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Blessing welcomes new chief nursing officer
Brigid K. Toyne-Barfoot, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, has joined Blessing Health System as chief nursing officer. She replaces Tim Tranor, DNP, MBA, RN, who assumed the position of executive vice president/chief operating officer after having served as Blessing’s CNO since 2015.
BJC Collaborative
Blessing Health System is a participant in the BJC Collaborative, a partnership among health care systems throughout Illinois, Missouri and Eastern Kansas.
The Collaborative was founded in October 2012 by BJC HealthCare (St. Louis),…
Canfield to assume leadership of Blessing Health
Brian Canfield, MHA, MBA, MA, FACHE will become President/Chief Executive Officer, Blessing Health, upon the October 6, 2023 retirement of Maureen Kahn.
Positivity and high-tech care help woman battle history, habits and cancer
It would be easy to say Robin Boernson should have known better. Her mother and five aunts were smokers and each died of lung cancer, her mother at age 54.
Blessing Health System President honored
Maureen A. Kahn, RN, MHA, MSN, president/chief executive officer, Blessing Health System, has received two honors.
Blessing Inpatient Rehabilitation Services retains accreditation
Blessing Hospital’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Services unit for adults, adolescents, and children has been reaccredited by CARF International.
Woman battles sepsis twice and wins
Kayla Sargent’s life was going great in 2009. She was a new registered nurse and a new mom. Then, she had gallbladder surgery.
Construction begins on Teresa Adams House
Volunteers and community leaders broke ground March 14 for construction of the Teresa Adams House in Quincy, the replacement to the 70-year-old Quincy Hospitality House.
Pandemic (and a phone call) lead nurse back to Blessing
During my first day of orientation, I could barely contain myself. Maureen Kahn, president and chief executive officer of Blessing Health System and Blessing Hospital, discussed how the health system did not lay off one employee because of the pandemic. That just blew me away. I was almost in tears. They knew it would hurt their bottom dollar. They did it anyway, without question.
Blessing Health neurologist retires
Walid Hafez, MD, neurologist, Blessing Health, retires on December 14, completing 45 years of service to Tri-State residents, including the last 14 years as a Blessing Health provider.