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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

New director of patient access appointed at St. Francis

INDIANAPOLIS – Sharla D. Rhodes, has been appointed director of patient access at St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers.

In her new position, Rhodes is responsible for admitting, patient registration, emergency department registration, financial clearance and central scheduling.

In her nine-year career at St. Francis, she has served in director roles of special projects, nursing resources and emergency services, and manager of respiratory therapy. Prior to those assignments, she was chief operating officer of Select Specialty Hospital.

A graduate of Indiana University, Rhodes is a registered respiratory therapist.
St. Francis operates 539 beds at its hospitals in Indianapolis, Beech Grove and Mooresville. In 2008, the hospitals had more than 24,000 inpatient admissions, served 954,000 outpatient visitors and treated 87,000 at its emergency rooms.