Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes Joseph C. Dwyer, MD, FACC, as a new Medical Partner and cardiologist at Cape Cardiology Group. In addition to his time at Cape Cardiology Group, Dwyer will also treat patients at outreach clinics.
Dwyer, who is board certified in cardiology and nuclear... Read more
More than 260 golfers and 40 volunteers turned out for the 25th annual Friends of Saint Francis Benefit Golf Tournament on August 24 at Bent Creek Golf Course. Funds raised support patients and their families at Saint Francis Medical Center.
Since the tournament began 25 years ago,... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes Steve Firmand, DM, as director of Training and Development. In this role, Firmand will be responsible for the overall management, design, development and delivery of enterprise learning for Saint Francis’ more than 2,400 employees.
Firmand has worked in multiple industries, ranging from... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center has earned Gold level status from the American Red Cross in its Champions for Life campaign.
The Champions for Life initiative benefits the Red Cross in two ways: by increasing blood donations at hospital-sponsored blood drives and by recognizing hospital sponsors and blood... Read more
Saint Francis Foundation and the Saint Francis Medical Center Auxiliary awarded healthcare scholarships to 24 area students on August 3. Each student received $2,000 in education scholarships toward a degree in a healthcare-related profession.
The Saint Francis Foundation and Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship Program was created in 1980.... Read more
The American College of Endocrinology (ACE), the educational and scientific arm of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), inducted Ahmad Z. Sheikh, MD, FACE, ECNU, CCD, of Cape Diabetes and Endocrinology as a Fellow during a special ceremony on May 26 at the 20th annual... Read more
Magazine Names Hospital to Top 100 List for Fifth Time
Saint Francis Medical Center has been named one of the top 100 “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare magazine for the fifth consecutive year–an honor no other employer in Missouri has achieved.
The prestigious program... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center’s employees showed their generosity and concern for co-workers and patients by pledging more than $201,000 to the 2012 Team One campaign, almost $41,000 over the goal.
This year was the most successful in the campaign’s history, and included contributions from more than half... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center has named Verlene Luna, MHA, FACHE, administrator of Saint Francis Medical Partners. In this role, she will provide leadership for all operational, financial and administrative aspects of Saint Francis’ Medical Partners network.
Before joining Saint Francis, Luna worked with several healthcare systems in... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center won 12 Show-Me Excellence awards – including three first-place awards – for excellence in healthcare marketing from the Missouri Association for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing (MAHPRM). This statewide honor recognizes an institution’s efforts to educate and inform the community about health-related... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center has been awarded $262,068 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help purchase equipment for the first regional telestroke and teletrauma program in Southeast Missouri. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced funding for 52 distance learning and telemedicine projects that will increase... Read more
Women seeking mammograms in southeast Missouri have the latest screening and diagnostic technology available to them at Womancare and Saint Francis Health Center – Poplar Bluff. These are the only facilities in the region to offer 3-D breast tomosynthesis utilizing the Selenia® Dimensions® digital mammography system.
The... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System has named Jason Bandermann, MBA, administrator for Physicians Alliance Surgery Center, 3241 Percy Drive. Saint Francis entered into a joint partnership with the Surgery Center in September 2011, when it purchased a 51 percent interest in the limited liability company. The remaining... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center took home six awards, including a Best of Show, at the Tri-State Advertising & Marketing Professionals 17th annual ADDY® Awards banquet on February 24.
Nearly 140 print, broadcast and multimedia advertising projects, all created, published or aired in the Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Paducah, Ky.;... Read more
At 9:38 am on Friday, December 30, Saint Francis Medical Center’s Family BirthPlace celebrated its 1,000th delivery of the year, setting a new record for the hospital. The 1,000th birth was also the 100th for the month, breaking the previous record of 98 deliveries.
Ashlyn Paige Stovall... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes Joseph C. Dwyer, MD, FACC, as a new Medical Partner and cardiologist at Cape Cardiology Group. In addition to his time at Cape Cardiology Group, Dwyer will also treat patients at outreach clinics.
Dwyer, who is board certified in cardiology and nuclear... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes Steve Firmand, DM, as director of Training and Development. In this role, Firmand will be responsible for the overall management, design, development and delivery of enterprise learning for Saint Francis’ more than 2,400 employees.
Firmand has worked in multiple industries, ranging from... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center has earned Gold level status from the American Red Cross in its Champions for Life campaign.
The Champions for Life initiative benefits the Red Cross in two ways: by increasing blood donations at hospital-sponsored blood drives and by recognizing hospital sponsors and blood... Read more
Saint Francis Foundation and the Saint Francis Medical Center Auxiliary awarded healthcare scholarships to 24 area students on August 3. Each student received $2,000 in education scholarships toward a degree in a healthcare-related profession.
The Saint Francis Foundation and Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship Program was created in 1980.... Read more
The American College of Endocrinology (ACE), the educational and scientific arm of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), inducted Ahmad Z. Sheikh, MD, FACE, ECNU, CCD, of Cape Diabetes and Endocrinology as a Fellow during a special ceremony on May 26 at the 20th annual... Read more
Magazine Names Hospital to Top 100 List for Fifth Time
Saint Francis Medical Center has been named one of the top 100 “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare magazine for the fifth consecutive year–an honor no other employer in Missouri has achieved.
The prestigious program... Read more
Saint Francis Medical Center has named Verlene Luna, MHA, FACHE, administrator of Saint Francis Medical Partners. In this role, she will provide leadership for all operational, financial and administrative aspects of Saint Francis’ Medical Partners network.
Before joining Saint Francis, Luna worked with several healthcare systems in... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System has named Jason Bandermann, MBA, administrator for Physicians Alliance Surgery Center, 3241 Percy Drive. Saint Francis entered into a joint partnership with the Surgery Center in September 2011, when it purchased a 51 percent interest in the limited liability company. The remaining... Read more
At 9:38 am on Friday, December 30, Saint Francis Medical Center’s Family BirthPlace celebrated its 1,000th delivery of the year, setting a new record for the hospital. The 1,000th birth was also the 100th for the month, breaking the previous record of 98 deliveries.
Ashlyn Paige Stovall... Read more
