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IN THE NEWS
JUNE 08, 2024
Insight Official Gives Hospital Update, Daily Gate City
JUNE 07, 2024
Insight Medical Group Pushes for Keokuk Hospital Reopening, WGEM
JUNE 03, 2024
Insight Keokuk Area Hospital Included in Congresswoman Miller-Meeks Community Project Funding Requests for Iowa’s First Congressional District, content is here:
JANUARY 10, 2024
KEOKUK, Iowa — Folks in this Mississippi River town hope a new federal program can revive the optimism engraved long ago in a plaque on the side of their hospital.
APRIL 30, 2024
Although the Keokuk hospital’s emergency room operations have not been reopened as soon as most would have liked to see, Insight, the company that has purchased the hospital building has plans for family activities this summer.
SEPTEMBER 05, 2023
Insight was pleased to participate in Keokuk’s annual Labor Day parade. This was a great way to celebrate the holiday and engage with the community as we prepare to reopen the hospital in 2024.
June 21, 2023
City leaders in Keokuk are asking residents and business owners to sign a petition in support of healthcare provider Insight’s request for $2.2 million in COVID relief funding.
The federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money would come through the state, and Insight would use it to help reopen the city’s shuttered hospital.
January 19th, 2023
Flint, Mich.-based Insight has signed a letter of intent to take over the shuttered Keokuk Area Hospital in Iowa, according to a Jan. 19 report from NBC affiliate WGEM.
The hospital, operated by Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System, ended inpatient services in the fall, the report said, creating a void in local patient care.
Mar 29, 2023
KEOKUK – Dr. Jawad Shah, founder and CEO of Insight, the company intending to restart operations at the Keokuk hospital, said through his visit to Keokuk on Monday, he learned residents are passionate about wanting a hospital here
Jan. 20, 2023
KEOKUK (WGEM) – The City of Keokuk reported Thursday that Blessing Health System has signed a letter of intent with Insight to acquire the former Keokuk Area Hospital.
According to city officials, Insight, headquartered in Flint, Michigan, is a growing health network in the Midwest with surgical centers across Michigan, a hospital in Warren, Michigan, and a 400-bed acute care hospital in the heart of Chicago’s southside community.
PRESS RELEASES
March 27, 2023
The acquisition of the closed Keokuk Area Hospital by Insight was finalized on March 24th with the transfer of ownership of the hospital building and other property from Blessing Health, the former operators of Keokuk Area Hospital. Insight intends to operate Keokuk Area Hospital as a nonprofit hospital. Insight is reviewing the new Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation that recently passed the State Legislature.
JANUARY 1, 2023
The City of Keokuk was informed that Blessing Health Systems has signed a letter of intent with Insight to acquire the former Keokuk Area Hospital. Insight, headquartered in Flint, Michigan, is a growing health network in the Midwest with surgical centers across Michigan, a hospital in Warren, Michigan, and a 400-bed acute care hospital in the heart of Chicago’s southside community.
PAST EVENTS
Family picnic &
Resource Fair
June 6th, 2024 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Aquatics Day
Summer Camp
June 3rd, 2024 | 12:00pm – 6:00pm
The Triple A
Summer Camp
June 4th & June 5th, 2024 | 9:00am – 11:00am |
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