Planning continues for hospital’s future Emergency Department

An Emergency Department is scheduled to open at St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville in October 2008.

St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville continues to recruit the full complement of physicians, specialists and nurses required to staff the future full-service Emergency Department.

"We realize community members are eagerly awaiting the opening of our Emergency Department later this year," said Keith Jewell, senior vice president and chief operating officer, St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers. "Residents who live in northern Morgan County currently have to travel more than 15 miles to receive emergency services. When St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville’s Emergency Department opens later this year, it will provide community members high-quality emergency care close to home, as well as peace of mind."

The hospital continues to offer high-quality urgent care services through PromptMed, which treated almost 20,000 patients in 2007.