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Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Rachel S. Hanauer, APRN-FNP-BC, has accepted a nurse practitioner role at Ferguson Medical Group - Charleston, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Hanauer earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Loyola University in Chicago, IL in 2015,...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Jenna A. Little, APRN, FNP-BC, FNP-C has accepted a nurse practitioner role at Ferguson Medical Group - Sikeston, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Little earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 2018 and her Master of...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Jenna M. Jackson, PA-C, has accepted a physician assistant role at Cape Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Jackson earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Environmental Studies and Dietetics from Southeast Missouri State...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Kara A. Page, AGACNP-BC, has accepted an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner position with the hospitalists at Saint Francis Medical Center. Page earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southeast Missouri State University, followed by her Master of...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Melissa Hale, MSW, LCSW, has accepted the position of Hospice Patient Care Manager with Saint Francis Healthcare System. Hale received her Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Southeast Missouri State University followed by her Master of Social...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Joel Sander, MSPT, MBA, has been named Vice President - Saint Francis Medical Partners Operations - North, effective December 27, 2021. Sander will be responsible for Saint Francis primary care clinics in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Farmington, as...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome James E. Miller, MD, FACS, FACC, to Cape Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Miller is an experienced cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in cardiovascular surgery, who joins Saint Francis from Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas where he was as the...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Amanda J. Johnson, FNP, has accepted a nurse practitioner role at Ferguson Medical Group – Sikeston, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Johnson earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Nursing from South University in...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Vivian J. Crites, FNP-C, has joined Saint Francis Clinic Poplar Bluff as a nurse practitioner. Crites received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Arkansas Fayetteville in Fayetteville, Ark., followed by her Master of Science...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Jennifer L. Rippon, DO, has accepted an intensivist role at Saint Francis Medical Center. Rippon earned her medical education from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pa., followed by her residency in internal medicine at David...

Saint Francis Healthcare System's Auxiliary held their annual Volunteer Christmas Breakfast at the Drury Plaza Conference Center in Cape Girardeau on December 7. Ninety three volunteers were in attendance, as well as members of the Saint Francis Executive Team. Since 1989, 38 volunteers have been recognized...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Lisa Newcomer, RRT, MBA, FACHE, has been named Vice President – Regional Operations, effective January 2, 2022. In the newly created role, Newcomer is responsible for regional support services for the Healthcare System, as well as Home Health...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Peter Batchelor, MBA, as Director of Cardiovascular Services, effective November 2021. Batchelor received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and his Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Phoenix. Batchelor joins Saint Francis from...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Amy Featherston, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, to Immediate Convenient Care, located at 1702 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Featherston earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Southeast Missouri State University and her Master of Nursing degree from...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Candice R. Crow, APRN, NP-C, has accepted a nurse practitioner role at Saint Francis Health Plans Wellness Center, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Crow earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in...

For the seventh time in a row, Saint Francis Medical Center received a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade 'A' for fall 2021. This national award recognizes the Medical Center's achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing the safest healthcare. The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog...

Saint Francis Healthcare System won 16 Show-Me-Excellence Awards for excellent healthcare marketing from the Missouri Association for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing (MAHPRM). The annual awards recognize high achievement and superb quality in advertising, marketing and public relations projects produced by hospitals and healthcare systems throughout...

Saint Francis Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Breast Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). This recognition represents high practice standards in all the latest tools for early...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Christopher Johnson was promoted to Facilities Manager, effective September 1. Johnson has worked in Facilities Maintenance at Saint Francis since 1980. For the past seven years, Johnson worked as a direct report to the Director of Facilities, where...

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Larina (Jody) Ditto, MSW, LCSW, to Immediate Convenient Care located at 1702 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Ditto earned her Bachelor’s degree from Southeast Missouri State University and her Master of Social Work degree from St. Louis University. Ditto...