Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Leslie Evans-Hedge, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C to Cape Neurology Specialists. Leslie graduated from Maryville University, St. Louis, MO in 2015. Leslie is an adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner. Cape Neurology Specialists offers a full spectrum of neurological services, including...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Valerie Hotop, FNP-BC to Pain Management Center. Valerie graduated from Maryville University, St. Louis, MO in 2025. She is board certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Pain Management Center at Saint Francis Medical Center helps people...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Carisa Barnhill, DO, to Saint Francis Clinic - Kingshighway, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Barnhill completed her medical education in 2011 at Kansas City University, Kansas City, MO. She completed her residency and internship at Des Peres Hospital,...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Casee McKnight, LMSW to Saint Francis Clinic Dexter. McKnight graduated from University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY in 2024. Her areas of focus include trauma processing, grief and self-esteem building. Saint Francis Clinic Dexter has all the health and...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Roshell Tauro, PA-C to the Saint Francis Emergency Department and Ryan Fortner, FNP-C to Cape Trauma Specialists. The Emergency and Trauma Center at Saint Francis Medical Center is the only state-designated Level III emergency and trauma center in...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce the successful completion of the 2025 Saint Elizabeth Food Drive, resulting in the donation of 160 boxes filled with food and personal hygiene items for Saint Francis colleagues, families and community members in need. Boxes were delivered to...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Kelsi Swanson, MD, to Saint Francis General Surgery. Swanson graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL in 2018. She completed her residency from UT Southwestern/Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX in 2023 and her fellowship...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Bailey Flamm, MD, to Cape Care for Women, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Flamm completed her medical education in 2021 at Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL. She completed her residency at Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, MO. She specializes...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Wendi Beussink, APRN,FNP-C; Abby R. Ritter, MD; and Grace J. Gwaltney, PA-C, to the Saint Francis Emergency Department and Cape Trauma Specialists. The Emergency and Trauma Center at Saint Francis Medical Center is the only state-designated Level III...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Fallan Mayabb, MD, to Cape Care for Women, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Mayabb completed her medical education in 2011 at the University of Missouri. She completed her residency at Baylor Scott and White. She is board certified...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is proud to host the IGNITE Program, a profession-based learning initiative developed in partnership with Jackson R2 High School and part of the nationally recognized Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) network. The IGNITE Program gives high school juniors and seniors the...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Chandler Dorris, CRNA, to the Surgical Department. Dorris graduated from Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville, Edwardsville IL in 2025. Chandler is board certified by the National Board of Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists. CRNAs at Saint Francis Medical Center have...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Syed Ijlal Ahmed, MD, MBBS, to Cape Neurology Specialists, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Ahmed graduated from Liaguat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan in 2016 and completed his residency from SSM Health Saint Louis University School...
It is with deep sorrow that we share the unexpected passing of Sarah Ann Aydt, MD, FAAP, FACP, a longtime and deeply respected member of our internal medicine team. Dr. Aydt was a trusted voice among her colleagues, a passionate advocate for her patients and a...
Saint Francis Healthcare System recently completed the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), and the results are now available for review. A CHNA must be conducted every three years by not-for-profit hospitals to comply with federal tax-exemption requirements under the Affordable Care Act. With the CHNA,...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Henry J. Morris, CRNA, Steven A. Nolan, CRNA and Luke S. Hubbard, MSN, CRNA to the Surgical Department. Henry J. Morris, CRNA Steven A. Nolan, CRNA Luke S. Hubbard, MSN, CRNA The newly hired CRNAs bring a wealth of experience and...
In recognition of the vital role that healthcare professionals play in the lives of patients and communities, Saint Francis Healthcare System is proud to announce its upcoming Blessing of Hands initiative - an uplifting and symbolic ceremony open to all members of the healthcare community...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Derrik C. Abell, PA-C, to Cape Diabetes and Endocrinology, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Abell graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL in 2020. Derrik is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Cape...
The Jackson R-2 School District unveiled a new program called IGNITE at the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast on March 21, 2025. It is a profession-based learning program at Jackson High School that allows students to explore a variety of career options while...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Kaitlyn Rountree, DO, to Cape Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Dr. Rountree completed her medical education in 2015 at A.T. Still University. She completed her residency at the University of Missouri. She is board...
