Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Elliot Sjuts, BS RT (T), MBA, as Manager of Cancer Services, effective June 2021. Sjuts will be responsible for the daily operations of cancer services and for managing the clinical, operational and financial activities of Cape Medical Oncology...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Behavioral Health/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Kristerpher D. Brimberry. PMHNP-BC, to Saint Francis Behavioral Health Poplar Bluff. Brimberry earned his Associate of Applied Science in Nursing from Three Rivers Community College, followed by his Bachelor of Science in...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is proud to welcome Jason Snow, MA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, as Vice President of Human Resources. Snow joins Saint Francis from Southern Illinois Healthcare in Carbondale, Illinois, where he served as System Director of Talent Acquisition. He also serves as the Executive Consultant...
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 2021. This is the tenth consecutive year Saint Francis has been recognized for delivering the highest quality, patient-centered heart attack care,...
After working at Saint Francis Healthcare System for more than 20 years, James Schultz, MDiv, retired on May 28, 2021. Schultz served as the Chaplain for Pastoral Services. Schultz began his career at Saint Francis in 1999 as a Chaplain, responsible for providing spiritual and emotional...
The Saint Francis Foundation, with the help of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 6, to celebrate the opening of the newly remodeled Inspire Boutique located inside of Entrance #1 of Saint Francis Medical Center. Formerly the...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Rahul Thampi, MD, endocrinologist, to Cape Diabetes and Endocrinology. Thampi is an experienced endocrinologist specializing in endocrinology and diabetes who joins Saint Francis from Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. Thampi earned his medical degree from Malankara Orthodox...
After working at Saint Francis Healthcare System for the last thirty-six years, Doug Halter retired on April 7, 2021. Halter served as the Manager of Clinical Engineering. Halter began his career at Saint Francis in 1984 as a communications technician, and was responsible for installing the...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Stephanie Nanney, BSN, RN, to Patient Care Manager of Neurosciences, effective February 28, 2021. Nanney began her career at Saint Francis Healthcare System in September of 2004, starting as a Nurse Assistant in the Neurosciences Department and moving...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to recognize Justin Modglin, MHA, in his promotion to Practice Manager IV for Ferguson Medical Group, effective December 2020. Modglin began his career at Saint Francis Healthcare System in July of 2012, starting as a Retractor Holder in the Operating...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce a leadership change for Jeremy Jones. Jeremy Jones Jeremy Jones was named the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager in January 2021. Jones joined Saint Francis in 2012 as a Financial Data Analyst. He has served as Manager of Accounting...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Kim Wittenborn, CPCS to the position of Director of Medical Staff Services and Credentialing, effective January 17, 2021. Wittenborn began her career at Saint Francis Healthcare System in January of 2017, working as the Medical Staff Coordinator. In...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Alicia Henao Uribe, MD, medical oncologist and hematologist, to Cape Medical Oncology, a Saint Francis Medical Partner. Henao Uribe has practiced medical oncology and hematology with an emphasis in lymphoma, myeloma and breast cancer for more than 20...
Saint Francis Foundation welcomes four new members to the Board of Directors - Laurie Fitzgerald; Ken Oberlohr; Sagar C. Patel, MD; and Requi Salter. Laurie Fitzgerald serves as Manager of Business Transformation, an information technology position at Saint Francis Healthcare System. Fitzgerald was inspired by the...
The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), has granted three-year reaccreditation to the Saint Francis Healthcare System Cancer Institute. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three...
Melanie Baxter, ScM, CGC, Cancer Genetic Counselor at Saint Francis Healthcare System, has again received the Certified Genetic Counselor (CGC®) credential from the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC). The CGC credential is an internationally recognized professional credential for genetic counselors. Those awarded the CGC credential...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Marvin Miller to the position of laboratory manager of the Saint Francis Medical Center Laboratory, effective January 8, 2021. Miller began his career at Saint Francis Healthcare System in December of 1990, working as a phlebotomist while also...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Gilbert L. Kukielka, MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI, interventional cardiologist, to Cape Cardiology Group. Dr. Kukielka is an experienced cardiologist who joins Saint Francis from Marietta Memorial Hospital in Ohio, where he practiced General and Interventional Cardiology and served...
The Missouri Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (MO-ACHE) recognizes Lisa Newcomer, RRT, MBA, FACHE, Service Line Director of Cancer Services at Saint Francis Healthcare System, as one of four recipients of its annual President’s Award. Each year, MO-ACHE recognizes distinguished leaders whose actions...
Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Marc J. Lumsden, DO, to Cape Physician Associates. Lumsden graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA, in August 2016. He completed a traditional rotating internship at Arnot-Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY, and recently...
