Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Mark A. Proffer, ACNPC-AG, to Cape Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Proffer graduated from Maryville University in St. Louis, Mo in 2023. He is board certified by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses...
Saint Francis Healthcare System, Mercy Southeast and a multitude of organizations are working together to survey Southeast Missouri on health issues, challenges and needs they face in care and treatment. Everyone living in Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard and Wayne counties are...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Jacob Burch, DO, to Cape Gastroenterology Specialists, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Burch completed his fellowship in 2024 at Ascension Genesys Hospital, Grand Blanc, MI. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and specializes...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is proud to welcome Samuel J. Spencer, MBA, LSSBB, as Senior Vice President of Operations. Spencer joined Saint Francis Health System in August 2024 and brings a wealth of experience in healthcare leadership with more than 15 years of fostering team empowerment...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome pediatrician Macy Manier, DO, to Ferguson Medical Group - Sikeston, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Manier completed her residency in 2024 at the University of Illinois Children's Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, IL. She is board certified by the...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Janice Starek, CRNA, Hardy Cleveland, CRNA, Nathan Meystedt, CRNA and Summer Meystedt, CRNA to the Surgical Department. The newly hired CRNAs bring a wealth of experience and expertise to Saint Francis Medical Center. Their diverse backgrounds and advanced...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Susan Layton Tomlin to the Saint Francis Healthcare System Board. The Healthcare System Board works closely with the Executive Team to move strategic development forward with a long-term vision ensuring excellence at every level of the organization. Effective July...
Saint Francis Foundation and the Saint Francis Auxiliary honored 22 scholarship recipients at recognition luncheon on Friday, July 26. Twenty-two scholarships were awarded with each student receiving $2,000 in scholarship funds toward a degree in a healthcare-related profession. Those recipients and their scholarships include: Klara Beel of...
Cape Radiation Oncology at Saint Francis Medical Center has been reaccredited to a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Radiation oncology (radiation therapy) is the careful use of high-energy radiation...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Malary R. Seabaugh, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, to Cape Physician Associates, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Seabaugh graduated from Cox College in Springfield, Missouri, in 2023. She is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and specializes in...
The 100th procedure with the Intuitive Surgical Ion robotic-assisted system for advanced lung care was conducted June 11 at Saint Francis Medical Center. The Intuitive Ion endoluminal system is designed to address a challenging aspect of lung biopsy by enabling physicians to obtain tissue samples from...
Sikeston residents Laura Coalter Parker and Chesnye Steward were recently appointed to the Saint Francis Foundation Board of Directors. Both have long histories of philanthropic service to the community. Parker, a veteran of the insurance industry, is President and Partner of Coalter Insurance Group of Cape...
Saint Francis Healthcare System will close its Home Health program effective May 31, 2024. This closure does not affect Saint Francis' Hospice Services Program. Saint Francis' Hospice Services Program will continue to offer hospice services. For more information, call 573-331-5180.
Saint Francis Healthcare System will end services and close Physicians Alliance Surgery Center, located at 3241 Percy Drive. The closure will be effective May 31, 2024. All scheduled procedures will transition to Saint Francis Medical Center at 211 Saint Francis Drive.
Saint Francis Foundation recently recognized Lynn Richardet and Richardet Floor Covering with a Donor of Distinction Award for leadership giving. The award was presented at Grace Notes, an annual donor appreciation dinner hosted by the Foundation. "Their generosity has helped provide comfort and healing to numerous...
The Saint Francis Healthcare System Neurosciences Institute Epilepsy Center received accreditation from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a Level 3 Epilepsy Center. Nearly 3.5 million people across the United States are affected by active epilepsy. Epilepsy is classified as a pathology of...
The Friends of Saint Francis Golf Tournament will take place from 6:30 am to 5 pm at the world-class Dalhousie Golf Club on Friday, August 16, 2024. "Chipping Away at Hunger" is the theme for the annual four-person scramble which benefits community efforts to feed...
Saint Francis Foundation recently hosted its first Mobile Wellness Day of Caring event of 2024 in Hayti, Mo. Mobile Wellness provided walk-in mammograms to 19 area residents. Saint Francis Foundation grilled lunch for 160 residents, distributed free food, hygiene kits, paper towels and more than...
Five Saint Francis Healthcare System primary care clinics have achieved recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home Program: Saint Francis Clinic Farmington, Saint Francis Clinic Poplar Bluff, Saint Francis Clinic Jackson, Saint Francis Clinic Kingshighway and Cape Physician Associates. These...
The Eighth Annual Friends Gala event held on Saturday, March 2, raised more than $346,000. This record-breaking number will be utilized by Saint Francis Foundation to directly support local cancer and cardiac patients. Stacy Huff, Executive Director of Saint Francis Foundation, said of the event, "The...
