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Blessing leader named to 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named Margaret (Maggie) Ozan Rafferty RN, DHA, Chief Experience Officer at Blessing Health System, to the Board of Examiners for the 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

Outcomes

Outcomes Inpatient Rehabilitation Services statistics are provided below for Fiscal Year 2025 (October 2024-September 2025).Average Age72.25(The rehabilitation unit accepts adolescents 13-17 years…

Blessing Health System expands virtual office visits as part of COVID-19 response

For the safety and convenience of their patients, Blessing Physician Services (BPS) and Hannibal Clinic providers are offering telehealth visits for those with appropriate conditions.

Area patients receiving letters from insurance plans in error

Some area residents who see Blessing Health providers for their healthcare are receiving letters from their insurance plans stating that their provider is out-of-network. Those letters are being sent in error.

Blessing Health Hannibal Earns ACR Accreditation

Risk of respiratory illness up this winter, local doctor says

More people could suffer with the respiratory illnesses this winter than have in the past several years.

Blessing Emergency Center enhances sexual assault care

The Blessing Hospital Emergency Center team has seen a double-digit increase in the number of sexual assault survivors seeking care, and enhanced its ability to meet the need.

Blessing Health Keokuk Official on March 1

Keokuk Area Hospital ownership officially transferred from UnityPoint Health to Blessing Health System on March 1. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place today to commemorate the special occasion and celebrate the newly minted Blessing Health Keokuk.

Pharmacy tech earns Honey Bee award

Sherri Ritter, pharmacy tech, became Blessing Hospital’s 50th Honey Bee award winner during a presentation on November 9.

Blessing service earns 5-star rating

Blessing Hospital’s Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU) earned an overall five-star rating for the recent survey period of the nation’s nursing homes from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The survey is conducted four times each year. Blessing’s SNU has earned an overall five-star rating in each of the past four survey periods.