On July 22, Saint Francis ACO Administrator Matt Ewasko was one of four commissioned as a Health Care Administrator in the United States Naval Reserve. The commissioning process includes interviews with Officers currently serving in the Navy Medical Corps, physicals, letters of recommendation, reference checks,...
After working at Saint Francis Healthcare System for more than 37 successful years, Deborah Phillips retired this week. Phillips began her career at Saint Francis as the Inventory Buyer for our warehouse and transitioned to the role of Buyer for Radiology, Laboratory and Catheterization Lab. Phillips...
Saint Francis Foundation and the Saint Francis Auxiliary awarded a total of 23 healthcare scholarships to local students in July. Stacy Meyer was awarded the Steven C. Bjelich Executive Scholarship. The scholarship is available to graduate students pursuing a Master's degree in healthcare administration and...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Wendy McCall, BSN, RN, has accepted a Practice Manager position at Cape Physician Associates and Saint Francis Clinic Jackson, two Saint Francis Medical Partners. McCall earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Southeast Missouri State University...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Heather Stevener, RN, accepted an Ambulatory Clinical Manager position with Ferguson Medical Group, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Stevener earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. She completed the Sikeston...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Jill Sanders, MSN, RN, RT(T), joined Saint Francis as Director of Learning and Development. Sanders earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau in 2015, her Master's degree in Nursing...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce B. Justin Kim, MD, has accepted a Cardiothoracic Surgeon position with Cape Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Kim received his medical education from the University of Virginia - School of Medicine in Charlottesville in...
Jimmy D. Heath, MD, will retire from Ferguson Medical Group - East Prairie, a Saint Francis Healthcare System Medical Partner, after 42 years of medicine on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Heath owned his own medical practice in East Prairie for 14 years prior to merging with...
Clifford R. Talbert Jr., MD, FACC, retired from Cape Cardiology Group, a Saint Francis Healthcare System Medical Partner, after 57 years of medicine on Thursday, June 30, 2022. Talbert was the first to practice many life-saving techniques in southeast Missouri, including being one of the first...
Saint Francis Healthcare System's Heart Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2022. This is the eleventh consecutive year Saint Francis has been recognized for delivering the highest quality, patient-centered heart attack care,...
The Saint Francis Foundation Power of One colleague-giving campaign exceeded its goal, raising a total of $208,000. Money raised through Power of One helps meet areas of need for patients of Saint Francis Healthcare System and their families, colleagues and the community. "We are so very...
Saint Francis Healthcare System recently completed the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and the results are now available for review. A CHNA must be conducted every three years by not-for-profit hospitals to comply with federal tax-exemption requirements under the Affordable Care Act. Following the CHNA,...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Ashley Malkowski, PharmD, has accepted a Pharmacy Manager position at Saint Francis Pharmacy Poplar Bluff. Malkowski earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Harding University College of Pharmacy in Searcy, Arkansas in 2020. She is licensed by the...
Saint Francis Medical Center has received the American Heart Association's Gold Plus Award for its commitment to prioritizing quality care for stroke patients. The award recognizes the hospital's commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based...
Saint Francis Healthcare System's Heart Valve Center achieved a momentous milestone this month performing its 300th transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) since the program began September 2014. TAVR is a safer alternative to open-heart surgery, offering patients with severe aortic stenosis a minimally invasive surgical option....
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Lucas Essenpreis has accepted the role of Compensation Manager with the Human Resources department at Saint Francis Healthcare System. Essenpreis earned his Bachelor of Science with a specialization in Human Resources Management from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Thomas Roy, CPPM, has accepted the Pain Management Center Practice Manager position, effective May 2022. Roy received his Bachelor of Science degree in Health Management from Southeast Missouri State University. Roy joins Saint Francis from SoutheastHEALTH, where he...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Kelly Jackson, APRN, FNP-BC, has accepted a nurse practitioner role at Ferguson Medical Group – Sikeston, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Jackson earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to begin a quarterly Patient Care Associate program. The Patient Care Associate Program is a paid educational opportunity for caring, compassionate individuals looking to begin or expand their career in healthcare. The five-week program begins with organizational orientation. Student Patient...
Saint Francis Healthcare System was honored with the 2022 Kasten Award from Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri. The Kasten Award is the highest honor given to a Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri (CPSEMO) member, named after the founder and former Missouri State Representative, Mary Kasten. The...
