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Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Achieves National Recognition for Stroke Care
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St. Francis extended hours for mammogram
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Digital Desk: How to fall-proof your home
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September is Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
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Digital Desk: High Cholesterol Month
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Saint Francis Hospital is first hospital in Tennessee named as a Robotics Center of Excellence
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Patients discharged with dignity thanks to hospital clothing closet
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Staying safe during summer heat
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  • Awards and Recognition
St. Francis Hospital Honors Paramedic
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  • NICU
NICU babies at St. Francis Hospital show Team USA spirit ahead of Summer Olympics
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  • Bariatric Surgery
Saint Francis Medical Partners Surgeon Robert Wegner, MD, Earns Focused Practice Designation in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery from American Board of Surgery
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  • Rehab
Rehab patients reunite with care team
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  • Urology
Dr. Van Bingham talks about aquablation procedure
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  • Bariatric Surgery
Dr. Wegner Shares Results of Latest Study that Shows Bariatric Surgery Most Effective Way to Manage Long-Term Weight Loss
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Week-long cereal drive aims to help Mid-South kids over summer break
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Swimming Safety for Hot Weather
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St. Mary’s students get robotics training from Saint Francis surgeons
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  • Men’s Health
Digital Desk: Treatment for frequent urination
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  • Obstetrics
May is Postpartum Depression Awareness Month
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  • Cardiovascular
Digital Desk: What to know about hypertension could save your life
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  • Bariatric Surgery
New study shows bariatric surgery may reduce breast cancer risk
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  • Trauma
What you need to know about traumatic injuries from falls
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  • Stroke
Dr. Michael Washington talks about what to look out for in a stroke
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Dr. Patrick Cleeton Talks About Postpartum depression
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Here's what a Saint Francis doctor with 14 years of experience says about obesity
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Mother and daughter both take part in weight loss surgery
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Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett hosting bike helmet giveaway for children
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  • Stroke
Know the signs and symptoms of a stroke
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  • Weight Loss Surgery
Mother’s Day weight loss surgery
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A nurse for over a decade, this Mid-South woman explains why she joined the profession
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St. Francis Bike Helmet Giveaway
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  • NICU
NICU babies for Nurses Week
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Bariatric Surgery one of the most effective ways to treat obesity
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  • Bariatric Surgery
Mother and daughter bariatric surgery success stories
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  • Hospital Administration
Saint Francis Medical Partners Welcomes Two New Physician Assistants
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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Awareness Month
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Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett to Host Ribbon Cutting and Open House for New Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Location
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Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Hosts Free Bicycle Safety Event for Community
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Contaminated Community, Shelby CO. gets 'F' for pollution
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Digital Desk: Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Month
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Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Laboratory Receives Accreditation from College of American Pathologists
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St Francis Hiring Events
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Memphis NICU babies dress up for Easter 2024
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  • NICU
Babies celebrate first Easter at Memphis NICU
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Endometrium may effect more than 11% of American Women, between ages 15 and 44
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Saint Francis Healthcare Honors Physicians on National Doctors’ Day
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The American Cancer Society predicts 2024 new cases of Colon Cancer
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St. Francis Hospital opens new Cath Lab as it expands cardiovascular program
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  • Allergies
Allergies out of control? These tips may help
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Spreading Awareness For Colorectal Cancer
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March is Endometriosis Month
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  • Oncology
Digital Desk: colorectal cancer discussion
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  • Cardiovascular
Why Women's Cardiovascular Problems are so different than Men
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Endometriosis Awareness Month
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  • Weight Loss
World Obesity Day
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  • Weight Loss
Raising Awareness on World Obesity Day
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  • Maternity
Mid-South hospitals welcome Leap Day babies
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  • Colon Health
Saint Francis Healthcare Raising Awareness about Colorectal Cancer Month
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  • Allergies
Early start to allergy season
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  • Bariatric Surgery
Weight loss surgery reportedly found to help fight hypertension
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  • Bariatric Surgery
How to monitor and protect heart health by Dr. Robert Wegner, Bariatric Surgeon
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Valentine's Day Babies
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Babies at Saint Francis Hospital Go Red for Heart Month
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Bartlett High, St. Francis Hospital Offer Partnership for Students
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  • Community
These all-terrain angels braved icy roads to help health care workers
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  • Health and Wellness
Saint Francis Thanks MidSouth Jeeps for Rrides
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  • Health and Wellness
Protecting yourself from deadly winter weather
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  • Health and Wellness
Protecting yourself from hypothermia during cold weather
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Saint Francis Healthcare Names Sherwin Stewart CEO of Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett
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  • COVID-19
Respiratory illnesses on the rise in Memphis & Shelby County; how you can stay safe
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Military spouse surprises wife after giving birth to baby girl
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Saint Francis Hospital holds Thanksgiving-themed photo shoot for newborns
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Saint Francis and Bartlett High grow internship program
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Saint Francis-Memphis to host Holiday Health Fair Nov. 15
