Keokuk, IA- Blessing Hospital in Keokuk closed its door permanently on Friday.
Radio Iowa reports that Blessing Health System bought the hospital in Keokuk last year from UnityPoint. The facility needs millions of dollars in repairs and patient traffic has dwindled, so Blessing Health executives announced earlier this month that it would close. The hospital’s 147 employees will stay on the payroll through November 4th. Some are going to work in other Blessing Health facilities and others are on paid leave.
The original announcement from Blessing Health said that the hospital in Keokuk would close at 12:01 AM Saturday, but the hospital’s website said that it had already closed.
