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We have a number of ways to recognize our coworkers who go the extra mile to deliver high-quality, safe care and an exceptional experience - there is Kudos, The DAISY and Honey Bee awards and the newest award - the Exceptional Provider award. Six providers recently received the awards: Drs. Salvador Sanchez, behavioral health; Mary Kussman, anesthesiology; Pierre Raad, pediatrics; Michael Kirkpatrick, family medicine; Arthur Ankeney, emergency medicine and William Andel, APRN-BC, orthopedics and sports medicine. More than 60 providers were nominated for the award in the areas of service, quality, patient experience, teamwork and access. Also, as part of our 2025 Doctors Day observance, we recognize providers celebrating services anniversaries. Employed providers recognized included Drs. Josue Acevedo, Mark Baker, Myron Jones, Darr Leutz, Barry Werries, Adnan Mushtaq, Luc Tchapnda, Mark Wavrunek and Chad Noggle, PHD, ABPP-CN, ABN for 5 years of service; Dr. Mary Frances Barthel for 10 years; Dr. Hammock for 15 years; Arif Bari, Gina Dietrich, Michael Kirkpatrick and Salvador Sanchez for 20 years and for 30 years of service - Dr. Stuart Pyatt. Congratulations and thank you to each provider nominated as an Exceptional Provider, the six who won the inaugural award and those recognized for service anniversaries. We are proud to work alongside you in our quest to be exceptional!
We have a number of ways to recognize our coworkers who go the extra mile to deliver high-quality, safe care and an exceptional experience - there is Kudos, The DAISY and Honey Bee awards and the newest award - the Exceptional Provider award. Six providers recently received the awards: Drs. Salvador Sanchez, behavioral health; Mary Kussman, anesthesiology; Pierre Raad, pediatrics; Michael Kirkpatrick, family medicine; Arthur Ankeney, emergency medicine and William Andel, APRN-BC, orthopedics and sports medicine. More than 60 providers were nominated for the award in the areas of service, quality, patient experience, teamwork and access. Also, as part of our 2025 Doctors Day observance, we recognize providers celebrating services anniversaries. Employed providers recognized included Drs. Josue Acevedo, Mark Baker, Myron Jones, Darr Leutz, Barry Werries, Adnan Mushtaq, Luc Tchapnda, Mark Wavrunek and Chad Noggle, PHD, ABPP-CN, ABN for 5 years of service; Dr. Mary Frances Barthel for 10 years; Dr. Hammock for 15 years; Arif Bari, Gina Dietrich, Michael Kirkpatrick and Salvador Sanchez for 20 years and for 30 years of service - Dr. Stuart Pyatt. Congratulations and thank you to each provider nominated as an Exceptional Provider, the six who won the inaugural award and those recognized for service anniversaries. We are proud to work alongside you in our quest to be exceptional!
Our Mt. Sterling Clinic and Outpatient Behavioral Services have teamed up to expand clinic access through a new service. Destiny Craven, psychiatrics mental health nurse practitioner, has joined the Blessing Health Mt. Sterling clinic team, offering on-site behavioral care for the first time since the clinic opened in 2021. Destiny has a passion for removing the barriers of travel and access that can stop rural residents from seeking behavioral care. The Mt. Sterling clinic team has a passion not only for providing convenient access to healthcare for rural residents but also providing the type of healthcare services that are needed the most. That makes Destiny a perfect fit for this team. Thanks to our expanded Mt. Sterling Clinic team for helping us as we work towards reaching our Access to Care Goal!
Our Mt. Sterling Clinic and Outpatient Behavioral Services have teamed up to expand clinic access through a new service. Destiny Craven, psychiatrics mental health nurse practitioner, has joined the Blessing Health Mt. Sterling clinic team, offering on-site behavioral care for the first time since the clinic opened in 2021. Destiny has a passion for removing the barriers of travel and access that can stop rural residents from seeking behavioral care. The Mt. Sterling clinic team has a passion not only for providing convenient access to healthcare for rural residents but also providing the type of healthcare services that are needed the most. That makes Destiny a perfect fit for this team. Thanks to our expanded Mt. Sterling Clinic team for helping us as we work towards reaching our Access to Care Goal!
An independent national healthcare organization has given Blessing Hospital its top grade for patient safety. The Leapfrog Group gave the hospital a grade "A" for the spring 2025 national survey period. Blessing was among 32% of hospitals nationwide and one of only 35 hospitals in Illinois to receive the top grade. Blessing earned patient safety "A" grades from Leapfrog during eight previous survey periods. The Leapfrog Group assigns a letter grade of A through F to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm. It is the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the U.S. This program is peer-reviewed. "Patient safety is a passion among Blessing's caregivers," said Tim Tranor, DNP, MBA, RN, chief nursing officer, Blessing Health System. "It requires around-the-clock attention every single day. That level of focus requires passion to achieve success. I am proud that once again our caregivers have earned top level recognition for patient safety." The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for patient safety improvements, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the information needed to make informed decisions.