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  • Community
Bartlett High School seniors shadow healthcare professionals to help address nursing shortage
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Memphis NICU babies dress up for Halloween: See photos of the precious kiddos
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Clothing Closet at Saint Francis-Bartlett FOX 13 News
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  • Urology
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis offers new procedure to improve prostate functioning
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St. Francis Healthcare to hold hiring event for registered nurses
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  • Cardiovascular
Warning signs of this common heart problem as Mid-South man recalls near-death experience
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  • Oncology
Make time to get checked for breast cancer at Mammos After Dark
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  • Health and Wellness
How to approach someone suffering from depression
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  • Oncology
Live at 9: Mammos After Dark
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  • Community
Saint Francis-Bartlett launches clothing closet to help patients in need
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Health Benefits of Intermittent fasting
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What you need to know about Afib, or Atrial Fibrillation
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  • Bariatric Surgery
Friends have bariatric surgery on the same day
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  • Cardiovascular
Atrial Fibrillation Month shines light on most common type of irregular heart rhythm
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  • Obstetrics
New vaccine for pregnant moms to protect infants against RSV approved by FDA
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  • Health and Wellness
How playing pickleball can help improve your health
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Movers & Shakers for August 2023
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  • Neurology
Mid-South nurse offers advice on treating head injuries, including concussions, among high school athletes
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  • Health and Wellness
Nurse practitioner talks football safety
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  • Hospital Administration
Saint Francis Healthcare Names Kenneth Townsend Jr. as Market Assistant Chief Financial Officer
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  • Hospital Administration
Saint Francis Healthcare Names Karun Gadiparthi as Chief Strategy Officer
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  • Hospital Administration
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Names Michael Roper and Suzan Hartling Wood as Nursing Administrative Directors
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  • Announcement
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Names John “Mose” Franck as Chief Operations Officer
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital - Memphis Seeks Recent Nursing School Graduates to Participate in New Hands-on Training Program
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Tennessee Hospital Association appoints Saint Francis Healthcare CEO to its Board of Directors
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Saint Francis nurse practitioner shares how to avoid the sniffles this allergy season
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Love of Giving Brings Two Local Healthcare Workers Together
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Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Names Cameron Murphy Chief Nursing Officer
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Healthcare Names Matthew Brooks as Chief Strategy Officer
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Bartlett Earns ‘A’ for Patient Safety from The Leapfrog Group
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  • Announcement
Saint Francis Healthcare Names Chris Cosby Market CEO for Tenet Healthcare’s Memphis Market and CEO of Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis
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  • Awards and Recognition
U.S. News & World Report Names Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett and Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis as High Performing Hospitals
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  • Awards and Recognition
U.S. News & World Report Names Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett and Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis as High Performing Hospitals
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  • Community
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Honors Ahmad Abu-Halimeh for Nursing Excellence
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  • Announcement
Saint Francis Healthcare to Host Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive June 7-14 Benefitting Mid-South Food Bank
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Receives Inpatient Rehabilitation Accreditation
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Nationally Recognized with an “A” for the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
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Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Names Matthew Brooks New Director of Strategy
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Names Netha Peeples Employee of the Month
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  • Spine Treatment
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Invests $1.3 Million in Minimally-Invasive Spine Surgery Technology
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Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Nurse Austen Carter Honored with Excellence Award
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Rev. Al Green Receives COVID-19 Vaccine at Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Names New Emergency Department Director
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Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Names New Director of Perioperative Services
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Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Names Jacquelyn Whobrey, MSN, RN, CMSRN, NEA-BC, as its Chief Nursing Officer
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Saint Francis Healthcare to Host Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive June 7-14 Benefitting Mid-South Food Bank
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  • Orthopedics
Saint Francis-Bartlett Earns Total Hip, Knee and Spine Accreditation from The Joint Commission
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Nurse Stephanie Cowan earns Tennessee Hospital Association Nurse of Distinction Award
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St Francis Hospitals Receive A Grades for Patient Safety
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  • Stroke
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett To Hold Stroke Screenings
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospitals in Memphis and Bartlett Earn Top Grades in Patient Safety from The Leapfrog Group
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Saint Francis Healthcare Hosts Seminar Series Focusing on Challenges of Menopause
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Tennessee Hospitals Including Saint Francis Healthcare Recognized as Part of Nationwide Decrease in Hospital-Acquired Conditions
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Saint Francis Healthcare Provides Free Heart Age Screenings
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis-Bartlett Physical Therapist Recognized
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Celebrate Nursing Top 100 Nurses
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Honored by American Heart Association
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Saint Francis-Bartlett Summer Volunteen Program Touts Healthcare Field to Students, Provides Opportunity to Give Back
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  • Health and Wellness
Summer Savvy Tips for Avoiding Illnesses
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Red Cross Blood Drive at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett on December 7th
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  • Awards and Recognition
"A" Hospital Safety Score for Saint Francis Hospital - Bartlett
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Darth Vader is Alive and Working at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett
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SFH - Bartlett Awarded Advanced Certification for Stroke Centers
