Say “Thanks” to Your Healthcare Team
At Saint Francis Healthcare System, patient care is our top priority and delivering exceptional and compassionate, faith-based care is core to our mission and culture.
Saint Francis colleagues give their best each day and are committed to providing the expert care our patients and their loved ones deserve. Saint Francis is proud to exceed your patient experience expectations.
A great way to say “thank you” to the physicians, nurses, therapists, volunteers or other staff members who provided extraordinary care is to support the work they do each day by making a financial gift. In recognition of your gift, you may also nominate a special Saint Francis colleague or department to receive Guardian Angel recognition.
Your generosity makes a lasting impact – bringing hope, healing, and comfort to patients and families throughout our region. All gifts to Saint Francis Foundation are fully tax-deductible and improve the well-being of patients and the local community, ensuring the most vulnerable among us has access to the same extraordinary care.
Tell Us About Your Experience
Please tell us how our staff has touched you or your family’s life. Saint Francis recognizes outstanding staff members for their hard work, commitment to excellence in patient satisfaction and dedication to our Mission.
Click Here to Share Your Grateful Patient Story
If you are in a position to do so, please consider a gift through Saint Francis Foundation to support an area most meaningful to you or to honor an exceptional care giver. Gifts of every size improve the well-being of our patients and the community.
Recent Grateful Patient Stories
Coleman Ross was born at 28 weeks, weighing just 2 pounds and 11 ounces. He spent two months in the NICU before going home.
His parents, Breanna and Parker, live in Van Buren, MO, with their 2-year-old daughter. During Coleman’s NICU stay, they spent most of their time at the hospital. Breanna shared that the gas and meal cards provided by the Foundation “helped us tremendously.”
The NICU family lounge became a lifeline – offering a place for their daughter to play & eat, and they could even do their laundry. The lounge also allowed grandparents to visit and help care for their daughter, so Breanna and Parker could be with Coleman together.
The motel stay gave them a much-needed escape at night while keeping them close to their baby. “I don’t know if we could have made it without the family lounge and all of the resources,” Breanna said. “Living two hours away with a toddler and a baby in the NICU for weeks was daunting, but the support made it possible. We are so thankful to the Saint Francis Foundation for these wonderful resources.”
“To be honest it brought a tear to my eye. It blessed my heart to think that a family would think of me in their time of sorrow. I was the one who should have made her (the donor’s) day better, but she was the one who brightened mine! I so admired her faith and strength. Her family will always have a special place in my heart!”
– C. Kim Wilson, Receptionist II, Cape Medical Oncology
Taylor Ribbing McClard, PA and Julie Robinson, RN were recently recognized through our Grateful Patient Program. Each was presented with a Guardian Angel pin from Saint Francis Foundation. Their nominations were submitted by Mindy Hoffman for extraordinary care provided to her during an ER visit in late February.
“All of the staff, no matter their job title, were pleasant both day and night. Everyone we came in contact with from the physicians, nurse practitioner, nurses, the nursery nurses, nurse assistants, techs, administrative partners, lactation consultants, and dietary were exceptional and a cut above the rest. They bent over backwards to ensure we were comfortable and had everything we needed. When the call light was pressed they would immediately answer and come within a few minutes. The nursery staff kept us informed and were so loving to our twins. I knew that they were in good hands and well cared for.”
– Malinda, mother of twin daughters born at the Family BirthPlace
Saint Francis Level III NICU colleagues were recently honored and presented Guardian Angel pins in recognition of a Grateful Patient nomination from Kate and Ryun Holloway, whose baby CJ was born at a weight of 1 lb. 12 oz. after an only 28 week gestation. CJ spent 104 days in the Saint Francis Level III NICU.
Twenty-five colleagues were recognized through the Saint Francis Foundation Grateful Patient Program in 2024. Each honoree was presented with a Guardian Angel pin from Stacy Huff, executive director of Saint Francis Foundation. Their nominations were submitted by Jay B. Knudtson for extraordinary care provided to his late mother, Rebecca A. Higgins, who after experiencing a severe brain aneurysm, was cared for in the Compassionate Care Unit until her passing. Our sincere condolences to the Knudtson family.
