Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Taylor L. McClard, MSPA, PA-C, has joined the Emergency Department as a Certified Physician Assistant.
McClard earned her Bachelor’s degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 2017 and Master’s degree from Southern Illinois University in 2019. She is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
“The eight values of Saint Francis mirror my own core beliefs and values,” McClard said. “The Medical Center has some of the top major service lines in the country along with a Level III Trauma Center. I am grateful for the opportunity to work alongside some of the most compassionate and respectful employees I have encountered during my professional education.”
In her spare time, McClard likes to volunteer at area animal shelters, participate in donation and food drives, bike, hike, read and travel.
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 715,000 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 more than 3,000 colleagues and nearly 300 providers in 11 communities, the Healthcare System is a driving economic force in the region. Major services include Primary Care, Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute, Emergency and Level III Trauma Center, Heart Hospital, Neurosciences, Orthopedics, Family BirthPlace and the region’s first Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.