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We recently earned national accreditation for our specialty pharmacy. The pharmacy, on the 11th Street campus, opened in 2023 to meet the needs of area patients with chronic conditions requiring complex therapies unable to be met by medications available at traditional, retail pharmacies. Before we opened this local option for our patients, their only choices were the nine or so national specialty pharmacies. The national options often come with long wait times to receive medication and higher costs. In addition to more convenient access to life-changing medications, our specialty pharmacy patients are able to meet face-to-face with the experts on our team who answer their questions and guide them to the most effective use of their medications. We are so thankful to our team for helping us ensure that local healthcare is also nationally-recongnized for its quality!
We recently earned national accreditation for our specialty pharmacy. The pharmacy, on the 11th Street campus, opened in 2023 to meet the needs of area patients with chronic conditions requiring complex therapies unable to be met by medications available at traditional, retail pharmacies. Before we opened this local option for our patients, their only choices were the nine or so national specialty pharmacies. The national options often come with long wait times to receive medication and higher costs. In addition to more convenient access to life-changing medications, our specialty pharmacy patients are able to meet face-to-face with the experts on our team who answer their questions and guide them to the most effective use of their medications. We are so thankful to our team for helping us ensure that local healthcare is also nationally-recongnized for its quality!
Many of us know the feeling of accomplishment in repaying a debt. Recently, our Blessing Volunteers in Partnership (BVIP) group felt more than a sense of accomplishment, they were over-the-moon happy and had every reason to be. This hard-working team was able to make an early final installment on its $250,000 pledge toward construction of the Teresa Adams House, which was completed and opened in January 2023. The BVIP began its pledge journey at the same time COVID restrictions were keeping the public from patronizing the Tea Room, the group's largest source of revenue for donations to health-related causes. So, what did the BVIP do? They developed additional revenue-generating programs and reduced their operational costs. The result - the pledge was not only paid-in-full, the pledge was completed in 3 years and 8 months...six years and two months early! We are blessed to work with such smart, reliable people who are service-focused.
Many of us know the feeling of accomplishment in repaying a debt. Recently, our Blessing Volunteers in Partnership (BVIP) group felt more than a sense of accomplishment, they were over-the-moon happy and had every reason to be. This hard-working team was able to make an early final installment on its $250,000 pledge toward construction of the Teresa Adams House, which was completed and opened in January 2023. The BVIP began its pledge journey at the same time COVID restrictions were keeping the public from patronizing the Tea Room, the group's largest source of revenue for donations to health-related causes. So, what did the BVIP do? They developed additional revenue-generating programs and reduced their operational costs. The result - the pledge was not only paid-in-full, the pledge was completed in 3 years and 8 months...six years and two months early! We are blessed to work with such smart, reliable people who are service-focused.
21 Year of Open Heart Surgery❤️ Let's walk down memory lane together... The first open heart surgery was performed at Blessing Hospital on January 20, 2004. By August, the open-heart surgery team reached the milestone of 100 cases. By the end of that year, 174 open heart surgeries had been performed. With advancements in heart care over the years, some procedures that could only be done by open heart surgery in 2004 could be done by less-invasive means. Still, during 2024 demand remains strong for open heart surgery at Blessing, with 165 procedures performed. Since 2004, patients complete their recovery on our Cardiovascular Unit. Our universal cardiac bed approach allows patients to stay in the same room from admission to discharge, which results in a quicker recovery, shorter hospital stay and a smooth transition to home. Our nurses specialize in high-risk cardiac conditions and are specially trained in caring for patients requiring intra-aortic balloon pumps and those patients receiving clot busting medicine and interventional procedures. Demand for heart and vascular care grew so quickly with the opening of the Heart and Vascular Center that Blessing secured State approval to construct a second cardiac cath lab and add an eighth general operating room at the hospital. These additions were part of the Emergency Center/Open Heart Surgery construction project completed in 2005. The total investment was approximately $25 million.
21 Year of Open Heart Surgery❤️ Let's walk down memory lane together... The first open heart surgery was performed at Blessing Hospital on January 20, 2004. By August, the open-heart surgery team reached the milestone of 100 cases. By the end of that year, 174 open heart surgeries had been performed. With advancements in heart care over the years, some procedures that could only be done by open heart surgery in 2004 could be done by less-invasive means. Still, during 2024 demand remains strong for open heart surgery at Blessing, with 165 procedures performed. Since 2004, patients complete their recovery on our Cardiovascular Unit. Our universal cardiac bed approach allows patients to stay in the same room from admission to discharge, which results in a quicker recovery, shorter hospital stay and a smooth transition to home. Our nurses specialize in high-risk cardiac conditions and are specially trained in caring for patients requiring intra-aortic balloon pumps and those patients receiving clot busting medicine and interventional procedures. Demand for heart and vascular care grew so quickly with the opening of the Heart and Vascular Center that Blessing secured State approval to construct a second cardiac cath lab and add an eighth general operating room at the hospital. These additions were part of the Emergency Center/Open Heart Surgery construction project completed in 2005. The total investment was approximately $25 million.
