Franke

ELKINS — Davis Medical Center is welcoming a new chaplain to the hospital staff.

Rev. Dr. Danny Franke will serve as an Associate Staff Chaplain at DMC.

“Hospital chaplains are important members of the caregiving team, serving patients with an open heart and connecting with people who may be going through tough times — regardless of their religious beliefs,” a DMC press release states.

Franke is no stranger to Davis Health System. He has served on the Broaddus Hospital Board of Trustees since 2011, and currently serves on the DHS Board and is a member of the Ethics Committee.

He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, and a Th.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He also is a member on various community boards, including the Heart and Hand Ministry of Philippi, the North Central WV Red Cross, and the WV Baptist Education Society.

Franke is a retired professor at Alderson-Broaddus College, where he served as a professor of Philosophy and Religion. In addition, he served on the Board of Trustees for Broaddus Hospital, and chaired Barbour County Home Health/Mountain Hospice.

Franke was a featured speaker at the 21st Annual Conference of The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Remembrance and Resilience,which took place in October 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Franke served as co-facilitator for a Health Care Ethics Course through West Virginia University School of Medicine, and was a chaplain for Mountain Hospice, Inc.  

He has held other related positions, including director of the ABU Christian Studies Program and served on the Advisory Board for the West Virginia Network of Ethics Committees.