Saint Francis golf tournament benefits patients

More than 260 golfers and 40 volunteers turned out for the 26th annual Friends of Saint Francis benefit golf tournament Aug. 23 at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson. The funds raised by the event will go to the support of patients and their families at Saint Francis Medical Center, with proceeds from this year's tournament going toward the family room in the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as part of the Building on Excellence expansion and renovation project at Saint Francis. The family room will provide a comfortable space for siblings and parents to relax, away from clinical sights and sounds. This project is the latest in Saint Francis beneficiaries during the last 10 years, which include the Cancer Care Fund, Children's Rooftop Garden, Parents With Hope, Continuing Care Clinic, Palliative Care and Fit Kids.