Blessing Hospital was among fewer than 30% of hospitals nationwide and one of only 32 hospitals in Illinois to receive a grade "A" for patient safety during the national Leapfrog Group's fall 2024 survey period. This is a level of care and commitment that patients deserve and should expect from their provider. The Leapfrog Group assigns a letter grade of A through F to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm. Grades are updated in the fall and spring. This is our 8th grade "A".
Blessing Hospital was among fewer than 30% of hospitals nationwide and one of only 32 hospitals in Illinois to receive a grade "A" for patient safety during the national Leapfrog Group's fall 2024 survey period. This is a level of care and commitment that patients deserve and should expect from their provider. The Leapfrog Group assigns a letter grade of A through F to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm. Grades are updated in the fall and spring. This is our 8th grade "A".
Together with Tri-State Veterans Support (TSVS) recognized Blessing Health with the first "Veterans' Choice Award" during a ceremony at Blessing Hospital on Fri, Nov 8, attended by more than 100 Blessing staff and volunteers. "The Veterans' Choice Award appreciation program was created to honor the many wonderful businesses within the tri-state region that have made a difference in the lives of our great veterans and their families, and have made a positive contribution within our communities," said Richard Elsenpeter, coordinator and facilitator, TSVS. Blessing was honored for its commitment to including veterans on its paid and volunteer staffs, for partnering in the TSVS veteran suicide prevention initiative and for involvement with the national "We Honor Veterans" program. Blessing Health President and CEO, Brian Canfield, a veteran himself, said of the award, "Being recognized by the people we serve is the greatest honor we can receive."
Together with Tri-State Veterans Support (TSVS) recognized Blessing Health with the first "Veterans' Choice Award" during a ceremony at Blessing Hospital on Fri, Nov 8, attended by more than 100 Blessing staff and volunteers. "The Veterans' Choice Award appreciation program was created to honor the many wonderful businesses within the tri-state region that have made a difference in the lives of our great veterans and their families, and have made a positive contribution within our communities," said Richard Elsenpeter, coordinator and facilitator, TSVS. Blessing was honored for its commitment to including veterans on its paid and volunteer staffs, for partnering in the TSVS veteran suicide prevention initiative and for involvement with the national "We Honor Veterans" program. Blessing Health President and CEO, Brian Canfield, a veteran himself, said of the award, "Being recognized by the people we serve is the greatest honor we can receive."
The doors did not open until 5:30pm, but the first person arrived to wait in line at 3pm. That's how dedicated area women have become to attending our Ladies' Night event, featuring the beauty related services of the plastic and reconstructive surgery and dermatology teams. The second annual event was held September 5, and drew 200-plus women to talk with dermatologist Dr. Elise Scoggin, plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Arshad Muzaffar and Shanna Dierker, NP, plastic and reconstructive surgery. In addition, several of our departments and community vendors staffed booths at the event. The event helps us toward achieving our Access to Care goal, particularly in decreasing outmigration as we shared with area women services and care we offer locally.
The doors did not open until 5:30pm, but the first person arrived to wait in line at 3pm. That's how dedicated area women have become to attending our Ladies' Night event, featuring the beauty related services of the plastic and reconstructive surgery and dermatology teams. The second annual event was held September 5, and drew 200-plus women to talk with dermatologist Dr. Elise Scoggin, plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Arshad Muzaffar and Shanna Dierker, NP, plastic and reconstructive surgery. In addition, several of our departments and community vendors staffed booths at the event. The event helps us toward achieving our Access to Care goal, particularly in decreasing outmigration as we shared with area women services and care we offer locally.
Our Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU) earned an overall five-star rating for the recent survey period of the nation's nursing homes by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The survey is conducted four times each year. SNU has earned an overall five-star rating in each of the past four survey periods! CMS created the Five-Star Quality Rating System to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare nursing homes more easily and to help identify areas about which consumers may want to ask questions. The Nursing Home Care Compare website features a quality rating system that gives each nursing home a rating of between 1 and 5 stars. Nursing homes with 5 stars are considered to have much-above-average quality, and nursing homes with 1 star are considered to have much-below-average quality. There is one overall star rating for each nursing home and separate ratings for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Maintaining the five-star rating is an opportunity the SNU team takes seriously. Each team member is dedicated and cares deeply about our residents and helping them to succeed in their health goals. Congratulations SNU team!
Our Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU) earned an overall five-star rating for the recent survey period of the nation's nursing homes by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The survey is conducted four times each year. SNU has earned an overall five-star rating in each of the past four survey periods! CMS created the Five-Star Quality Rating System to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare nursing homes more easily and to help identify areas about which consumers may want to ask questions. The Nursing Home Care Compare website features a quality rating system that gives each nursing home a rating of between 1 and 5 stars. Nursing homes with 5 stars are considered to have much-above-average quality, and nursing homes with 1 star are considered to have much-below-average quality. There is one overall star rating for each nursing home and separate ratings for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Maintaining the five-star rating is an opportunity the SNU team takes seriously. Each team member is dedicated and cares deeply about our residents and helping them to succeed in their health goals. Congratulations SNU team!