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

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.

[7] The hospital is an American College of Surgeons-verified Level I trauma center.