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Blessing Health System to assume ownership of Keokuk Area Hospital

Control of Keokuk Area Hospital in southeast Iowa will be transferred from current parent company, UnityPoint Health of West Des Moines, Iowa, to Blessing Health System of Quincy, Illinois, effective March 1.

New graduate receives DAISY Award

McKenna Uplinger, RN, 2 North, who joined the Blessing Hospital nursing staff after graduating from John Wood Community College’s nursing program in May 2019, became the 49th Blessing nurse to receive the international DAISY Award during a ceremony on March 4.

Blessing Health System President honored

Maureen A. Kahn, RN, MHA, MSN, president/chief executive officer, Blessing Health System, has received two honors.

VBAC

VBAC stands for vaginal birth after cesarean. Sometimes also called TOLAC, or trial of labor after a cesarean, VBAC is an option at Blessing Hospital for women who are eligible. Why choose VBAC? Women who have previously had a C-Section may…

Blessing seeks permission to build medical office building

Blessing Hospital has filed a Certificate of Need with the State of Illinois, seeking permission to build a medical office building on the southeast corner of 48th and Maine in Quincy.

Blessing to relocate health services for area employers

Blessing Health System will relocate some health services for area employers and their workforces to the building at 24th and Broadway in Quincy that currently houses the MedExpress urgent care facility.

Quincy Family Practice Residency Program

Blessing Hospital is a major participant and financial underwriter of the Family Practice Residency Program conducted by Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The three-year program, run out of the Quincy Family Practice Center,…

What does “exceptional care” look like?

Exceptional care looks different through the lens of each Blessing Health System affiliate. At Illini Community Hospital, exceptional care is being in the top 10% of critical access hospitals (CAHs) in the country for exceptional care transitions for all emergency department transfer patients, as recognized by the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP).