Naughton Joins Cape Medical Oncology
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Michael J. Naughton, MD, has joined Cape Medical Oncology. Naughton has practiced medical oncology and hematology with an emphasis on breast cancer for more than 20 years. He previously practiced at The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center...
Family Nurse Practitioner Shirk Joins Saint Francis Hospitalists
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Family Nurse Practitioner Christina L. Shirk, FNP-BC has joined Saint Francis Hospitalists. Shirk earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Roseman University in Henderson, Nev. in 2011. She graduated from the Family Nurse Practitioner program at...
Small Joins Cape ENT Group
Saint Francis Healthcare System welcomes Luke T. Small, MD to Cape ENT Group. Dr. Small specializes in otolaryngology which focuses on the anatomy, function, and diseases of the ear, nose and throat. He received his medical education from the University of Missouri – Columbia in 2014....
Ronca Joins Saint Francis Healthcare System
Richard D. Ronca, MD, PhD joins Saint Francis Healthcare System as a Neurohospitalist. Dr. Ronca will rotate inpatient coverage with Dr. Aleksey Androsov who is also a Neurohospitalist. A Neurohospitalist is a physician whose subspecialty interest is in the management of inpatients with neurologic disorders. Dr. Ronca...
Directly Scheduled Colonoscopies Now Offered at Cape Gastroenterology Specialists
Cape Gastroenterology Specialists now offer Directly Scheduled Colonoscopies for Colon Screening patients. This service allows patients who are 50 years and older with no significant medical history of cancer, lung or heart disease and have no symptoms to schedule a colon screening procedure without first going...
Family Nurse Practitioner Amber D. Towe Joins Ferguson Medical Group in Sikeston
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Amber D. Towe, APRN, PMHNP-BC has joined Behavioral Health at Ferguson Medical Group in Sikeston, Mo. Towe is a board certified Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner through the American...
Saint Francis First in Region to Offer Immediate CT Results
Saint Francis Healthcare System's Computed Tomography (CT) machine has undergone a software update enabling it to be the first in the region to offer rapid results on perfusion of the head with results available immediately. CT Perfusion imaging shows which areas of the brain are adequately...
Palmer Joins Saint Francis Clinic Kingshighway
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Bobbi J. Palmer, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC has joined Saint Francis Clinic Kingshighway. Palmer earned her Bachelor of Science – Nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo. in 1987. She...
Saint Francis First in Region to Offer TMVR for Mitral Regurgitation
Saint Francis Healthcare System now offers transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) with the MitraClip procedure for those experiencing mitral regurgitation (MR). The Structural Heart Team of Saint Francis Healthcare System performed its first MitraClip procedure this week. Mitral regurgitation is the leakage of blood backward through...
Ashley Carter Named Hospital Coding Manager
Ashley Carter has been named the Hospital Coding Manager for Health Information Management at Saint Francis Healthcare System. Carter is a Certified Coding Specialist. Her responsibilities include educating physicians on any hospital coding concerns, working directly with the clinical documentation improvement team regarding any coding/quality documentation...
Genetic Counselor Melanie Baxter Joins Saint Francis Healthcare
Saint Francis Healthcare System welcomes Certified Genetic Counselor Melanie Baxter, ScM, CGC to the Saint Francis Cancer Institute. Genetic counselors are knowledgeable and up-to-date on the constantly changing field of genetics. They are trained to tailor, translate and communicate complex genetic information into practical, understandable decision-making...
Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Heuring Joins Saint Francis Hospitalists as Nocturnist
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased announce Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Heuring has been promoted as a Nocturnist with Saint Francis Hospitalists. Heuring began her career at Saint Francis in 2009 as a Nurse Extern. She served as Charge Nurse in the Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care...
Hospitalist Devika R. Nagaraj Joins Saint Francis Healthcare
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Adult/Pediatric Hospitalist Devika R. Nagaraj to Saint Francis Medical Center. Nagaraj received her medical education and completed her internship in 1991 from Bangalore Medical College at Karnatake State in India. She completed her residency in 2001 at St....
Trae R. Smith Joins Saint Francis Anesthesiology
Saint Francis Healthcare System welcomes Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Trae R. Smith to Saint Francis Medical Center. He received his Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo. in 2012. Smith received his Master of Science in Anesthesia from Middle...
Parents Thankful for Care and God’s Healing at Saint Francis Healthcare
Joey and Taylor Babich, campus ministers at the Southeast Missouri State University, recently gave birth to their third child at Saint Francis Healthcare. Baby Jovana, which means "God is gracious," was born early at 27 weeks. She was a mere 2 pounds 11 ounces when she...
Hospitalist Alicia M. Cisne Joins Saint Francis Healthcare
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Alicia M. Cisne to Saint Francis Medical Center. Cisne received her board certification from the National Certification Corporation. She graduated from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Ark. in 2012 and Maryville University in St. Louis...
First Baby of 2019 Born at Saint Francis
Saint Francis Healthcare celebrated the delivery of its first baby of 2019. At 5:01 p.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, a baby girl was welcomed into the world by proud mother Logan Wessell of Gordonville, Mo., and the caring staff at Family BirthPlace. Dr. Grant D....
Sarah Mirgaux Named Director of Pharmacy Services
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Sarah Mirgaux has been promoted to Director of Pharmacy Services. She has served as Interim Director of Pharmacy Services since October. Mirgaux began her career at Saint Francis as a staff pharmacist in May 2001 and worked...
Tammy R. Hahn-Brown Joins Cape Neurology Specialists
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Adult Nurse Practitioner Tammy R. Hahn-Brown to Cape Neurology Specialists. She received her board certification from American Nurses Credentialing Center. Hahn-Brown earned her Bachelors of Nursing in 1998 from Webster University in Webster Groves, Mo. and Masters of...
Saint Francis Adds Morgan as New Provider for Hospitalized Patients
Saint Francis Healthcare System welcomes nurse practitioner Colleen Morgan, MSN, AGACNP-BC, as a new team member with the Saint Francis Medical Center hospitalists. She joins 22 other providers who are dedicated to caring for hospitalized patients at the Medical Center. Morgan earned her Master of Science...