Cape Girardeau, Missouri - Saint Francis Healthcare System announces the appointment of Danah Brandel as the new customer service and charge integrity manager in customer service. 

In this role, Brandel is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of all customer service and change integrity operations. She is also responsible for overseeing customer service operations and fiscal health in the business department. 

Brandel has been a part of Saint Francis for nearly 20 years. Prior to her new role, she was the lead medical payment specialist and payment processor. When she started at Saint Francis, she worked in Food and Nutrition Services as a cashier. 

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. 

Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Police Department participated in the Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Week Law Enforcement Campaign conducted September 17-23, 2017. During the enforcement effort, officers issued a total of 35 traffic tickets including: 3 child safety seat violations; 11 safety belt tickets; 7 speeding tickets; and 14 other traffic violations. 1 felony arrest was made as a result of the crackdown along with 1 fugitive apprehended.  34 warnings were also issued during the traffic stops for various violations. 

 

Missouri law requires all children under the age of eight to be in an appropriate child safety seat or booster seat unless they are 80 lbs or 4’9” tall. 

“It’s so important for parents and caregivers to understand the importance of child restraints,” Chief Sammy Stone. “It’s not just about following the law – child restraints help prevent serious injury and may even save your child’s life.”

 

Funding for this effort was provided through a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Traffic & Highway Safety Division in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Missouri Safety Center.

Stoddard County, Missouri - Route AB in Stoddard County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace the culvert pipe under the roadway. 

This section of roadway is located between County Road 510 and Route N.                  

Weather permitting, work will take place Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The work zone will be marked with signs.  Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.

For additional information, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636).

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

 Stoddard County, Missouri - Route V in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. 

This section of roadway is located between Route K to Route C.

Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.