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1921 |
Emma Booth Memorial Hospital built and entrusted to the Salvation Army |
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1931 |
Dr. Charles Wyatt asks the Catholic Church to manage the hospital
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1932 |
The Franciscan Sisters of the Poor acquired the hospital for $55,000. 6,000 People
attended the dedication on July 14. First patient admitted July 18.
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1956 |
St. Francis is the first hospital in Greenville to have an ambulance. Received
first accreditation by Joint Commission
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1957 |
Twenty-fifth anniversary of the hospital celebrated |
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1964 |
Sister Bernadine Kirchhoff came to Greenville with plans for a new hospital.
Lay Advisory Board created; some of its members were Jamile Francis, Sam Francis,
Max Heller and Louis Batson, Jr.
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1968
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Groundbreaking for the new St. Francis Hospital. First lay administrator hired.
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1971
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New St. Francis Hospital dedicated on October 24. It was one of the first all-private
room hospitals in the Southeast. Opened for patients December 3rd.
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1982
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St. Francis celebrated its Golden Anniversary |
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1983
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Franciscan Sisters of the Poor Health System is incorporated
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1984 |
$30 million expansion program added a cardiac catheterization lab, CT scanner
and 72 new private rooms. The operating rooms, laboratory, respiratory therapy,
radiology, emergency and outpatient services were also expanded |
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1988 |
Sister Clarita arrives in Greenville
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1990 |
St. Francis Women’s Hospital opens
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1991 |
St. Francis Hospital Home Care is established
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1992 |
Louis P. Batson, Jr. Cancer Care Center opened in December
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1997 |
St. Francis Women’s expands and is renamed Women’s and Family
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1998 |
First open heart surgery performed at St. Francis Hospital
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1999 |
William L. Carpenter Heart Center opened in May |
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2000 |
In January, St. Francis Health System transferred sponsorship from the Franciscan
Health Partnership, Inc. to Bon Secours Health System, Inc.
Louis P. Batson, Jr. Cancer Care Bone Marrow Transplant Unit opened
Sister Dorothy Brogan, CBS began her mission at St. Francis Home Care
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2001 |
Contract with Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Team Health began providing Hospitalists and Emergency Room Physicians
Bone Marrow Transplant Program receives Level 11 FACHT Accreditation
CON approved to add radiology and diagnostics/therapy services in the new St.
Francis Outpatient Center
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2002 |
St. Francis Outpatient Center opened
Performed first lap band surgery in South Carolina
Contracts with Cigna and Companion
PRC, new patient satisfaction tool, put into place
Implemented Diversity Quality Plan
Sister Clarita Frericks, FSP retires from St. Francis
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2003 |
Richard Neugent announces resignation as CEO effective May 2003 after 22 years
of service
CON approved for the addition of 51 beds at St. Francis Hospital and transfer
of 31 beds to St. Francis Women’s & Family Hospital resulting in 226 acute
care beds, 32 hospital based nursing home beds, and 19 rehabilitation beds at
St. Francis Hospital and 93 acute care beds at St. Francis Women’s & Family
Hospital. Also approved replacement of existing mobile MRI services with a fixed
MRI unit and the replacement of an existing CT Scanner at St. Francis Women’s
& Family Hospital.
Valinda Rutledge joins St. Francis as CEO effective August 25, 2003
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2004
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St. Francis receives 24 National PRC patient satisfaction awards, including a
record 10 top performer awards
Successfully launched Columbia/Presbyterian affiliation with two new CV Surgeons
Radiology expansion CON approved and new radiology group, Spartanburg
Radiology Associates, began providing radiologist services
St. Francis Physician’s Lounge remodeled and wireless technology installed
Transitional Care Unit closed and 32 beds leased to Regency Hospital, which opened
in November, for Long Term Acute Care Hospital
St. Francis Physician Services subsidiary created for employment/affiliation
of physicians with a total of 31.5 physicians as of July 2006. Those physicians
represent 4 subspecialties: OB/GYN-17.5; CV-2.0; Pulmonary-5.0; and General Surgery-7.0.
Health Grades recognizes St. Francis orthopedic program as number one in the
state and in top 5% in the nation
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2005 |
Louis P. Batson, JR. Cancer Care Center rededicated
Orthopedics earns Health Grades #1 in SC for orthopedic services Top 5% nationwide
Cardiovascular Surgery earns Health Grades #1 in Upstate for services
St. Francis is first in Upstate for Digital Mammography
Expansion of Women’s and Family Hospital celebrates new Expansion Project through
“Topping Off” ceremony
St. Francis Hospice named Hospice of Record for first residential hospice in
Greenville County
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2006 |
First CT-64 in the Upstate of SC in operations
Valinda Rutledge received Women Making History Award
St. Francis heads up the first Great Expectations Pregnancy Fair held at Haywood
Mall
St. Francis Women’s and Family Hospital receives Premier, Inc 2006 Award for
Quality
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