Blessing Health System

Health System with 3 hospitals across 1 state

Health System Overview

Health SystemBlessing Health System
Total Hospitals3
Commercial/Acute Hospitals3
Total Beds481
Commercial/Acute Beds481
HeadquartersQuincy, IL
Websiteblessinghealth.org

Hospitals by Type

Acute Care Hospital
2 hospitals
67% of health system
Critical Access Hospital
1 hospitals
33% of health system

Teaching Status

33%
Teaching
Teaching Hospitals: 1
Non-Teaching Hospitals: 2
Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

HospitalTypeBedsTeachingRecently Joined
Blessing HospitalAcute Care Hospital312YesNo
McDonough District HospitalAcute Care Hospital144NoNo
Illini Community HospitalCritical Access Hospital 25NoNo

Recent News

Jun 06, 2025
Blessing Health System has partnered with Biofourmis, a company specializing in virtual care and digital therapeutics, to launch a new Home Hospital program. This initiative allows Blessing to provide acute-level hospital care to patients in their homes, supported by Biofourmis's technology solution. This program is part of the Rural Home Hospital project and aims to deliver care for a range of acute conditions outside of a traditional hospital setting. The goal is to optimize hospital capacity for more critically ill patients, potentially leading to higher patient satisfaction, lower readmission rates, fewer hospital-acquired conditions, and reduced overall care costs. For rural communities, this program also helps lessen the burden of travel for patients and their families. Blessing providers will conduct home visits and use Biofourmis technology, including biosensors and a patient app, for remote monitoring. Blessing Health System is among the health systems nationwide participating in the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, which provides Medicare reimbursement parity for eligible patients receiving acute care at home. Since continuing its Hospital from Home program after a research trial, Blessing has cared for over 300 patients in their homes, reporting high patient and provider satisfaction and quality outcomes comparable to or better than in-hospital care. Blessing continues to develop its mobile and telehealth strategy to potentially expand this program to include more complex conditions in the future. [4, 3]
Jun 03, 2025
A service offered by Blessing Health System was recently featured at an international healthcare conference. This highlights the health system's contributions and recognition on a global stage within the healthcare industry. Further details about the specific service and the conference are available through the provided link on the Blessing Health System's news page.
Jun 03, 2025
A story published on June 3, 2025, details how a woman's life-long dream has become a family affair in connection with Blessing Health System. This news piece likely highlights a personal journey or achievement related to the health system, potentially involving multiple family members. More in-depth information is available on the Blessing Health System's news website.
Jun 03, 2025
As part of Blessing Hospital's 150th-anniversary celebration in 2025, a story titled "Woman's life-long dream becomes a family affair" was published on June 3, 2025. This article is the third in a series that celebrates the anniversary by sharing stories of generations of families who have worked at Blessing, highlighting the themes of care, compassion, and community throughout the hospital's history. [6, 3]
Jun 02, 2025
Blessing Health System announced the retirement of two employees on June 2, 2025. Debbie Giesing and Terri Bugh are retiring, collectively representing 36 years of service to the health system. Their retirements mark the end of significant tenures contributing to Blessing Health System's operations and patient care. Further details regarding their roles or future plans were not specified in the initial summary but may be available via the full news link.

Executive Leadership

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