Saint Francis Medical Center is noted for high-quality healthcare services on regional, state and national levels and has received numerous recognitions, accreditations and certifications, including:

Saint Francis Medical Center Cancer Institute
• American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer three-year reaccreditation with commendation
• Exclusive local affiliation with M. D. Anderson Physicians Network®

Saint Francis Medical Center Gene E. Huckstep Emergency Center/Level III Trauma Center
• State designated by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Unit of Emergency Medical Services

Saint Francis Medical Center Womancare
• Accredited by the American College of Radiology for mammography
• Bone density services offered by clinical staff certified by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)

Saint Francis Medical Center Heart Institute
• Accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories
• Certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation for the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
• Quality Respiratory Care Recognition by the American Association for Respiratory Care

Saint Francis Medical Center Neurosciences Institute
• Two-time recipient of The Joint Commission's Certificate of Distinction in Disease-Specific Care for Primary Stroke Treatment
• The area's only pain center accredited by the American Academy of Pain Management

Saint Francis Medical Center Diabetes Education and Management Center
• Diabetes Self-management Training program recognized by the American Diabetes Association® for meeting National Standards for Diabetes Self-management Education

Saint Francis Medical Center Sleep Disorders Center
• The area's only sleep center accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Saint Francis Medical Center Laboratory Services
• Accredited by the College of American Pathologists
• Certified by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Clinical/Teaching Affiliations
• Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
• Shawnee Community College, Ullin, Ill.
• Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Saint Francis Medical Center
• Saint Francis Medical Center was named number four on Modern Healthcare magazine's 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 2008 – no other Missouri hospital was in the top 20
• Awarded Medal of Honor by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for helping achieve organ donation consent rates at or above 75 percent
• Saint Francis holds an A+ revenue bond rating from Standard & Poor's for managing a major construction project while increasing market share, managing expenses and exhibiting a solid operating performance
• Saint Francis holds an A+ revenue bond rating from Fitch Ratings for the Medical Center's growing role as a regional tertiary care provider, reflected in strong revenue and volume growth
• Ranked among the top 10 in Missouri for gastrointestinal medical treatment by HealthGrades®, the nation's leading independent healthcare ratings company (2008)
• Five-star rated for treatment of pancreatitis by HealthGrades (2008)

Saint Francis Medical Center Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• One of approximately 550 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) participating in the Vermont Oxford Network, an international network of NICUs, and above average for outcomes and length of stay

Saint Francis Medical Center Heart Institute
• Recipient of the 2008 HealthGrades Vascular Care Excellence™ Award
• Ranked among the top 10 percent in the nation for vascular surgery by HealthGrades (2008)
• Ranked among the top five in Missouri for vascular surgery by HealthGrades (2008)
• Ranked among the top 10 in Missouri for vascular surgery by HealthGrades (2007, 2008)
• Best rated in the Southeast Missouri region* for vascular surgery by HealthGrades (2004, 2007, 2008)
• Five-star rated for carotid surgery by HealthGrades (2008)
• Five-star rated for treatment of atrial fibrillation by HealthGrades (2008)
• Awarded the VHA® Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence for meeting or exceeding national performance standards on clinical care measures for acute myocardial infarction, pneumonia and heart failure in 2006 and 2007

Saint Francis Medical Center Neurosciences Institute
• Ranked among the top five in Missouri for spine surgery by HealthGrades three years in a row (2006-2008)

Saint Francis Medical Center Thomas G. Otto, MD, Orthopaedic Institute
• Five-star rated for total hip replacement surgery by HealthGrades – six years (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
• Only five-star rated hospital in the St. Louis surrounding region* for hip replacement surgery by
HealthGrades (2009)
• Ranked among the top 10 in Missouri for overall orthopedic services by HealthGrades – eight years (2001-2007, 2009)
• Ranked best in the St. Louis surrounding region* for overall orthopedics by HealthGrades (2002-2005, 2007, 2009)

*Region as defined on www.healthgrades.com