Brian Canfield
QUINCY — The Blessing Corporate Services Board of Trustees Wednesday announced two management changes, with Brian T. Canfield stepping down immediately as CEO of Blessing Health System and Tim Tranor has been selected as the health system’s new chief operating officer. He also will serve as the interim CEO until the search for Canfield’s replacement…
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QUINCY — A group of nurses at Blessing Health System are looking to form a union to combat a number of issues they say include high turnover, high patient-to-nurse ratios and lower pay than travel nurses who are brought into the hospital. The nurses are seeking to unionize with IAM Healthcare, which is under the…
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As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of Blessing Hospital this year, we have the opportunity to reflect on the many changes that have occurred in local healthcare delivery over the past century-and-a-half. From being one of the first civilian hospitals to use penicillin in 1943 to the opening of the Heart &…
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During the past 10 years, much has changed in the field of healthcare and at Blessing Health System. One of the areas of greatest growth is in the people providing your care. Given an aging population and the large number of people living with chronic medical diseases and mental illness, the demand for health care…
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It seems our society is short on selflessness these days. Selflessness is “giving to others without looking for personal gain.” Thankfully, in healthcare, you’ll find teams of selfless people led by doctors. This area is blessed with many skilled physicians, including those practicing at Blessing Health. After multiple years in training, these doctors joined the Blessing…
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The new CEO of Blessing Health talks to J. Robert Gough about healthcare and recruiting to Quincy as he takes over as the head of the region’s top employer. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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QUINCY — Brian Canfield recently joined Blessing Health System as chief operating officer. He joins Blessing after nine years as the chief operating officer at Firsthealth of The Carolinas and Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C., where he was responsible for three acute care hospitals with 509 beds, a critical access hospital and a staff…
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