“The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis is perhaps the most significant facility expansion in nearly 20 years for Saint Francis Health System,” says Mr. Jake Henry Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Saint Francis Health System. “This is a tremendous step towards improving healthcare for children in eastern Oklahoma and our entire region.”
The new $72.6 million, 104-bed Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis is the area’s only dedicated children’s facility that provides pediatric inpatient and outpatient care, medical/surgical procedures and pediatric intensive care services. With over 100 pediatricians and 60 pediatric subspecialists on staff, it's no mistake that The Children's Hospital at Saint Francis is the leading provider of pediatric care in the region. A new 58 bed NICU will be moving into the Children's Hospital this October as well.
Family-centered care is a major focus for The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis. This philosophy is characterized by the collaboration between hospital staff and parents in the medical care of a hospitalized child. Patient care areas have been designed with this concept in mind. Special accommodations include all-private patient rooms, comfortable sleep areas for two family members to stay with a child, a nurse’s station within each room, work space for parents within the room with wireless internet access and child-friendly television programming and video games. In addition, three special “hotel-style” rooms are on-site for parents during extended hospital stays.
Saint Francis Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare organization whose mission, since its inception in 1960, has been to extend the presence and healing ministry of Christ, with a particular emphasis on those who are marginalized. The health system includes Saint Francis Hospital, The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis, Warren Clinic, Saint Francis Heart Hospital, Saint Francis Hospital South, Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital and Saint Francis Broken Arrow. Over 1,100 physicians and 7,700 employees are a part of Saint Francis Health System.