General Practitioners

• Stroke Rehabilitation
  St. Francis recently received the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for the treatment of stroke patients.
• Sleep Disorders
• Male Infertility
  Yes, male infertility is a medical condition. Male infertility starts when a man has trouble getting or keeping an erection. For some men, this is the first sign that they may have fertility issues. It is important to discuss fertility issues with a doctor to get a correct diagnosis.
• High Cholesterol
• Emergency Care
  Founded by a diverse group of community leaders in 1950, St. Francis is a non-profit, community hospital based in Columbus, Georgia. What began as a 154-bed hospital with 17 sisters, 171 lay people and 60 physicians has grown to a facility licensed for 376-beds with more than 2,800 associates and 300 physicians offering a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency room services, including the area’s only open heart surgery program.
• Colonoscopy
• Erectile Dysfunction
• Urinary Incontinence
  Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as the inability to control urine leakage, either temporarily or permanently. It is also sometimes known as the “urine leakage” or “urine incontinence” symptom.

Ophthalmologists

• Ophthalmology

Gynecologists

• Gynecology
• Female Infertility
• Obstetrics
• Pregnancy
• Labor and Delivery
  “I assumed I’d have a normal childbirth, just like my other four children,” says the former U.S. Army soldier. “But with every contraction, his heart rate kept dropping.”

Internists

• Gastroenterology
• Urology
  Urology is an extremely important field of medicine. It is a branch of medicine that focuses on the urinary tract and the organs that lie within it. The urinary tract is the body’s system for removing waste products from the body. It consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and the tubes that connect the kidneys to the outside of the body.
• Nephrology
• Kidney Stones
  Kidney stones are solid pieces of minerals that have formed in the kidneys. Kidney stones can form when minerals in the urine harden over time. They are most common in older men and often occur when urine collects in the narrow spaces in the kidneys and doesn’t flow out. They can cause pain, fever, and malaise, and can be difficult to treat without removing.
• Endoscopy
• Prostate Cancer
  Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a medical condition that is also commonly referred to as prostate gland enlargement. The enlargement caused by BPH has nothing to do with cancer and, contrary to popular belief, does not increase one’s chances of suffering from prostate cancer in the future. In most cases, BPH does not lead to any dangerous consequences. However, a noticeably enlarged prostate may cause some complications related to the urinary tract.

Neurologists

• Neurology
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Multiple Sclerosis
  Abnormalities related to the nervous system (and thus the proper functioning) of nerves such as: Alcoholism, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke or spinal cord injury.
• Epilepsy

Psychiatrists

• Depression
• Mental Health
• Psychiatry
• Behavioral Health
  The new unit will be funded by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities’ (DBHDD) receiving and stabilization program for patients in psychiatric crisis.
• Anxiety

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care
  The Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) and the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) presented the prestigious Quality and Safety Award to St. Francis for its project that improved diabetes care. The project titled, “Innovations and Strategies to Improve Inpatient Diabetes Care,” won third place in the Hospitals with Greater than 300 Beds Category.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  Healthcare providers can use multiple standardized tests to determine whether a patient suffers from BPH or not. You can take the Symptom Score Index test for BPH (developed by the American Urological Association) and discuss the results with your doctor if they suggest you might have BPH. If your GP needs more information to diagnose you, they may perform a standard physical test. In addition to that, urine and blood tests can help shed some light on whether or not you have BPH. Finally, your doctor may ask you to do one or multiple scan tests, such as a cystoscopy, an ultrasound test, or an MRI test to obtain precise data regarding the shape and size of your prostate gland.
• MRI
• Radiology
• Mammography
  All profits from the Gift Shop are used to help fund special projects in the hospital. Funds historically have been used to purchase equipment for our hospital. The Auxiliary recently purchased a digital mammography machine for the Elena Amos Diaz Women’s Center. Our current project is the Sara Ruth Carroll auditorium that is under construction and is anticipated to be opening in the fall of 2013.
• Radiation Therapy
  Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. It is a cancer that starts in the prostate — a gland in the male reproductive system. The prostate gland produces fluid that becomes part of the semen when a man ejaculates. The most common med treatments for prostate cancer are surgery (to remove the prostate) and radiation therapy.

Surgeons

• General Surgery
  Founded in 1950, St. Francis is a non-profit faith oriented community hospital based in Columbus Georgia, along the Chattahoochee River.  Our mission is to provide exceptional health care services for all those in need, through a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency room services including high quality cardiac care, surgical services, pain management and relief services and women’s health care, among others.
• Wound Care
  U.S. Army Sgt. Riley Maxwell arrived at the St. Francis Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center with little flesh remaining on his left foot. The foot had become infected as the result of an overseas injury. Unfortunately, four surgeries to rid his foot of the infected tissue left him unable to walk.
• Ankle Surgery
• Joint Replacement
• Hand Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Vasectomy
  Vasectomy is a procedure to remove the sperm ducts in the penis so that a man can’t father children. Vasectomy is one of the most commonly performed male procedures in the United States. Vasectomy is a safe procedure, with very few risks and almost no side effects.
• Robotic Surgery
  Dr. Sylvester McRae became the first surgeon in Columbus and the surrounding area to perform an entire hysterectomy using da Vinci® Single-Site™ platform for robotic surgery on May 27. Unlike traditional robotic surgery, which requires three to five small incisions, da Vinci® Single-Site™ technology enables surgeons to make a single incision in the belly button and remove the uterus in less than 60 minutes.
• Hysterectomy
• Hip Replacement
• Knee Replacement

Dermatologists

• Skin Cancer
• Cyst
• Ulcer

Physical Therapists

• Neck Pain