Saint Francis Healthcare System proudly welcomes nurse practitioner, Gena Weinhold, APRN, FNP-BC, and physician assistant, Autumn Wills, PA-C, CDE, at Cape Diabetes and Endocrinology in providing the region with diagnosis, management and comprehensive treatment of diabetes and other disorders of the endocrine system. 

Weinhold earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah and her Master of Science in Nursing from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. She is board-certified from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. 

Wills earned her medical education from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. She is board-certified from the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators. Prior to Saint Francis, Wills worked in Herrin, Illinois and has 11 years of experience in endocrinology. 

Cape Diabetes and Endocrinology cares for adults with cholesterol and lipid disorders, diabetes (gestational, Type 1 and Type 2), growth abnormalities, osteoporosis, secondary hypertension, and thyroid disorders. The practice offers insulin pump education and management and also has dietitians and nutritional specialists to assist and educate diabetics about meal planning, carbohydrate counting and insulin administration.

If you or a loved one has diabetes or another endocrine disorder, enlist the help of the specialists at Cape Diabetes and Endocrinology. Talk with your primary care physician about a referral or call 573-339-8718.

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 308-bed tertiary hospital, and supported by nearly 2,800 employees and more than 250 providers in eight 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 the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Heart Hospital, Neurosciences and Orthopedics.