Cape Girardeau, Missouri - Saint Francis Healthcare System announces the appointment of Kristen Conrad, LPN, as the new manager for system scheduling and authorization and referrals. 

In this role, Conrad will oversee the operations for all scheduling, service authorization, referral coordination services, online scheduling through MyChart and pre-service cash collections across the Healthcare System. 

Conrad has been with Saint Francis for six years and has worked as the practice manager for specialty, primary care and convenient care clinics in Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Perryville and Dexter. 

Saint Francis Medical Center is a 308-bed facility serving more than 713,000 people throughout Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. Guided by its mission to provide a ministry of healing and wellness inspired by its Christian philosophy and values, the Medical Center has become a progressive, innovative regional tertiary care referral center. Saint Francis’ major service lines, which have received national recognition, include the Neurosciences Institute; Orthopedic Institute; Family BirthPlace, featuring the region’s first Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Heart Hospital; Emergency and Level III Trauma Center; Cancer Institute; and Fitness Plus