Saint Francis Foundation recently honored both Charles H. Pancoast, MD, and Clifford R. Talbert Jr., MD, FACC, with Healing Hands Lifetime Giving Awards in recognition of their long-term support and leadership giving.

“Their generosity has helped provide comfort and healing to numerous patients and colleagues over the years,” said Stacy Huff, Executive Director - Foundation. “We extend our deepest gratitude to both of them.”

The Healing Hands Lifetime Giving Award was created to recognize physicians and advanced practice providers at Saint Francis Healthcare System whose cumulative giving has reached the $50,000, $100,000 or $250,000 level.

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 306-bed tertiary hospital, and supported by nearly 3,000 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 Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Heart Hospital, Neurosciences and Orthopedics.

Pictured left to right:  Nate Gautier, Saint Francis Foundation Development Officer - Special Events Charles H. Pancoast, MD, Cathy Pancoast, Clifford R. Talbert Jr., MD, FACC, Phyllis Newman-Lewis, and Justin Davison, Saint Francis Healthcare System President and Chief Executive Officer