Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Explained

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

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]}

External links

• Ascension Via Christi St. Francis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ascension Via Christi Wichita KCU Core Clerkship Site . Kansas City University Home . 22 October 2022.
2. Web site: Hospital and Clinic Affiliations . University of Kansas Medical Center . 22 October 2022.
3. Web site: Overview . Ascension’s Via Christi . 21 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221021231647/https://www.viachristi.org/sites/default/files/ViaChristiHealthAboutUsOverview1-19-18.pdf . 21 October 2022 . 19 January 2018.
4. Web site: Ascension Via Christi making impactful pandemic contribution . Ascension . 14 February 2022 . 21 October 2022.
5. Web site: History of Via Christi Health. Via Christi Health . 20 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130821164805/http://www.via-christi.org/history . 21 August 2013.
6. Web site: The Hidden Chapel . 20 March 2012.
7. Web site: Rodak . Sabrina . 3 Via Christi Hospitals Revert to Original Names . Becker's Hospital Review . 19 September 2013 . Becker's Hospital Review . 10 June 2014.
8. Web site: Ascension Via Christi St. Francis . American Hospital Directory . 21 October 2022.