 best hometowns in America. 

The community also offers excellent public and parochial schools, a public 2-year community college, a private 4-year university, fine dining, expansive and well-developed parks, and abundant recreational facilities.

Quincy is located two hours from St. Louis, three and a half hours from Kansas City, and four hours from Chicago.  Daily flights connect Quincy’s Baldwin Field with Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Lambert International in St. Louis and Amtrak provides two round trips daily to Chicago.