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Long time Hannibal area surgeon and community leader retires
Michael Bukstein, MD, FACS, surgeon and physician executive director, Blessing Health Hannibal, retires on July 1 after 48 years of service.
PCU RN earns DAISY award
Kalli Goewey, RN, Progressive Care Unit (PCU), became the 85th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award.
Facing a mother’s worst fear with a strong will and great team
National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month: Gianna Capaccioli’s parents were surprised by one person who came to their hospital room in the hours after their daughter’s birth - Arshad R. Muzaffar, MD, FACS, FAAP, Blessing Health’s board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon.
Blessing Stroke Care Receives National Recognition
The American Heart Association recognizes Blessing Hospital among the nation’s leading providers of stroke care. For the third consecutive year, the hospital earned the AHA’s Get With the Guidelines Gold level recognition. Specifically, Blessing received a 2023 Gold Plus Award for meeting or exceeding national core standard levels of care in the treatment of stroke patients for 2 consecutive calendar years or more.
Nurses deliver two lives thanks to “great catch”
At least 1.7 million adults in America will develop sepsis every year. Over the past year, more than 30 Blessing caregivers have been recognized as “Sepsis Heroes” for the early identification of sepsis in their patients.
Blessing Health Hannibal earns imaging accreditations
Blessing Health Hannibal has been awarded three-year terms of accreditation for Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) after a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
Maternity nurse earns DAISY award
Robin Litt, RN, Labor and Delivery, became the 86th Blessing Hospital nurse to receive the international DAISY award during a ceremony on July 18, 2023.
Man finds relief from one of the “costs” of farming
Farming is a tough business. It’s not just the weather, commodity prices, and fertilizer, feed or seed and equipment costs. As if the stress of all that wasn’t enough, the physical activities required in farming take a toll on the human body.