Saint Francis kicks off 2024 Mobile Wellness Days of Caring

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Saint Francis Foundation recently hosted its first Mobile Wellness Day of Caring event of 2024 in Hayti, Mo. Mobile Wellness provided walk-in mammograms to 19 area residents. Saint Francis Foundation grilled lunch for 160 residents, distributed free food, hygiene kits, paper towels and more than 1,600 diapers to more than 200 families. The event is just one of ten dates planned for this year.

During Mobile Wellness Days of Caring, the Foundation distributes food, hygiene kits, diapers and various household items donated by Procter & Gamble Cape Girardeau and other local partners including Drury Southwest Foundation, Bank of Advance, First Midwest Bank, First State Community Bank and Midwest Sterilization.

Procter & Gamble Cape Girardeau Plant Manager Robert Cisneros shared, “P&G Cape is honored to partner with Saint Francis and support this very important initiative, which enables healthy Moms and families across our region.” Saint Francis Healthcare System’s President and CEO, Justin Davison stated, “We are deeply grateful for Procter & Gamble’s support and all the companies joining us in our commitment to provide hope and wellness to our neighbors across southeast Missouri. Delivering these much needed goods and services directly to communities and families that need them is one important way our healing ministry impacts lives.”

The next Mobile Wellness Day of Caring is scheduled for Monday, April 22, at the First Baptist Church, located at 300 St. Francis Street in Kennett.

To learn more about Mobile Wellness Days of Caring, contact Laura Propst, Saint Francis Foundation Senior Development Officer, at 573-331-5791. To schedule a mobile mammogram appointment, call 573-331-3952.

Saint Francis Healthcare System is guided by our Mission to provide a ministry of healing, wellness, quality and love inspired by our faith in Jesus Christ. Founded by Franciscan Sisters in 1875, our priority remains the same: serve all who enter with dignity, compassion and joy.

Serving nearly 713,000 people across Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas, our focus is on patients’ outcomes, experience and value.

Anchored by Saint Francis Medical Center, a 306-bed tertiary hospital, and supported by nearly 3,000 employees and more than 250 providers in ten communities, the Healthcare System is a driving economic force in the region. Major services include the Cancer Institute, Emergency and Level III Trauma Center, Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Heart Hospital, Neurosciences and Orthopedics.