BJC Media Coverage Recap: August 2025
August 2025
See below for the latest news coverage and stories from August 2025.
St. Louis Children's Hospital / Pediatrics
- KMOV: St. Louis Children's Hospital Receives $500,000 Towards Childhood Cancer Research
- KTVI-FOX: Hundai Hope On Wheels Gifts St. Louis Children's Hospital $500k in Grants
- KSDK-NBC: A Closer Look at Eye Exams for Kids – Dr. Mark Rallo, a WashU optometrist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- KSDK-NBC: Teaching Kids How to Eat Right – Dr. Ellen Nicastro, a WashU pediatrician at Monarch Pediatrics
- KSDK-NBC: Proper Sleep Hygiene For Kids – Dr. Ellen Nicastro, a WashU pediatrician at Monarch Pediatrics
- KMOV-CBS: Barbie Dolls Bring Hope to Young Patients at St. Louis Children’s Hospital – Cailie Marino, child life specialist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Heart & Vascular
- KSDK-NBC: This Summer Camp’s Only Admission Requirement: Being Born With a Broken Heart – Tess Fessler, nurse at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and Julie Stumpf, nurse manager of Heart Center programs at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Neurology
- KMOV-CBS: Device To Treat Epilepsy Shows Promise for Stroke Patients – Dr. Alexandre Carte, a WashU neurologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Women & Infants
- KTVI-FOX: What to Know About Fertility Preservation – Dr. Kenan Omurtag, a WashU OB-GYN and fertility specialist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- KMOV-CBS: A Group of St. Charles County Nurses Are Changing the Way Bereaved Families Are Supported After the Loss of a Child – Kayla Hollingshead, Jennifer Koskela, Janie Mullinnax, and Jeannette Hickey, labor and delivery nurses at Progress West Hospital
Transplant
- KMOV-CBS: A Mother-Daughter Bond Deepened by a Liver Transplant – Dr. Majella Doyle, a WashU transplant surgeon at St. Louis Children's Hospital, and Dr. William Chapman, a Wash U transplant surgeon
Goldfarb School of Nursing
- Becker’s Hospital Review: ‘Purpose, Flexibility and Innovation’: What Gen Z Has Taught Health System Executives – Angela Clark, president of Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
General
The Edwardsville Intelligencer: Edwardsville’s BJC Outpatient Center Grows With New Services – Calvin Robinson, director of oncology and radiology services and interim director of laboratory services at Memorial Hospital
KSDK-NBC: Harriet Finds New Purpose in Volunteering at Hospital Boutique –Laurie Childers, Retail Manager of the Ballas Boutique at Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Next Avenue: AI in the ER? How ChatGPT Made a Hospital Stay Easier to Navigate – Dr. Thomas Maddox, vice president of digital products and innovation for BJC HealthCare
Everyday Health: Ultra-Rapid Insulins: A Guide – Dr. Ranjani Ramanathan, an endocrinologist with BJC Medical Group
KTUI: Back to School: Checkups and Physicals – Dr. Cory Offutt, family medicine physician at Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
DOT Med: BJC Health System Appoints Executive VP, Chief Financial Officer
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting: People to Watch in Healthcare Contracting – Jason Luby, Vice President of Value Chain Management and Strategic Sourcing, BJC HealthCare
Awards & Recognitions
- West News Magazine: Local Hospitals Among Nation’s Best in Annual U.S. News Rankings
- Becker’s Spine Review: Top Hospitals for Neurosurgery in the Midwest 2025–26: US News
- Belleville News-Democrat: These Are the 10 Best Hospitals in Illinois, US News & World Report Says. See List
- Becker’s Hospital Review: The Top 50 Geriatric Hospitals, per US News
- St. Louis Magazine: How St. Louis’ Top Doctors of 2025 Lead With Empathy, Innovation, and Hope
- Becker’s Hospital Review: CMS Star Ratings of US News’ 50 Top Heart Hospitals
- EdGlen Today: Alton Memorial Hospital Earns ADA Education Recognition Program Certification
- RE Journals: IMPACT Strategies Completes Expansion of Outpatient Center in Edwardsville
- RiverBender: Alton Memorial Hospital Earns ADA Education Recognition Program Certification
- Becker’s Hospital Review: 158 Hospitals Honored for Cardiac Care Quality
- St. Louis Business Journal: Here Are the 26 Largest Hospitals in St. Louis
- St. Louis Business Journal: Here Are the 16 Largest Physician Groups in the St. Louis Region
Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute
- KCTV: Skin Cancer Is the Most Common Type of Cancer. Here’s How You Can Help Prevent It. – Dr. Megan McNally, surgical oncologist with Saint Luke's Cancer Institute
Women’s & Maternity
- FOX 4: Pay It Forward: The Glue That Helps Hold the NICU Together – Easton Thomas, information associate at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City NICU
- FOX 4: Saint Luke's East NICU Babies Celebrate 816 Day
Rockhill Orthopaedic Specialists
- FOX4: Missouri Western Football Player Shares His Triumph Story After Injury – Dr. Larry Frevert, orthopedic surgeon with Rockhill Orthopaedic Specialists
- Patient Story: Back in the Game: Rockhill Helps Student Athlete Overcome Broken Clavicle – Dr. Larry Frevert, orthopedic surgeon with Rockhill Orthopaedic Specialists
Bishop Spencer Place
- Saint Luke’s Bishop Spencer Place Names Sydney McBride as New President
- KMBC: National Friendship Day: Meet Two Friends Who Have Been Friends For 95 Years
- Resident Story: Full Circle: A Friendship 90 Years in the Making
Infectious Disease
- KCUR: Up To Date: The Federal Government Cut Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Research. Here’s What That Means. - Dr. Sarah Boyd, infectious disease physician at Saint Luke's
- The Beacon: As COVID Cases in Kansas City Increase, So Does Confusion About Vaccine Recommendations - Ginny Boos, director of infection prevention for BJC Health System West Region
Critical Access Hospitals
- Hedrick Medical Center Receives Top Rating by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- KMZU: Hedrick Medical Center Receives 5 Star Rating
- The Iola Register: Hospital Sales Tax Extension Goes on Ballot
- Hedrick Medical Center Auxiliary Awards Scholarships
- Misty Houghton Named Wright Memorial Hospital Employee of Quarter