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In honor of November being Diabetes awareness month, Hannibal Regional Diabetes Center will be hosting a Diabetes Health Fair. This

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hannibal Regional is pleased to offer 3D mammograms for $99 during the month of October.

Main Street Lanes of Palmyra recently gave a generous $1,000 donation to Hannibal Regional Foundation in support of the Life.Light.Hope Fund.

Hannibal Regional Medical Group is pleased to announce the addition of general surgeon, Eric Butler, DO to their team. 

Culver-Stockton College and Hannibal Regional Healthcare System are pleased to announce a new partnership to assist in broadening educational opportunities for nursing students in northeast Missouri.

Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded nearly $11 million to 15 awardees to strengthen the health workforce by establishing new residency programs in rural communities. Hannibal Regional Healthcare System is one of those recipients, receiving a $750,000 grant. “Training residents in rural areas leads more medical school graduates to stay and practice in rural settings,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “There's a shortage of doctors across the nation, especially in our most underserved communities, and these rural residency development grants will help address this shortage.”

Team members at Hannibal Regional Medical Group were treated to a sweet surprise last week!

Donald Hess of Quincy, IL can only remember needing to stay in a hospital twice in his life. They weren’t very severe or memorable events, but that all changed on April 6, 2023 when he fell off the top of his vehicle while waxing it.

The Final Salute program is a powerful send-off offered to honor military veterans who are patients at Hannibal Regional.

Every year Hannibal Regional Foundation presents the Legacy Award at the Hannibal Cannibal, named after long-time Cannibal supporter Bob Richards. The award recognizes an individual who is an avid supporter of the Cannibal and a promoter of healthy and active lifestyles. This year’s recipient is Mary Lynne Richards of Hannibal, MO.

On Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Hannibal Regional celebrated the grand opening of the Healthy Way Fitness Trail Expansion, the new Healthy Way Nature Trail. Located on the west side of the medical campus, next to the Emergency Department parking lot, the newest addition to the trail adds just under a half mile to the existing path that winds through the rest of campus. Thanks to a new partnership with the Mississippi Hills Missouri Master Naturalists, the nature trail will include areas of native plants and prairies. The paved path winds around a pond and through a wooded area, has lights throughout and is free to use by all community members. Future plans for the trail include a large covered pavilion, picnic benches and park benches to be spread out along the trail.

The 28th Annual Hannibal Cannibal kicked off on Saturday, July 1st with a big bang from the cannon start at 6:30 am and this year’s race did not disappoint. While the early morning forecast showed thunderstorms at race time, the clouds parted, the rain stayed at bay and multiple records were broken. This year’s event had over 1,500 registrations and saw its highest proceeds to date with just over $65,000 raised. Additionally, three course records were broken during this year’s race.

Summer is quickly approaching and with it comes the urge to shed your shoes. However, choosing to go without proper footwear can lead to problems for your feet and might put a damper on your summer fun.

Spending time outdoors is common during springtime and summer and so it is important to remember to protect against the sun’s rays. It is especially important to protect children from the sun’s damaging rays since most damage occurs during childhood.

More than one in three adults in the United States is obese. Obesity can increase the risk of various health problems, leading to an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, anxiety, and depression. In addition, being obese can reduce one’s quality of life and shorten one’s lifespan by as much as ten years.