Support Groups

Saint Francis Medical Center offers patients and their family members access to various support groups related to a variety of conditions and diseases that allow individuals to share feelings and concerns with one another in a safe, non-threatening environment. Some support groups include:

• Adoptive Family, 573-334-5866
• Alzheimer's and Related Diseases, 573-290-5870 or 888-833-1641
• Arthritis, 573-331-5880
• Betaseron (interferon), 573-866-2248
• Better Breathers, 800-586-4872
• Breast Cancer, 573-331-6709
• Diabetes, 573-331-5136
• Fibromyalgia, 573-331-5880
• Head Injury, 573-331-5858
• I Can Cope, 573-331-5853
• La Leche League, 573-264-4577
• DBSA (Manic Depressive), 573-334-8619
• Muscular Dystrophy, 573-335-4400
• New Voice Club, 573-331-5153 or 800-621-8577
• Parents of Multiple Births, 573-335-3261
• Parkinson's, 573-331-5871
• SEMO Network Against Sexual Violence, 573-332-1900

For information on additional support groups at Saint Francis, call 573-331-5107 or e-mail sfmc@sfmc.net.