Saint Francis Medical Center

Name :

Saint Francis Medical Center

Address  :

211 St Francis Drive

Town  :

Cape Girardeau

State  :

Missouri

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

63703

Phone  :

573 331 3000

Web URL  :

Email  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dermatology
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology Lab
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 280


Description

Saint Francis is a 280bed facility serving more than 650000 people throughout Missouri Illinois Kentucky Tennessee and Arkansas Guided by our mission to provide a ministry of healing and wellness inspired by our Christian philosophy and values we have become a progressive innovative regional tertiary care referral center


History

From humble beginnings in the late 19th century to being recognized as a regional and national healthcare leader today Saint Francis Medical Center has a rich history of healing throughout Southeast Missouri and neighboring states

It started in 1875 when God guided Saint Francis founding Franciscan Sisters Philimena Engelberta and Felicitas along the Mississippi River to the banks of Cape Girardeau Mo Renting a twostory house that accommodated 12 patients the Sisters planted the seeds of hope and healing as they cared for the ill and injured As decades passed the Sisters healing roots grew deeper into the community and beyond

Today Saint Francis is a growing 254bed regional tertiary care referral center that serves patients throughout a fivestate region Major healthcare services offered by the Medical Center include neurosciences orthopaedics obstetrics and neonatology cardiology trauma and emergency and cancer care Saint Francis continues to be recognized for leadingedge treatment advanced technology and compassionate care
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