When it comes to population health, the numbers are seldom kind to the people of Southeast Missouri.
The rates of childhood poverty and low birthweight are higher there. So too are the rates of cancers, premature death, and a variety of other negative outcomes.
Each year, the Robert... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes emergency medicine specialist William Z. Petry, MD as a new provider in the Emergency Department. He joins other emergency providers in Saint Francis' Emergency and Trauma Center, the region's only state-designated Level III Trauma Center.
Dr. Petry comes to Saint Francis from... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System's two pediatric groups are set to consolidate at the end of next month.
Beginning Monday, July 30, Cape Pediatric Group will begin seeing patients inside Saint Francis Medical Center, in the same space as Cape Physician Associates, on the third floor of the... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Brook Carter as Director of Surgical Services.
In her new role, Carter will oversee both administrative and clinical activities for Surgical Services, including pre-anesthesia testing, same-day surgery, operating rooms, gastrointestinal lab, post-anesthesia care and sterile processing. She also... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to introduce T. Edward Pike, CRNA as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
Pike is a graduate of Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. His specialty is Anesthesiology and is certified through the National... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to introduce Ginny W. Ginithan as Director of Radiology and Womancare.
In her new role, Ginithan will serve as a member of the Saint Francis Leadership team and will be responsible for planning, coordinating and supervising all functions within Radiology... Read more
Next month, Saint Francis Healthcare System will raise its minimum hourly pay to ensure all employees have the opportunity to earn a livable wage.
Effective July 8, the Healthcare System's new minimum hourly rate will be increased to $11.70, which means raises for more than 200 employees... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to introduce Samantha J. Hendrix, JD, MHA, as Staff Attorney.
In her new role, she will be responsible for a variety of legal work, including contract review, advising on operational issues and providing legal insight in other matters as needed.
Hendrix earned... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System welcomes vascular surgeon Scott Gard, MD, FACS, as a new Saint Francis Medical Partner.
Gard earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. He completed his general surgery residency at Truman Medical Center and... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to introduce H. William Stites III, MD, FACC, as a Medical Partner and cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology at Cape Cardiology Group.
Stites earned his medical degree at the University of Missouri – Columbia, later completing his internship, internal medicine residency and... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome nurse practitioner Stacey Grays, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, to Kneibert Clinic in Poplar Bluff.
Grays earned her Master of Science in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University and her Doctorate of Nursing Practice with a focus on psychiatric mental... Read more
Saint Francis is pleased to announce the promotion of Cathy Tenkhoff, RN, BSN, as Manager of Patient Care Resources.
In her new role, Tenkhoff will be responsible for the leadership and appropriate allocation of staff provided by the staffing office. She will also direct the staffing... Read more
When people picture a healthcare system, they usually see doctors and nurses, with maybe some support staff. But that's an incomplete picture.
When people actually set foot in Saint Francis Medical Center, the first thing they see are volunteers like Betty Carroll.
"I guess I've just always been... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for 24 scholarships for the Fall 2018 semester, including the new Steven C. Bjelich Executive Scholarship, worth $10,000.
The healthcare system's annual scholarship program offers 23 scholarships of up to $2,000 each for students pursuing a healthcare... Read more
Saint Francis is happy to welcome Derek Knight as Manager of the Invasive Cardiovascular Lab. In his new role, Knight will oversee the lab and its functions, ensuring standards of care and adherence to protocols in accordance with the policies, procedures philosophy, and objectives of Saint... Read more
Facilities Ranked According to Efficiency and Patient Experience, Among Other Measures
A national survey found Saint Francis Inpatient Rehabilitation to be among the top 10 percent of rehabilitation facilities in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and patient experience in 2017.
The survey, conducted by The State University of New... Read more
Saint Francis is happy to welcome Sherri Uren as Practice Manager for Cape Cardiology Group. In her new role, Uren will oversee all physician practice activities including scheduling, patient throughput and billing activities for Cape Cardiology Group.
