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This organization closed in 2019. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.

  • St. Francis Health Center Services

    ON NOVEMBER 1, 2017 THE ASSETS AND OPERATIONS OF ST. FRANCIS HEALTH CENTER WERE SOLD TO A THIRD PARTY. THE THIRD PARTY CONTINUES TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO THE PUBLIC.WE HAVE DESCRIBED, BELOW, THE PROGRAM SERVICES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE HOSPITAL WHEN IT WAS OPERATING IN 2017 AND PRIOR.ST. FRANCIS HEALTH HAS SERVED THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF TOPEKA, KAN., AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SINCE 1909. AS PART OF SCL HEALTH, A FAITH-BASED, NONPROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, ST. FRANCIS WORKED TO IMPROVE NOT ONLY THE HEALTH OF THOSE WE SERVED, BUT PEOPLE'S LIVES. WE PROVIDED COMPASSIONATE CARE AND THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO OUR PATIENTS BY WAY OF OUR ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL AND MORE THAN 30 PHYSICIAN CLINICS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.ST. FRANCIS HEALTH EMBODIED A DIVERSE AND CARING COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OTHERS. ST. FRANCIS EMPLOYEES HAVE PROVIDED INNOVATIVE, INSPIRED SERVICE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. WE CARED FOR THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE SAME SPIRIT AND RESOLVE DEMONSTRATED BY THE RESOURCEFUL SISTERS WHO OPENED THE FACILITY. ST. FRANCIS HEALTH CENTER OPENED ON OCT. 17, 1909, WITH 40 BEDS. ASSEMBLING SCRAPS OF FABRIC AND FASHIONING THEM INTO COLORFUL QUILTS FOR PATIENTS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ASPECTS OF BUSINESS THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH PURSUED. EVER MINDFUL OF THE COST OF THINGS, THEY WERE PRUDENT IN THEIR APPROACHES TO ENSURE THAT WHATEVER RESOURCES THEY HAD AVAILABLE COULD BE STRETCHED TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF EVERYONE WHO SOUGHT ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR AILMENTS. THE HOSPITAL HAD A MEDICAL STAFF REPRESENTING NEARLY ALL SPECIALTIES, ADULT AND YOUTH VOLUNTEERS AND A THRIVING AUXILIARY. SKILLFULLY INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY WITH TENDERNESS, ST. FRANCIS AND ITS EMPLOYEES FOSTERED A PREMIER REGIONAL HOSPITAL FEATURING THE NEWEST MEDICAL INNOVATIONS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT. ST. FRANCIS WAS THE FIRST IN THE AREA TO PURCHASE AN X-RAY MACHINE, ESTABLISH AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, INSTALL DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT, CONDUCT A HEART TRANSPLANT, USE BEDSIDE COMPUTERS TO PROVIDE POINT OF SERVICE DOCUMENTATION AND PURCHASE A POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) SCANNER. THE HOSPITAL WAS ALSO ONE OF ONLY TWO NON-VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITALS IN KANSAS TO BAR CODE PHARMACEUTICALS TO PREVENT MEDICATION ERRORS FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND PEACE OF MIND. THE HEALING TOUCH OF ST. FRANCIS EXTENDED BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE HOSPITAL TO INCLUDE PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, SUCH AS THE BREAST CENTER AND ITS SPIRIT OF WOMEN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. THROUGH THE MARIAN DENTAL CLINIC, ST. FRANCIS HELPED THE WORKING POOR AND THE UNINSURED SECURE THE TREATMENT THEY NEEDED, FROM ROUTINE TEETH CLEANING TO CROWN AND DENTURE WORK.MISSIONWE REVEAL AND FOSTER GOD'S HEALING LOVE BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE. VISIONINSPIRED BY OUR FAITH, WE WILL PARTNER WITH OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO EXCEED THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR HEALTH.VALUES CARING SPIRIT WE HONOR THE SACRED DIGNITY OF EACH PERSON. EXCELLENCE WE SET AND SURPASS HIGH STANDARDS. GOOD HUMOR WE CREATE JOYFUL AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENTS. INTEGRITY WE DO THE RIGHT THING WITH OPENNESS AND PRIDE. SAFETY WE DELIVER CARE THAT SEEKS TO ELIMINATE ALL HARM FOR PATIENTS AND ASSOCIATES. STEWARDSHIP WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE RESOURCES ENTRUSTED TO US.ST. FRANCIS HEALTH CENTER WAS A FULL-SERVICE HOSPITAL WITH A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO CARE FOR AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY HEALTHY:ANTICOAGULATION CLINIC, BARIATRIC SERVICE, CARDIOLOGY SERVICES, CENTER FOR INFANT AND CHILD HEALTH, COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, COUMADIN CLINIC, DA VINCI SURGICAL ROBOT SERVICES, DIABETES CENTER, DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, EMERGENCY SERVICES, FAMILY MEDICINE, HOME CARE, IMAGING CENTER, JOINT REPLACEMENT CENTER, LABORATORY SERVICES, NEUROLOGY SERVICES, NEW LIFE CENTER, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PRIMARY CARE, PEDIATRICS, PULMONOLOGY REHABILITATION SERVICES, SPINE CENTER, SPORTS MEDICINE, VEIN CLINIC, WOMEN'S SERVICES, WOUND CENTER.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A:VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AT THE END OF THE YEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISBANDED WITH THE SALE OF THE ASSETS AND OPERATIONS OF ST. FRANCIS HEALTH CENTER. THEREFORE THERE WERE NO VOTING BOARD MEMBERS AS OF THE END OF 2017. ST. FRANCIS HEALTH CENTER IS CURRENTLY WINDING DOWN OPERATIONS AND DISBURSING REMAINING FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
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    -$217.4K