Business memo 11/14/05

Saint Francis wins eight excellence awards

Saint Francis Medical Center received eight Show-Me awards for excellence in health-care marketing from the Missouri Association for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing. The statewide honor recognizes an institution's efforts to educate and inform the community about health issues and services. The awards were announced at the Missouri Hospital Association's 83rd annual convention and trade show. In the television category, Saint Francis won awards for Fitness Plus' "Benefits" and "Powerful Results." The "Powerful Results" campaign also won in the print category and the total campaign category. It also won a first-place award for a physician recruitment DVD/CD-ROM.

-- From staff reports