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St. Francis Hospital
About the Hospital
St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington, DE, is currently licensed as a 395 bed acute-care community hospital committed to the primary care of patients. Family Medicine is the only residency program. This enables residents to play a prominent role in patient care from the very first day of training. We are committed to providing our residents with the support and resources necessary to become caring family physicians.
Read more about St. Francis Hospital's facilities and patient services at www.stfrancishealthcare.org.
Vision Statement
"We will be a healing influence in the communities we serve. We will improve health status, create easy access, and establish a cost-effective, quality health system."
-- St. Francis Hospital Vision Statement
In locations throughout the Northern Delaware community, the healing work of St. Francis Hospital is evident. Our traveling St. Clare Van is parked in some of our neighborhoods with the greatest needs. At the Center of Hope in Newark, we are providing prenatal care to low-income women to reduce Delaware's infant mortality rate, and offering primary care to migrant workers and the homeless.
At St. Francis Hospital, we strive to maintain our reputation for patient-centered care, while at the same time remaining among the region's lowest cost hospital providers. We have realized great success by implementing new approaches to managing patient care and expanding our outpatient and home care services. These initiatives include mapping new treatment guidelines to help patients recover from illness or injury, establishing new models of caregiving that enable clinical teams to communicate more effectively about the patients we serve, and expanding access to lower-cost care alternatives.
Wilmington, Delaware
St. Francis Hospital is strategically located in Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington is a vibrant part of the northeast corridor, conveniently located within a short distance of New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Those who live here can take full advantage of a wide variety of cultural and recreational activities.
Popular recreation spots include the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic Coast and the Pocono Mountains, all within a two-hour drive of Wilmington.
Nearby cultural attractions include the Wilmington Grand Opera House, the Brandywine River Museum, Winterthur Museum and Gardens, Longwood Gardens, Hagley Museum, Delaware Art Museum, and the Delaware Museum of Natural History.