Patient Stories

Share the experiences of those we serve.

Our Mission at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare is to live out the healing ministry of Jesus by providing exceptional and compassionate health care service that promotes the dignity and well being of the people we serve. What does that mean? We invite you to read from the following patient stories and find out.

	Triplets on a Tight Rope Becky and Dan McGinley always wanted three children. For five years they had been trying to build their family

	Six Degrees Of Separation California Man Seeks Surgery in Wisconsin

	Patient-centered therapy that gets results “We had to trick him into eating,” says Charlie’s mother, Melinda. “We feared he had autism.”

	Precise magnetic navigation The Wisconsin Heart Hospital offers a groundbreaking new technology called the Niobe Magnetic Navigation System

	Back in the kayak again Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – All Saints received its sixth consecutive five-star rating for joint replacement surgery from HealthGrades

	No time to spare The Wisconsin Heart Hospital maximizes treatment flow and staff efficiency.

	Spreading care and compassion through hospice Specially trained volunteers are another key component of our hospice program.

	A journey sad, but not lonely The Terrace at St. Francis offers compassionate care

	The long journey home Twenty-five hospitals throughout eastern Wisconsin transfer their sickest mothers and infants here for treatment.

	A Heart Hospital with Heart “We were a little worried about it. But our experience proved our doubts wrong ten times over.”

	A New Era in Cancer Treatment Angie Morales was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. Shaped beam radiosurgery was suggested

	State-of-the-art compassion Pavlic Center at Elmbrook Memorial

	Rare Care for Rare a Rare Disease: Elmbrook Memorial sought out nationally for unique expertise

	Healing Hands for Aching, Shaking Knees: Elmbrook Memorial joint replacements second to none.