Dr. Reilly presented with Physician Lifetime Achievement Award
Grand Island, Neb. — Dr. John Reilly was honored with the CHI Health St. Francis Physician Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday, Dec. 4. Dr. Reilly, who began his career in 1970, was one of three...
View ArticleG.I. dealerships help provide car seats for area children
Grand Island, Neb. — Seven Grand Island auto and truck dealerships pooled their resources to help purchase $6,000 in car seats for young children in low-income families and those with special medical...
View ArticleHall County First Responders raising funds through Hullaballuau
Grand Island, Neb. — Emergency First Responders are partnering with the Foundation at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island to raise funds that will improve rescue equipment in Hall County through the...
View ArticleNew treatment for colorectal liver metastases now available
Grand Island, Neb. — CHI Health St. Francis is pleased to announce the availability of SIR-Spheres microspheres, manufactured by Sirtex, for patients with metastic liver cancer from Dr. Cody Evans and...
View ArticleEat at Mom’s breast-feeding support group meeting canceled
The Eat At Mom’s weekly breast-feeding support group meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Hy-Vee has been canceled in anticipation of a winter storm. The support group will resume...
View ArticleCardiac Rehabilitation closed Tuesday, Feb. 2
St. Francis Cardiac Rehabilitation (Wellness Center) will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 2, due to the predicted winter storm.
View ArticleSt. Francis offering free Tai Chi classes
CHI Health St. Francis is offering free Tai Chi classes in Grand Island. The classes will be from 9-10 a.m. on Thursdays from Feb. 11-March 17 at St. Mary’s Cathedral Square in the basement. Tai Chi...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: McElligott says thank you!
The following letter was submitted to the Grand Island Independent: Dear Editor, As Grand Island and the rest of the state dig out from the blizzard of 2016, CHI Health St. Francis would like to...
View ArticleSenkbile receives 2016 Mother Bonzel Award
Becky Senkbile was named as the winner of the 2016 Mother Bonzel Award on Thursday during a ceremony in the CHI Health St. Francis Chapel. The award is presented annually to honor a St. Francis...
View ArticleNewborns at Good Samaritan, St. Francis celebrating American Heart Month with...
CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney and CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island are celebrating American Heart Month by partnering with the American Heart Association for the Little Hats, Big Hearts™...
View ArticleSt. Francis to host Organ Donor Remembrance ceremony April 4
Grand Island, Neb. — CHI Health St. Francis will be hosting a donor remembrance ceremony at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 4, in Conference Room 2/3. The public is invited. The event will be much like St....
View ArticleMcElligott receives AHA Grassroots Champion Award
Grand Island, Neb. — CHI Health St. Francis President Dan McElligott received the American Hospital Association Grassroots Champion Award on March 9 during the Nebraska Hospital Association’s annual...
View ArticleNabity receives Physician Excellence Award on Doctors’ Day
Grand Island, Neb. — CHI Health St. Francis celebrated Doctors’ Day on Wednesday, March 30, and recognized several outstanding physicians for their excellent work in the medical community. Dr. Thomas...
View ArticleSt. Francis honors volunteers at annual recognition luncheon
Grand Island, Neb. — In conjunction with National Volunteer Week (April 10-16), CHI Health St. Francis hosted a recognition luncheon Thursday at Riverside Golf Club for its volunteers. The winner of...
View ArticleTicket to Ride proceeds will help cancer patients
Grand Island, Neb. — The CHI Health St. Francis Foundation’s annual Ticket to Ride fundraiser will take two paths toward helping cancer patients in 2016. First, Ticket to Ride will donate half the...
View ArticleCHI Health St. Francis experiencing phone outages
It has been determined that a hardware failure — not a fiber-optic cable issue — is causing telephone outages at CHI Health St. Francis, affecting both incoming and outgoing calls. Technicians are...
View ArticleCardiac Rehabilitation closed Tuesday, Feb. 2
St. Francis Cardiac Rehabilitation (Wellness Center) will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 2, due to the predicted winter storm.
View ArticleSt. Francis a collection site for prescription drug take-back effort
Grand Island, Neb. — CHI Health St. Francis will be serving as a collection site for the National Prescription Drug Take-Back event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30. The National Prescription...
View ArticleNursing Excellence Award winners announced
CHI Health St. Francis celebrated National Nurses Week on Wednesday, May 12, by honoring several outstanding caregivers at its annual Nursing Excellence Awards. The category winners included: ■ New...
View ArticleSt. Francis Foundation’s Ticket to Ride winners announced
Virgil and Lois Melson of Grand Island purchased the grand prize winning ticket drawn Thursday night in the CHI Health St. Francis Foundation’s 14th annual Ticket to Ride fundraiser. A total of 10...
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