Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Bobbi J. Palmer, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC has joined Cape Primary Care.
Palmer earned her Bachelor of Science – Nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo. in 1987. She earned her... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Shannon D. Toole has joined Farmington Physician Associates.
Toole earned her Associate Degree in Nursing from Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo. in 2009. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System Athletic Trainer David Enderle had a once-in-a-lifetime experience when he had the honor to ride with the Navy's Blue Angels in a F/A-18 Hornet jet.
The special ride happened on May 15 before the 2019 Cape Girardeau Air Festival the following weekend.
David was... Read more
Lisa Newcomer, RRT, MBA, FACHE, Service Line Director of Cancer Services, Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine at Saint Francis Healthcare System, has achieved Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
This significant professional achievement is a gold standard board certification as a healthcare executive and formally... Read more
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 the... Read more
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 issues.... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System celebrated National Volunteer Week from April 7-13 with the annual Auxiliary and Volunteer Luncheon on April 15 to honor the more than 100 volunteers who serve Saint Francis Healthcare and its patients.
Around 130 attended the luncheon held at the Drury Plaza Hotel... Read more
Danielle Liley-Torbet has been named the Director of Foundation & Marketing at Saint Francis Healthcare System. She is responsible for overseeing all fundraising efforts and marketing projects.
Torbet was recently named the new Foundation and Marketing manager in July.
"I have worked very closely with Danielle over the... Read more
Christy Shawan has been named Vice President - Operations Saint Francis Medical Partners (SFMP) Southwest for Saint Francis Healthcare System.
Shawan will focus on Saint Francis Healthcare System's Black River Ambulatory Surgery Center, Kneibert Clinic, Northwest Medical Center – Operations, Physicians Park General Surgery, Physicians Park Primary... Read more
Jason Bandermann, MBA has been named Vice President - Saint Francis Medical Partners Operations (SFMP) Northeast for Saint Francis Healthcare System's Executive Team.
Bandermann will be responsible for Cape Physician Associates, Saint Francis Pediatrics, Cape Primary Care, Farmington Physician Associates, Ferguson Medical Group – Charleston, East Prairie,... Read more
Alex Ogburn, MBA, FACHE has been named the new Vice President of Saint Francis Medical Partners.
He will focus on Saint Francis Healthcare System's Clinically Integrated Network, Accountable Care Organization and continue his work with the provider network, Saint Francis Medical Partners.
"This new role will shift my... Read more
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 information... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Nurse Practitioner Amy Pennington has joined Kneibert Clinic in Poplar Bluff and Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in pediatrics Lindsay McVey has transitioned from Saint Francis Health Center in Dexter to Kneibert Clinic.
Pennington earned her Associate of Nursing... Read more
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 Unit... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Adult/Pediatric Hospitalist Devika R. Nagaraj to Saint Francis Medical Center.
Dr. 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.... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare will hold a career fair Monday, March 18, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
The career fair will be at the Saint John of God Conference Room from 4 - 7:00 pm (near the Main Entrance on William Street). There will... Read more
The Grand Opening of Fresh Healthy Café in Saint Francis Medical Center kicks off Thursday, February 28.
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held Thursday, February 28 at 9:30 am. Fresh Healthy Café will offer 15% off their entire menu all weekend, through Sunday, March 3.
In addition,... Read more
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 Tennessee... Read more
Poplar Bluff Pediatrics is becoming a Medical Partner with Saint Francis Healthcare System effective March 1.
Poplar Bluff Pediatrics has served patients since 1991 and will remain at its current location at 2210 Barron Road, Suites 120-122 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri (map).
"The merger with Poplar Bluff Pediatrics... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare is pleased to announce that Melissa Rowland, NP-C has been hired as a Nurse Practitioner at Cape Gastroenterology Specialists.
Rowland will care for hospitalized patients requiring gastroenterology consultations.
She previously worked for three years at Mercy Clinic Family Medicine in Springfield, Mo. as a Nurse... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Bobbi J. Palmer, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC has joined Cape Primary Care.
Palmer earned her Bachelor of Science – Nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo. in 1987. She earned her... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Shannon D. Toole has joined Farmington Physician Associates.
Toole earned her Associate Degree in Nursing from Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo. in 2009. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System Athletic Trainer David Enderle had a once-in-a-lifetime experience when he had the honor to ride with the Navy's Blue Angels in a F/A-18 Hornet jet.
The special ride happened on May 15 before the 2019 Cape Girardeau Air Festival the following weekend.
David was... Read more
Lisa Newcomer, RRT, MBA, FACHE, Service Line Director of Cancer Services, Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine at Saint Francis Healthcare System, has achieved Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
This significant professional achievement is a gold standard board certification as a healthcare executive and formally... Read more
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 the... Read more
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 issues.... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System celebrated National Volunteer Week from April 7-13 with the annual Auxiliary and Volunteer Luncheon on April 15 to honor the more than 100 volunteers who serve Saint Francis Healthcare and its patients.
Around 130 attended the luncheon held at the Drury Plaza Hotel... Read more
Danielle Liley-Torbet has been named the Director of Foundation & Marketing at Saint Francis Healthcare System. She is responsible for overseeing all fundraising efforts and marketing projects.
Torbet was recently named the new Foundation and Marketing manager in July.
"I have worked very closely with Danielle over the... Read more
Christy Shawan has been named Vice President - Operations Saint Francis Medical Partners (SFMP) Southwest for Saint Francis Healthcare System.
Shawan will focus on Saint Francis Healthcare System's Black River Ambulatory Surgery Center, Kneibert Clinic, Northwest Medical Center – Operations, Physicians Park General Surgery, Physicians Park Primary... Read more
Jason Bandermann, MBA has been named Vice President - Saint Francis Medical Partners Operations (SFMP) Northeast for Saint Francis Healthcare System's Executive Team.
Bandermann will be responsible for Cape Physician Associates, Saint Francis Pediatrics, Cape Primary Care, Farmington Physician Associates, Ferguson Medical Group – Charleston, East Prairie,... Read more
Alex Ogburn, MBA, FACHE has been named the new Vice President of Saint Francis Medical Partners.
He will focus on Saint Francis Healthcare System's Clinically Integrated Network, Accountable Care Organization and continue his work with the provider network, Saint Francis Medical Partners.
"This new role will shift my... Read more
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 information... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Nurse Practitioner Amy Pennington has joined Kneibert Clinic in Poplar Bluff and Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in pediatrics Lindsay McVey has transitioned from Saint Francis Health Center in Dexter to Kneibert Clinic.
Pennington earned her Associate of Nursing... Read more
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 Unit... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Adult/Pediatric Hospitalist Devika R. Nagaraj to Saint Francis Medical Center.
Dr. 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.... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare will hold a career fair Monday, March 18, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
The career fair will be at the Saint John of God Conference Room from 4 - 7:00 pm (near the Main Entrance on William Street). There will... Read more
The Grand Opening of Fresh Healthy Café in Saint Francis Medical Center kicks off Thursday, February 28.
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held Thursday, February 28 at 9:30 am. Fresh Healthy Café will offer 15% off their entire menu all weekend, through Sunday, March 3.
In addition,... Read more
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 Tennessee... Read more
Saint Francis Healthcare is pleased to announce that Melissa Rowland, NP-C has been hired as a Nurse Practitioner at Cape Gastroenterology Specialists.
Rowland will care for hospitalized patients requiring gastroenterology consultations.
She previously worked for three years at Mercy Clinic Family Medicine in Springfield, Mo. as a Nurse... Read more
