Ascension Via Christi St. Francis

Ascension Via Christi St. Francis is a non-profit, 421-bed teaching hospital in Wichita, Kansas owned and operated by Ascension Via Christi Health.

Ascension Via Christi St. Francis
Ascension Via Christi Health
Geography
LocationWichita, Kansas, United States
Coordinates37°41′56″N 97°19′55″W
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
Religious affiliationCatholic
Affiliated universityKansas City University[1]
University of Kansas School of Medicine[2]
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds421[2][3]
HelipadFAA LID: 22KS
History
Opened1889[4]
Links
Websitehealthcare.ascension.org/locations/kansas/kswic/wichita-ascension-via-christi-st-francis
ListsHospitals in Kansas

History

In the 1880s, Mother M. Frances Streitel of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother in Rome, Italy began sending Sisters to America. The Sisters discovered a derelict 12-bed, three-story mansion called St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas in 1889. The Sisters quickly took over operations, and the hospital turned a profit.[4][5] In 1893, the Sisters purchased a new building and began expanding the services of St. Francis Hospital. The hospital's Chapel of the Sorrowful Mother was dedicated in 1947.[6]

Francis Hospital was renamed St. Francis Regional Medical Center in 1982. In 2009, the hospital's name was changed to Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis, and was renamed Via Christi St. Francis in 2013.[7]

Facilities

The hospital is an American College of Surgeons-verified Level I trauma center. The hospital also operates a Regional Burn Center.[2][3][8]

References
  1. "Ascension Via Christi Wichita KCU Core Clerkship Site". Kansas City University Home. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. "Hospital and Clinic Affiliations". University of Kansas Medical Center. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. "Overview" (PDF). Ascension’s Via Christi. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. "Ascension Via Christi making impactful pandemic contribution". Ascension. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. "History of Via Christi Health". Via Christi Health. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  6. "The Hidden Chapel". Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  7. Rodak, Sabrina (19 September 2013). "3 Via Christi Hospitals Revert to Original Names". Becker's Hospital Review. Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. "Ascension Via Christi St. Francis". American Hospital Directory. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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