Ashlynn Hinkle, PA-C Joins Saint Francis Advanced Orthopedic Specialists

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Ashlynn Hinkle, PA-C to Advanced Orthopedic Specialists. Hinkle graduated from South College, Knoxville, IL in 2019.

Ashlynn has a background in neurosurgery that has allowed here to thrive in a fast‑paced, trauma‑focused setting—an environment that closely matches both her prior experience and what she finds most rewarding about helping others.

Advanced Orthopedic Specialists at the Saint Francis Orthopedic Institute provides you with the freedom you desire and the trusted care you deserve. Patients can easily access a full range of treatments for orthopedic injuries and conditions of the ankle, elbow, foot, hand, hip, knee, shoulder and wrist. Our goal is to get you back on your path to a better quality of life.

Saint Francis Healthcare System is guided by our Mission to provide a ministry of healing, wellness, quality and love inspired by our faith in Jesus Christ. Founded by Franciscan Sisters in 1875, our priority remains the same: serve all who enter with dignity, compassion and joy. 

Anchored by Saint Francis Medical Center, a 306-bed tertiary hospital, and supported by nearly 3,000 employees and more than 250 providers in ten communities, the Healthcare System is a driving economic force in the region. Major services include the Cancer Institute, Emergency and Level III Trauma Center, Family BirthPlace and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Heart Hospital, Neurosciences and Orthopedics.