Uren has previously served as Billing Department Supervisor for Gastroenterology... Read more
Saint Francis is happy to welcome Sylvia Sapp as Director of the Enterprise Project Management Office. In directing the enterprise project management office, she will work with other health system leaders to develop the framework and practices of our project management services in order to better facilitate the achievement of our system-wide strategic goals.
Sapp has... Read more
Saint Francis is happy to welcome L. Darline Brown, MBA, BSN, RN as Patient Care Manager. In her new role, she will be responsible for delivering care, developing policies and procedures, and maintaining standards of care.
Brown previously served as nurse manager of the medical floor... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes emergency medicine specialist Martin Blake, MD as a new provider in the Emergency Department. He joins 11 other emergency providers in Saint Francis’ Emergency and Trauma Center, the region’s only state-designated Level III Trauma Center.
Dr. Blake, who previously worked as an... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes emergency medicine specialist William Z. Petry, MD as a new provider in the Emergency Department. He joins other emergency providers in Saint Francis' Emergency and Trauma Center, the region's only state-designated Level III Trauma Center.
Dr. Petry comes to Saint Francis from... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Brook Carter as Director of Surgical Services.
In her new role, Carter will oversee both administrative and clinical activities for Surgical Services, including pre-anesthesia testing, same-day surgery, operating rooms, gastrointestinal lab, post-anesthesia care and sterile processing. She also... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to introduce T. Edward Pike, CRNA as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
Pike is a graduate of Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. His specialty is Anesthesiology and is certified through the National... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to introduce Ginny W. Ginithan as Director of Radiology and Womancare.
In her new role, Ginithan will serve as a member of the Saint Francis Leadership team and will be responsible for planning, coordinating and supervising all functions within Radiology... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System welcomes vascular surgeon Scott Gard, MD, FACS, as a new Saint Francis Medical Partner.
Gard earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. He completed his general surgery residency at Truman Medical Center and... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to introduce H. William Stites III, MD, FACC, as a Medical Partner and cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology at Cape Cardiology Group.
Stites earned his medical degree at the University of Missouri – Columbia, later completing his internship, internal medicine residency and... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome nurse practitioner Stacey Grays, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, to Kneibert Clinic in Poplar Bluff.
Grays earned her Master of Science in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University and her Doctorate of Nursing Practice with a focus on psychiatric mental... Read more
Saint Francis is pleased to announce the promotion of Cathy Tenkhoff, RN, BSN, as Manager of Patient Care Resources.
In her new role, Tenkhoff will be responsible for the leadership and appropriate allocation of staff provided by the staffing office. She will also direct the staffing... Read more
When people picture a healthcare system, they usually see doctors and nurses, with maybe some support staff. But that's an incomplete picture.
When people actually set foot in Saint Francis Medical Center, the first thing they see are volunteers like Betty Carroll.
"I guess I've just always been... Read more
Saint Francis is happy to welcome Derek Knight as Manager of the Invasive Cardiovascular Lab. In his new role, Knight will oversee the lab and its functions, ensuring standards of care and adherence to protocols in accordance with the policies, procedures philosophy, and objectives of Saint... Read more
Saint Francis is happy to welcome Sherri Uren as Practice Manager for Cape Cardiology Group. In her new role, Uren will oversee all physician practice activities including scheduling, patient throughput and billing activities for Cape Cardiology Group.
Uren has previously served as Billing Department Supervisor for Gastroenterology... Read more
Saint Francis is happy to welcome Sylvia Sapp as Director of the Enterprise Project Management Office. In directing the enterprise project management office, she will work with other health system leaders to develop the framework and practices of our project management services in order to better facilitate the achievement of our system-wide strategic goals.
Sapp has... Read more
Saint Francis is happy to welcome L. Darline Brown, MBA, BSN, RN as Patient Care Manager. In her new role, she will be responsible for delivering care, developing policies and procedures, and maintaining standards of care.
Brown previously served as nurse manager of the medical floor... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes emergency medicine specialist Martin Blake, MD as a new provider in the Emergency Department. He joins 11 other emergency providers in Saint Francis’ Emergency and Trauma Center, the region’s only state-designated Level III Trauma Center.
Dr. Blake, who previously worked as an... Read more
