1700 SW 7th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66606-1690
785-295-8000

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Website: http://www.stfrancistopeka.org/
Live Web cam of St. Francis Health Park:  http://70.184.227.72

Awards

Robert J. Erickson, President/CEO

1,883 Employees
286 Physicians
291 Staffed Beds

Its dedication to service excellence has resulted in St. Francis Health Center receiving national awards and recognition for superior patient care, quality improvement and performance excellence. This commitment to high-quality care is mirrored in the Health Center's family-centered, patient care programs.

St. Francis Health Center's Services and Expertise

• Comprehensive Cancer Center: Patients have access to accredited services including surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. The cancer program has received a four-year accreditation from the American College of Surgeons General on Cancer. The Oncology Unit is specially designed for patient and family comfort and convenience, and the nurse navigator ensures patients understand their course of treatment and facilitates their journey as a supportive resource.
• Surgical Programs: St. Francis offers outpatient surgery using minimally invasive techniques, da Vinci® robotic surgery applications, and laser and fiber optic technology, and angioplasty, artherectomy and electrophysiology studies performed in two state-of-the-art Catheterization Laboratories.
• Kansas Heart and Vascular Center: A continuum of cardiac services includes open heart surgery and cardiac rehabilitation. The Center features state-of-the-art screening and diagnostic tests, and Cath Lab and surgical interventions. A 64-slice cardiac CT scanner detects problems in five seconds, and Life Net technology expedites care for heart attack patients en route to the Health Center.
• Rehabilitation Services: Staff and patients work together to overcome the effects of stroke, head and spinal cord injuries, amputations, neuromuscular diseases and coma.
• Joint Replacement Center: This program helps persons regain their mobility after knee and hip replacement procedures in an upbeat, baseball-themed unit.
• Radiological Services: St. Francis has a long-standing commitment to a wide range of technological diagnostic and treatment applications, including digital mammography, PET/CT, TomoTherapy, Cardiac CT and a mobile imaging coach that serves rural communities.
• Emergency Department and Urgent Care Center: St. Francis provides 24-hour service and has Topeka's only accredited Chest Pain Center.

In 1907, the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth announced plans to build a hospital in Topeka. They went door-to-door soliciting donations, and a community fund drive raised $9,500 to purchase land for the hospital. On Oct, 17, 1909, St. Francis opened on West 6th Street.