December 2024
See below for the latest news coverage and stories from December 2024.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital & Pediatric Behavioral Health
- KMOV: Santa Claus Visits Children’s Hospital Ahead of Christmas – Dr. Brenton Pennicooke, a Washington University neurosurgeon with Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
- KSDK: #JozieStrong: 7-year-old Battling Tumor Pays It Forward – Daphne Dierkes, art therapist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- KSDK: New Teen Behavioral Health Hospital Proposed for Webster Groves – Trish Lollo, president of St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- KMOX: Webster Children's Behavioral Health Facility Leaders: 'We Want Kids to Have a Sense of Normalcy' – Trish Lollo, president of St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- St. Louis Post Dispatch: Holiday Lights Glow at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- WebMD: Whooping Cough and Newborns: How to Set Boundaries with Visitors – Dr. Rachel Orscheln, a Washington University pediatric infectious diseases physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: In Missouri, 9% of Kindergarten Students Are Not Vaccinated Against Measles, Polio – Dr. Rachel Orscheln, a Washington University pediatric infectious diseases physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Women and Infants Program
- KSDK: St. Louis Mothers Asked to Donate Breast Milk to BJC Milk Drop – Katy Reese, director of the Women and Infants Program at Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- KTVI: BJC Healthcare Opens First Breast Milk Donation Drop Site
Abdominal Transplant
Other
- KSDK: Hospital Setting Makes National Signing Day One to Remember – Christine Seeley, Barnes-Jewish Hospital manager of patient care
- Becker’s Healthcare Podcast: Rick L. Stevens – BJC’s Impact – Rick Stevens, president of Christian Hospital and Northwest HealthCare
- KSDK: Flu Season During the Holidays – Dr. Matt Broom, chief medical officer of BJC Medical Group
- KTVI: Barnes-Jewish Bridge Demolition Set for This Weekend, Road Closures Planned
- KSDK: Barnes to Demolish Old Pedestrian Bridge Months after Opening of Replacement
- Spectrum News: 1980s Pedestrian Bridge Above Barnes-Jewish Plaza to Be Demolished Beginning This Weekend
- Republic-Times: Walk-in Clinic Opens in Columbia
- KMOV: Safety While Snow Shoveling – Dr. Rob Poirier, a Washington University emergency medicine physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- KMOV: Out of Town Illness – Dr. Matt Broom, chief medical officer of BJC Medical Group
- Becker’s Hospital Review: Why Supply Chain Resilience Remains Elusive — And What Leaders Can Do About It – Tom Harvieux, senior vice president of BJC HealthCare’s supply chain
- KMOX: Health Matters – What to Do If You’re Sick Over the Holiday – Dr. Charlotte Albinson, BJC MedGroup Medical Director, Convenient Care and Virtual Care
- KTVI: What to Do if You Get Sick During the Holiday – Dr. Charlotte Albinson, BJC MedGroup Medical Director, Convenient Care and Virtual Care
- KMOV: New Years Resolutions – Loryn Hartman, clinical supervisor for BJC Behavioral Health
Maternity and Neonatal Services
KMBC: Santa Brings Joy to the NICU at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City – Danielle Gathers, NICU nurse manager at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, and Anthony Cook, facilities coordinator at Saint Luke’s System Offices
KSHB: NICU Babies at Saint Luke’s Hospital Get a Visit from Santa
Lee's Summit Tribune: Saint Luke’s Maternity Hospitals Named To “U.S. News & World Report” 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care – Dr. Kristen Wootton, medical director of obstetrical and neonatal services for BJC West Region
- News Release: All Saint Luke’s Maternity Hospitals Named to U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care – Dr. Kristen Wootton, medical director of obstetrical and neonatal services for BJC West Region
Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute
- KMBC: Artists Helping the Homeless Founder Recovers from Stroke with Help of Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute Team – Dr. Casey Martinez, medical director of Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute
Abdominal Transplant
- KSHB: Excelsior Springs Woman Praises Saint Luke's Hospital After Years of Living with Nutcracker Syndrome – Dr. Matthew Wilkinson, transplant surgeon at Saint Luke’s
Behavioral Health
- Health News You Can Use: Anxiety and Stress During the Holidays – Katie Groves, licensed clinical social worker with Saint Luke’s Behavioral Health Specialists
- KCTV: How to Deal with Holiday Stressors – Katie Groves, licensed clinical social worker with Saint Luke’s Behavioral Health Specialists
Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
KCTV: Saint Luke’s Hospital Spreads Holiday Spirit – Nicole Roberson, house supervisor at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
- Humankind & NPR Stations: Protecting the Public: Efforts by Public Safety Experts to be More Responsive to Mental Health & Behavioral Health Challenges - Dr. Jonathan Enriquez, cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
- News Release: Higher Omega-3 Levels Associated with Improved Cardiovascular Outcomes – Dr. James O’Keefe, director of preventive cardiology at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- Healio: Bystander CPR up to 10 Minutes After Cardiac Arrest Still Can Save a Life – Dr. Evan O’Keefe, cardiology fellow at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- Family Safety & Health: ‘Every second counts’: Study Highlights Importance of Immediate CPR – Dr. Evan O’Keefe, cardiology fellow at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- Medical Product Outsourcing: Study Demonstrates Benefits of Edwards’ EVOQUE System – Dr. Suzanne Arnold, cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- TCTMD: FINEARTS-HF Analysis Supports Finerenone’s Value in HFpEF With Obesity – Dr. Andrew Sauer, associate director of cardiovascular research at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
Saint Luke's Foundation
Other
- TechTarget: What is Virtual Nursing, and Why is It on the Rise? – Jennifer Ball, program manager for digital and virtual care
- Kansas City Business Journal: 2024 in Review: 80 People to Know in Kansas City’s Key Industries – Bobby Olm-Shipman, CEO of Saint Luke’s South and East Region
- Kansas City Business Journal: Mergers, Leadership Changes Reshape Kansas City Hospitals in 2024