Cape Girardeau, Missouri - Gene Magnus has been promoted to director of Information Systems at Saint Francis Medical Center. In this position, he will be responsible for all of Saint Francis’ application software systems, including the new, system-wide Epic electronic medical record.

Magnus started Saint Francis in 2010 as a senior systems analyst in Information Systems. Most recently, he served as a project leader in the same department and was instrumental in the implementation of electronic medical records for Saint Francis employed physicians. Prior to joining the Medical Center, Magnus owned a local computer and telecommunications business.

“Gene comes highly recommended by his peers and has exhibited a strong customer service and ‘can-do’ attitude during his five years at Saint Francis,” said Edward Duryee, chief information officer at Saint Francis. “I am looking forward to working with him in this new role.”

Magnus earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Southeast Missouri State University and an MBA in healthcare administration from William Woods University. He is a certified project management professional (PMP) and serves on several local nonprofit organizations’ boards of directors.

Saint Francis Medical Center is a 284-bed facility serving more than 650,000 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 with Convenient Care; Cancer Institute; and Fitness Plus.