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Dana Tretina Honored with DAISY Award
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Receives an A for Patient Safety in Fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
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Saint Francis Hospital Volunteer of the Year
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  • Community
Ho Ho Ho!? Santa’s Health Habits Are No Merry Matter
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  • Awards and Recognition
Brittany Windham, R.N., Receives DAISY Award for Exceptional Care
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  • Announcement
  • Awards and Recognition
Chris Jenkins Named Chief Operating Officer of Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett
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  • Orthopedics
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Awarded an “A” for Patient Safety
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  • Oncology
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Offers 3D Mammography
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  • Oncology
U.S. News & World Report Names Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis a High Performing Hospital for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Heart Failure
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Healthcare Receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement Awards
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Summer Savvy Tips for Avoiding Illnesses
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  • Community
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Receives Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center Certification from the Joint Commission
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospitals in Memphis and Bartlett Earn Top Grades in Patient Safety from The Leapfrog Group
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Tennessee Hospitals Including Saint Francis Healthcare Recognized as Part of Nationwide Decrease in Hospital-Acquired Conditions
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  • Weight Loss
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Center for Surgical Weight Loss Earns Bariatric Centers of Excellence Designation by Optum
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Keith McClure Inducted into Tenet Heroes 2018 Hall of Fame
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  • Announcement
Dairn Zachary and Karen Hampton Honored by Tennessee Hospital Association
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Honored For Excellence in Stroke Care
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  • Surgery Center
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Debuts Latest Technology Using Mazor X™ Robotic Guidance System for Spinal Surgeons
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Earns Three-Year CARF Accreditation for Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
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  • Oncology
Saint Francis Healthcare's Healthy Over Hungry® Cereal Drive Collects 92,180 Servings of Cereal to Benefit Mid-South Food Ban
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  • Stroke
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Honored by American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association for Excellence in Stroke Care
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  • Community
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Celebrates National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett received their 4th consecutive A grade
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  • Oncology
Surgical Weight Loss Center Receives National Quality & Affordability Recognitions
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  • Neurology
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Expands Neuroscience Service Line
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Healthcare Collects 41,818 Servings of Cereal for Mid-South Food Bank
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  • Community
WMC Action News 5: Saint Francis Healthcare Fill the Trucks for Mid-South Food Bank
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  • Announcement
Saint Francis Hospital Hosts Ribbon Cutting for da Vinci Xi
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  • Community
Saint Francis Hospital–Memphis Hosts Cereal Drive June 2-9
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  • Community
Help Us Fill the Truck During the Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive!
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  • Community
Saint Francis Hosts Community Lunch & Learn for Stroke Awareness Month
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  • Community
Saint Francis Hospital Acquires da Vinci Xi
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  • Cardiovascular
Electrophysiology Lab at Saint Francis Hospital –Memphis Offers Advanced Heart & Vascular Services
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  • Community
Channel 3 Live at 9 Segment: Sleep Deprivation Treated with Physical Therapy
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  • Surgery Center
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis at Forefront in Tennessee With the Use of Robotic Technology for Spine Surgery
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  • News and Articles
Channel 3 Live at 9 Segment: Earliest Signs of Dementia You Don't Want to Overlook
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  • Cardiac
Saint Francis Hospital Celebrates American Heart Month
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  • Oncology
Saint Francis Hospital First in Memphis to Offer Specialized Prostate MRI Biopsy
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Healthcare Continues Free Community Heart Age Screening Program
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  • Awards and Recognition
Help for the Holiday Blues from Saint Francis Behavioral Health Services
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital - Memphis Awarded Hospital Accredidation From the Joint Commission
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  • Community
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Gives Back on Giving Tuesday
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  • Oncology
Expanding Cancer Treatment Options with Newest Varian Accelerator
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  • Digestive
New Anorectal Physiology Center Aimed at Helping Patients with Functional Bowel Disorders
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  • News and Articles
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis to Hold Seminar on Detection and Treatment of Prostate Cancer
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  • Oncology
Mammos ‘Til Midnight Extended hours provided for screening mammograms
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  • Oncology
Saint Francis Hospital - Bartlett Hosts Mammos ‘Til Midnight
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  • Community
September is Sepsis Awareness Month
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  • News and Articles
Saint Francis Healthcare Earns Another ‘A’ For Patient Safety from The Leapfrog Group
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  • News and Articles
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
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  • Orthopedics
School, medical professionals prepare for possible fall sports injuries
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  • Women’s Health
Saint Francis Healthcare Hosts Seminar Series Focusing on Challenges of Menopause
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis Earns ‘A’ Grade for Patient Safety For 5th Consecutive Year
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Healthcare Hospitals Receive “A” Grades for Patient Safety
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  • Awards and Recognition
Saint Francis Hospital - Bartlett Nurse Honored with DAISY Award
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  • Awards and Recognition
Gracie Newman Honored with Daisy Award
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  • Announcement
Chris Locke Named Saint Francis-Bartlett CEO
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  • Awards and Recognition
St Francis Hospital-Bartlett received Heart Failure Gold-Plus Quality Award
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  • Awards and Recognition
Laura Blow Honored With Daisy Award
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  • Awards and Recognition
Chest Pain Center Accreditation
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  • Awards and Recognition
Laura Reynolds Presented DAISY Award

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