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Updates from Saint Francis Medical Center

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The Saint Francis Foundation has received a $7,000 grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS) to provide transportation for cancer patients in need.

Saint Francis Healthcare Systems is pleased to welcome Karen Karalunas-Fisher, RN, FNP-BC, to Cape Cardiology Group.

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to recognize Tayler Mullins in her new role as Manager of Centralized Scheduling.

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Mike Himmelberg to the Healthcare System Board.

Saint Francis Healthcare System is proud to welcome Kathy Swan to the Healthcare System Board.

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome two new board members to the Health Development Services Board - Jeff Hotop and Danielle Poyner.

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Julie Benard, MD, FAAP, DABOM, to Cape Physician Associates.

Effective Monday, October 25, seven Saint Francis Healthcare System pediatric providers in Poplar Bluff are moving to Saint Francis Clinic Poplar Bluff, located at 225 Physicians Park Drive on the Saint Francis Medical Center Poplar Bluff campus.

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Mary Grace Griffin, DO, has accepted a position as a hospitalist at Saint Francis Medical Center.

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Fadulelmola Fadul, MD, to Cape Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, a Saint Francis Medical Partner.

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Stefanie W. Hall, APRN, FNP-BC, FNP-C, to Advanced Orthopedic Specialists, a Saint Francis Medical Partner, as a nurse practitioner.

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Larina (Jody) Ditto, MSW, LCSW, to Immediate Convenient Care located at 1702 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau..

Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce Christopher Johnson was promoted to Facilities Manager, effective September 1.

Saint Francis Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Breast Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Please see the attached news release for more information.

Saint Francis Healthcare System won 16 Show-Me-Excellence Awards for excellent healthcare marketing from the Missouri Association for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing (MAHPRM).

For the seventh time in a row, Saint Francis Medical Center received a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade ‘A’ for fall 2021. This national award recognizes the Medical Center's achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing the safest healthcare.

Carlisle Construction Materials LLC (CCM) announced it is investing $62 million and creating 100 new jobs at a new production and manufacturing facility in Sikeston, Missouri.

“Our community is excited to welcome Carlisle Construction Materials to Sikeston, Missouri,” Steven Burch said. “Economic development is a team sport, and that was especially true with this project. I’m proud of the partnerships between the local, regional, and state leaders, including BNSF Railway, that helped us bring this outstanding company to Sikeston. We are looking forward to watching them grow here for years to come.”

See the full Press Release here.

Learn more about Carlisle Construction Materials on their website.

Learn more about Carlisle's plans for Sikeston in this presentation.

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Bob Stout, Executive VP Supply Chain & Operations for Carlisle Construction Materials, gave the community an overview of the new project coming to Sikeston at last week's City Council meeting.

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