The public is welcome to browse through our collection.  If you have a question about anything, please feel free to call us at (217) 228-5520 x6970 or e-mail us at librarian@blessinghospital.org. 

Blessing Hospital also has online health library sources available such as drug information, physician locators, and information on illnesses and conditions.

MEDLINEplus

MedlinePlus is a freely searchable consumer information site with links to authoritative Web resources, clinical trials, dictionaries, directories, organizations, news sources for more than 600 health topics.

AMA Physician Select

AMA Physician Select provides information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 690,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO).

American Cancer Society:  Health Information Seekers

Who is at risk, prevention & early detection, cancer reference information, myths & half-truths about cancer, and statistics

Dietary Supplements Labels Database

This resource from the National Library of Medicine offers information about more than two thousand brands of dietary supplements.

DoctorsForAdults.com

Brochures and other free disease education materials

Evaluating Internet Health Information

National Library of Medicine tutorial

Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide:  Diagnostic Tests

Information about MRI, lumbar puncture, cardiac catheterization, and specific biopsies   

Health-E Illinois

This division of MedlinePlus Go Local offers a database of health services available in each county in Illinois.

Health Info Central Illinois

Find a doctor or agency in the west central Illinois area or browse the list of online resources

HealthFinder

Prevention & wellness, diseases & conditions, and alternative medicine

HealthWeb

Organized access to evaluated non-commercial, health-related, Internet-accessible resources

HeartInfo.org

Patient guides on heart attack symptoms, cholesterol, pacemakers, and angina

Illinois Clicks

Illinois CLICKS! is the result of a collaboration by dozens of Illinois librarians, who have gathered in one place, selected informational websites on subjects ranging from Health, Jobs, Business, Law, and Homework Help, Immigration, and Travel. Other subject areas will be developed as the year progresses.

MDConsult

Patient education on conditions, treatments, and medications.

MEDLINEplus Directories

Find doctors, dentists, and hospitals  

MerckMedicus Patient Handouts

MerckMedicus offers patient handouts on over 550 subjects. Sorted alphabetically by subject, these handouts provide clear, easy-to-understand information on such subjects as medical procedures, common health concerns and diet recommendations for specific conditions.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Browse popular health topics and search for clinical trials

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

Treatments, complications, statistics, and clinical trials

National Health Information Center

NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers.

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

Information on rare diseases, orphan drugs, organizations/support groups for those with rare diseases

NetWellness

Provides high quality health information created by the faculty at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University, and Case Western Reserve University. 

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)

NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased.

Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors

Medical errors are one of the Nation's leading causes of death and injury.  More people die from medical errors than from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS.

UpToDate Patient Information

Information on medical topics such as cancer, kidney disease, and procedures

Women's Health Information

Browse health topics, health tools, statistics